Cranial Nerves Summary:-
Nerves in Order
|
Modality
|
Function
|
Olfactory
|
Special
Sensory
|
Smell
|
Optic
|
Special Sensory
|
Vision
|
Oculomotor
|
Somatic
Motor
Visceral Motor |
Levator
palpebrae, superioris, superior, medial & inferior recti muscles
Parasympathetic to ciliary & pupillary constrictor muscles |
Trochlear
|
Somatic
Motor
|
Superior
oblique muscle
|
Trigeminal
|
Branchial
Motor
General Sensory |
Muscles
of mastication
Sensory for head/neck, sinuses, meninges, & external surface of tympanic membrane |
Abducens
|
Somatic
Motor
|
Lateral
rectus muscle
|
Facial
|
Branchial
Motor
Visceral Motor General Sensory Special Sensory |
Muscles
of facial expression
Parasympathetic to all glands of head except the parotid Sensory for ear and tympanic membrane Taste anterior two-thirds of tongue |
Vestibulocochlear
|
Special
Sensory
|
Hearing
and Balance
|
Glossopharyngeal
|
Branchial
Motor
Visceral Motor Visceral Sensory General Sensory Special Sensory |
Stylopharyngeus
muscle
Parotid Gland Carotid Body Sensation posterior one-third tongue & internal surface of tympanic membrane. Taste posterior one-third tongue |
Vagus
|
Branchial
Motor
Visceral Motor Visceral Sensory Special Sensory |
Muscles
pharynx & larynx
Parasympathetic to neck, thorax, & abdomen Sensory from pharynx, larynx & viscera Sensory from external ear |
Spinal Accessory
|
Branchial
Motor
|
Trapezius
& sternocleidomastoid muscles
|
Hypoglossal
|
Somatic
Motor
|
Tongue
muscles except palatoglossal
|
Remember any of
the following mnemonic to remember the sequence of Cranial Nerves-
Cranial nerves-
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.
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Old Officers Often Trust The Army For A Glory Vague And Hypothetical
Old Oppressive Oceanic Trout Trick Aquatic Fauna Very Greedily; Valiant Sharks Hunt
(them).
The mnemonics to remember the types
of cranial nerves :-
S = Sensory
M = Motor
B = Both (sensory + motor)
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