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Details Title: Nervous System Description: Cranial Nerves Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 11/29/2005 11:56:38	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term I- Olfactory Nerve Definition Smell Term II- Optic Nerve Definition Vision Term III- Oculomotor Nerve Definition Eye movement/pupil dilation Term IV- Trochlear Nerve Definition Eye Movement Term V- Trigeminal Nerve Definition Somatosensory information (touch, pain) from the face and head; muscles for chewing. Term VI- Abducens Nerve Definition Eye Movement Term VII- Facial Nerve Definition Taste (anterior 2/3 of tongue); somatosensory information from ear; controls muscles used in facial expression. Term VIII- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Definition Hearing, balance. Term IX- Glossopharyngeal Nerve Definition Taste (posterior 1/3 of tongue); Somatosensory information from tongue, tonsil, pharynx; controls some muscles used in swallowing. Term X- Vagus Nerve Definition Sensory, motor and autonomic functions of viscera (glands, digestion, heart rate). Term XI- Spinal Accessory Nerve Definition Controls muscles used in head movement. Term XII- Hypoglossal Nerve Definition Controls muscles of tongue.