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Cranial Nerves
Name, Function and Result of Damage
12
Anatomy
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09/15/2011

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Term
Olfactory
Definition

Sensory

 

Inability to Smell

Term
Optic
Definition

Sensory

 

Blindness in affected side of nerve damage

Term
Oculomotor
Definition

Motor & Parasympathetic

 

Pupil dilation, lateral and inferior deviation, double viion, eyelid droops, blurred vision

Term
Trochlear
Definition

Motor

 

Difficulty moving eyes inferiorly and laterally; double vision

Term
Trigeminal
Definition

Sensory & Motor

 

Trigeminal Nerualgia:

Extreme pain; biting or chewing difficulty

(3 branches)

Term
Abducent
Definition

Motor

 

Eye deviates medially, double vision

Term
Facial
Definition

Sensory, Motor, Parasympathetic

 

Facial palsy, loss of taste sensation on anterior 2/3 of tongue, decreased salivation

Term
Vestibulocochlear
Definition

Sensory

 

Loss of balance/equilibrium, nausea, vertigo, dizziness, inability to hear

Term
Glossopharyngeal
Definition

Sensory, Motor, Parasympathetic

 

Difficulty swallowing, loss of taste on posterior 1/3 of tongue, decreased salivation

Term
Vagus
Definition

Sensory, Motor, Parasympathetic

 

Difficulty swallowing, hoarseness of voice, deviation away from side of nerve disfunction

Term
Accessory
Definition

Motor

 

Difficulty elevating the scapula (shoulder) or rotating neck

Term
Hypoglossal
Definition

Motor

 

Sticking out tongue results in deviation toward side of damaged nerve

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