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CRANIAL NERVES
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What are Nerves that originate from the brain stem. se sensory
Cranial nerves? They send information to & from various parts of the body. M motor
START B both
monics
Mne
XII: Hypoglossal m Ooh, Olfactory Some Sensory I: Olfactory se
Ooh, Optic Say Sensory
ngue!
Glosso means to
Function: Ooh Oculomotor Marry Motor
Function:
To Trochlear Money Motor
Tongue movement (swallowing & speech) Sense of smell
Touch Trigeminal But Both
Test: And Abducens My Motor
Test:
Feel Facial Brother Both
Inspect tongue & ask to stick tongue out Vestibulocochlear / Acoustic Smell substance with eyes closed
Very Says Sensory
Good Glossopharyngeal Big Both (test each nostril separately)
XI: Spinal Accessory m Velvet.
Such
Vagus
Spinal Accessory
Brains
Matter
Both
Motor

Function:
Heaven! Hypoglossal More Motor
II: Optic se
Controls strength of neck & shoulder muscles
Function:
Test: I Vision
Ask the client to rotate their head & shrug
II Test:
their shoulders III • Snellen chart

X: Vagus b IV v • Ophthalmoscopic exam

• Confrontation to check
peripheral vision
Function:
MOTOR - Swallowing, speaking, & cough VII
SENSORY - Facial sensation III: Oculomotor m
Test:
Function:
Sensation coming from skin around the ear
VI Ocular (eye) motor (movement)
Controls most eye movements,
IX: Glossopharyngeal b pupil constriction, & upper-eyelid rise
ng ue!
VIII
Function: Glosso means to IX Test:
MOTOR - Tongue movement & swallowing X • Look up, down, & inward
• Ask the client to follow your finger
SENSORY - Taste (sour & bitter) XI as you move it towards their face
Test: XII
Test tongue by giving client sour, bitter, & salty substance.
IV: Trochlear m
VIII: Vestibulocochlear / Acoustic se
Function:
Function: air Controls downward & inward eye movement
Balance & hearing
Test:
Test: • Look up, down, & inward
• Stand with eyes closed bone • Ask the client to follow your finger
• Otoscopic exam as you move it towards their face
RINNE TEST WEBER TEST
• Rinne & Weber Tests

VII: Facial b VI: Abducens m V: Trigeminal b

Function: Function: Function:
MOTOR - Facial expression Controls parallel eye movement MOTOR - Mastication (biting & chewing)
SENSORY - Taste (sweet & salty) Abduction - moving laterally SENSORY - Facial sensation
AKA away from midline
Test: Test:
• Ask client to do different facial expression Test: • Pressure on the forehead cheek & jaw
(Frown, smile, raise eyebrows, close eyes, blow etc)
• Look up, down, & inward with a cotton swab to check sensation
• Test tongue by giving client sour, • Ask the client to follow your finger • Ask client to open mouth
sweet, bitter, and salty substances. as you move it towards their face & then bite down
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CRANIAL NERVES
neuro

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What are Nerves that originate from the brain stem. se sensory
Cranial nerves? They send information to & from various parts of the body. M motor
START B both
monics
Mne
XII: Ooh, O________ Some S________ I:
Ooh, O________ Say S________
Function: Ooh O________ Marry M________
Function:
To T________ Money M________
Touch T________ But B________
Test: And A________ My M________
Test:
Feel F________ Brother B________
Very V_____________ / A________ Says S________
Good G______________ Big B________
XI: Velvet.
Such
V________
S________
Brains
Matter
B________
M________

Function:
Heaven! H________ More M________
II:
Function:
Test: I
II Test:
III • _______ chart

X: IV v

Function:
VII
III:
Test:
Function:
VI
IX:
VIII
Function: IX Test:
X
XI
Test: XII

IV:
VIII:
Function:
Function: air

Test:
Test:
bone

_______ TEST _______ TEST

VII: VI: ` V:
Function: Function: Function:

Test: Test: Test:

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