Cranial Nerves

Front

Allows you to swallow your food

Back

Glossopharyngeal - VIIII

Front

Sense of smell

Back

Olfactory

Front

Numbed by the dentist when you're getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw

Back

Trigeminal - V

Front

Slows the heart rate

Back

Vagus - X

Front

Shrugs the shoulders

Back

Accessory - XI

Front

Balance
Options:
Optic - II
Trigeminal - V
Vestibulocochlear - VIII
Vagus - X

Back

Vestibulocochlear - VIII

Front

Moves eyes laterally away from the nose

Back

Abducens - VI

Front

A loss of hearing could be associated with which cranial nerve? Options: Olfactory - I, Trigeminal - V, Vestibulocochlear - VIII, Accessory - XI

Back

Vestibulocochlear - VIII

Front

Stimulates smooth muscles needed for digestion

Back

Vagus - X

Front

Eye movement up and down (eye rolling!)

Back

Trochlear - IV