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Cranial nerves
1-12 for med settings
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
01/17/2012

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Cranial Nerve 1
Definition
Olfactory Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 2
Definition
Optic Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 3
Definition
Oculomotor Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 4
Definition
Trochlear Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 5
Definition
Trigeminal Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 6
Definition
Abductees Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 7
Definition
Facial Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 8
Definition
Vestibular Acoustic Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 9
Definition
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 10
Definition
Vagus Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 11
Definition
Accessory Nerve
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Cranial Nerve 12
Definition
Hypoglossal Nerve
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Hypoglossal Nerve
Definition
Movement of the tongue (12)
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Accessory Nerve
Definition
Turming of the head and shrugging of the shoulders, also controls swallow movements (11)
Term
Vagus Nerve
Definition
Taste, swallowing, elevation of the roof of the mouth, and phonation/voice (10)
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Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Definition
Tast, elevation of the roof of the mouth, larynx, and salivary glands (9)
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Vestibular Acoustic Nerve
Definition
Equillibrium and hearing (8)
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Facial Nerve
Definition
Movements of face for expression, secretion of tears and saliva, taste (7)
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Abducens Nerve
Definition
Turns the eye laterally (6)
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Trigeminal Nerve
Definition
Chewing and sensation of the face (5)
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Trochlear Nerve
Definition
Turns eye downward and laterally (4)
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Oculomotor Nerve
Definition
Controls muscles of the eyeball, pupil, and upper lid (3)
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Optic Nerve
Definition
Responsible for vision (2)
Term
Olfactory Nerve
Definition
Responsible for smell (1)
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