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Therearethreegeneralfunctionsofthenervoussystem.

thefunctionsaretoreceive
information,decidingwhattodo,andactingonthesedecisions.thenameofthesefunctions
aremorecommonlyknownastermedsensory,integrative,andmotor.Structurescalled
sensoryreceptorsattheendsofneuronsintheperipheralnervoussystem.thesereceptors
gatherinformationbydetectingchangesinsideandoutsidethebody.

Adrawingofthebrainprotectionsandlabels

neurogliachartwithlabeledparts

cranialnervefunctiondrawing
ongoogledraw


Undersheepbrainlabeled
linktolabeled:
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/627504985
541705728

insideofsheepbrainlabeled
linktolabeled:

outsidetopofsheepbrain
linktolabeled:

CranialNerve

NerveName

Assessment

Results

Olfactory

sniffaromaticoil,spice,or
coffeegrounds

II

optic

readasnelleneyechart
at20ft

III

Oculomotor

observeeyelids

IV

Trochlear

lookupdownmedially
laterallyupperlateral
lowerlateral

Trigeminal

lightlytouchthecorneaof
thesubjectwithawispof
cotton

VI

Abducens

shinepenlightonpupils

VII

Facial

havesubjectsmile,raise
eyebrows,whistle,and
closetheeyes
checktipoftonguefor
tasteofsugar

VIII

Vestibulocochlear

Usetuningforktocheck
hearingineachear
Havethesubjectstand
straightwitheyesclosed

IX

Glossopharyngeal

havethesubjectsayah
checkuvulawithmouth
open
usingacottontipped
applicatorgentlytouchthe
subjectuvula

vagus

theposterior1/3oftongue
canbetestedwithcotton
applicatordippedin
quinine

XI

accessory

havethesubjectshrug
shouldersagainst
resistanceasyouare
holdingthemdown

XII

hypoglossal

askyourpartnertostick
outandretracthis/her
tongue


actionpotentialdatachartfromescapefromplanetsoma

spinalcordphotolabeled
linktolabeledphoto:
http://www.thinglink.com/scene/631484
468351205376

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