The Cranial Nerves N1-N12 - Study Guide
The Cranial Nerves N1-N12 - Study Guide
Memorize the Mnemonics below: (Just knowing these two tools can get you an A on a Cranial Nerves test VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW) Names of Cranial Nerves: Memorize: On Old Olympus Tiny Top, A Friendly Viking Grew Vines And Hops. Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trigeminal, Trochlear, Abducens, Facial, Vagus, Glossopharyngeal, Vestibulocochlear, Accessory, Hypoglossal. Functional Classifications of the Nerves: S- Sensory, M Motor, or B Both Memorize: Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Bad Business, Marry Money. S Olfactory, S Optic, M - Oculomotor, M - Trigeminal, B - Trochlear, M-Abducens, B-Facial, S-Vagus, B - Glossopharyngeal, B - Vestibulocochlear, M - Accessory, M - Hypoglossal. Study Part 1: 1. Which nerves are located in the Olfactory Bulbs? Olfactory Nerves 2. What is the Olfactory Nerves primary function? Special sensory 3. Which nerves are located in the Diencephalon via the optic chiasm? Optic Nerves 4. What is the Optic Nerves primary function? Special sensory 5. Which nerves are located in the Somatic motor? Oculomotor Nerves 6. What is the Oculomotor Nerves primary function? Motor 7. Which nerves are located in the Superior oblique muscle? Trochlear Nerves 8. What is the Trochlear Nerves primary function? Motor 9. Which nerves are located in the Lateral rectus muscle? Abducens Nerves
10. What is the Abducens Nerves primary function? Motor 11. Which nerves are located in the Ophthalmic and maxillary branches to sensory nuclei in pons? Trigeminal Nerves 12. What is the Trigeminal Nerves primary function? Mixed (sensory and motor) 13. Which nerves are located in the sensory nuclei of pons? Facial Nerves 14. What is the Facial Nerves primary function? Mixed (sensory and motor) 15. Which nerves are located in the Vestibular and cochlear nuclei of pons? Vestibulocochlear Nerves 16. What is the Vestibulocochlear Nerves function? Special sensory 17. Which nerves are located in the sensory nuclei of medulla oblongata? Glossopharyngeal Nerves 18. What is the Glossopharyngeal Nerves primary function? Mixed (sensory and motor) 19. Which nerves are located in the sensory nuclei and autonomic centers of medulla oblongata? Vagus Nerves 20. What is the Vagus Nerves primary function? Mixed (sensory and motor) 21. Which nerves are located in the Medullary branches innervate voluntary muscles of palate? Accessory Nerves 22. What is the Accessory Nerves primary function? Motor 23. Which nerves are located in the muscles of the tongue? Hypoglossal Nerves 24. What is the Hypoglossal Nerves primary function? Motor
Self-Test 1: Write the word in the memory mnemonic that matches to the proper piece of nerve information: 1. ON 2. OLD 3. OLYMPUS 4. TINY 5. TOP 6. A 7. FRIENDLY 8. VIKING 9. GREW 10. VINES 11. AND 12. HOPS _______________ ABDUCENS _______________ ACCESSORY _______________ FACIAL _______________ GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL _______________ HYPOGLOSSAL _______________ OCULOMOTOR _______________ OLFACTORY _______________ OPTIC _______________ TRIGEMINAL _______________ TROCHLEAR _______________ VAGUS _______________ VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR
Write the word in the memory mnemonic that matches to the proper piece of nerve function class: 1. SOME 2. SAY 3. MARRY 4. MONEY 5. BUT 6. MY 7. BROTHER 8. SAYS 9. BAD 10. BUSINESS 11. MARRY 12. MONEY Nerve: _______________ Function Class: _______________ _______________ _______________ GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL _______________ HYPOGLOSSAL _______________ OCULOMOTOR _______________ OLFACTORY _______________ OPTIC _______________ TRIGEMINAL _______________ TROCHLEAR _______________ VAGUS _______________ VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR
1. Which nerves are located in the Olfactory Bulbs? 2. What is the Olfactory Nerves primary function? 3. Which nerves are located in the Diencephalon via the optic chiasm?
4. What is the Optic Nerves primary function? 5. Which nerves are located in the Somatic motor? 6. What is the Oculomotor Nerves primary function? 7. Which nerves are located in the Superior oblique muscle? 8. What is the Trochlear Nerves primary function? 9. Which nerves are located in the Lateral rectus muscle? 10. What is the Abducens Nerves primary function? 11. Which nerves are located in the Ophthalmic and maxillary branches to sensory nuclei in pons? 12. What is the Trigeminal Nerves primary function? 13. Which nerves are located in the sensory nuclei of pons? 14. What is the Facial Nerves primary function? 15. Which nerves are located in the Vestibular and cochlear nuclei of pons? 16. What is the Vestibulocochlear Nerves function? 17. Which nerves are located in the sensory nuclei of medulla oblongata? 18. What is the Glossopharyngeal Nerves primary function? 19. Which nerves are located in the sensory nuclei and autonomic centers of medulla oblongata? 20. What is the Vagus Nerves primary function? 21. Which nerves are located in the Medullary branches innervate voluntary muscles of palate? 22. What is the Accessory Nerves primary function? 23. Which nerves are located in the muscles of the tongue? 24. What is the Hypoglossal Nerves primary function? Self Test 2: Match the correct nerve number to the correct nerve name: 1. ______ NI a. Abducens
2. ______ NII 3. ______ NIII 4. ______ NIV 5. _______ NV 6. _______ NVI 7. _______ NVII 8. _______ NVIII 9. _______ NIX 10. _______ NX 11. _______ NXI 12. _______ NXII Self-Test 3:
b. Accessory c. Facial d. Glossopharyngeal e. Hypoglossal f. Oculomotor g. Olfactory h. Optic i. Trigeminal j. Trochlear k. Vagus l. Vestibulocochlear
Identify the Functional Classification of each Cranial Nerve mark(S)for Sensory, (M) for Motor, (B) for Both or Mixed meaning the nerve has both Sensory and Motor functions. 1. Olfactory I 2. Optic II 3. Oculomotor III 4. Trochlear IV 5. Trigeminal V 6. Abducens VI 7. Facial VII 8. Vestibulocochlear VIII 9. Glossopharyngeal IX 10. Vagus X 11. Accessory XI 12. Hypoglossal XII __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________