Sentences to Remember Cranial Nerves

Cranial Nerves can be remembered using the mnemonic

"Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel Very Green Vegetables, AH!"

  • I - Olfactory

  • II - Optic

  • III - Oculomotor

  • IV - Trochlear

  • V - Trigeminal

  • VI - Abducens

  • VII - Facial

  • VIII - Vestibulocochlear

  • IX - Glossopharyngeal

  • X - Vagus

  • XI - Accessory

  • XII - Hypoglossal.

"Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girl’s Vagina, Ah Heaven!"

Again, each first letter matches the cranial nerves in order:

  1. Olfactory

  2. Optic

  3. Oculomotor

  4. Trochlear

  5. Trigeminal

  6. Abducens

  7. Facial

  8. Acoustic (Vestibulocochlear)

  9. Glossopharyngeal

  10. Vagus

  11. Accessory

  12. Hypoglossal