Cranial Nerves

I - Olfactory nerve
II - Optic nerve
III - Oculomotor nerve
IV - Trochlear nerve/pathic nerve
V - Trigeminal nerve/dentist nerve
VI - Abducens nerve
VII - Facial nerve
VIII - Vestibulocochlear nerve/Auditory nerve
IX - Glossopharyngeal nerve
X - Vagus nerve
XI - Accessory nerve/Spinal accessory nerve
XII - Hypoglossal nerve
 Mnemonic
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Forty Voracious Gorillas Viciously Attacked
Him (Adopted at Duke University Medical School after a
student contest c.1980 when the auditory nerve was renamed
the vestibulocochlear nerve)
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getables, Such Heaven
Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel A Girl's Vagina
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 Cranial Nerves
Afferent
Somatic afferent: sensory from the face
Visceral afferent: Swallowing reflex
Special somatic afferent: Visual & vestibular input
Special visceral afferent: Olfactory system

Efferent
Somatic Efferent: fascial muscles
Visceral Efferent: GI tract, glands
Cranial nerves:
An integrated
system in the
brainstem
Olfactory
Nerves
(CN I)
N. II
Accuity
Abnormalities may arise from
Ocular problems
Optical problems
Retinal and orbital abnormality of vision
Visual Field
Light Reflex
Fundus
 Normal Papil Optic Nerve
Margin : Clear
Color : Orange
Cupping : positive or
negative
Papilledema
 Papilledema

Margin : blurred
Color : red
Cupping : negative
Veins : dilated, tortoise
Retinal : hemorrhage,
exudates
 Primary Nerve Optic Atrophy

Color : pale
Margin : clear
Cupping : (+)
Arterial : normal / narrow
 Secondary Nerve Optic Atrophy

Color : pale
Margin : blurred
Cupping : (-)
Arterial : normal / narrow
Veins : dilate - tortoise
Eye movements
(CN III, IV, VI)
Trigeminal nerves
(CN V)
Fascial Nerve
(CN VII)
Vestibulocochlear
Nerve (CN VIII)
Vagal system (CN IX & X)
Accessory
Nerve
(CN XI)
Hypoglossal Nerve
(CN XII)
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