Cranial nerves vocabulary

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?  Where do they originate?

• 12 pairs of cranial nerves; they originate from the spinal cord

• 12 pairs of cranial nerves; they originate from the brain

• 6 pairs of cranial nerves for a total of 12; they originate from the spinal cord

• 6 pairs of cranial nerves for a total of 12; they originate from the brain.

glosso- means

• tongue

• eye

• smell

• vision

oculo- means

• eye

• ear

• smell

• movement

The oculomotor nerve is responsible for

• Eye movement

• Eyelid twitches

• pupil dilation

• tear production

How is the vagus nerve different from the other cranial nerves?

• The vagus nerve is not different from the other cranial nerves.

• The vagus nerve is the longest nerve of the body and serves the abdomen area.

• The vagus nerve is the only cranial nerve that serves the facial muscles

• The vagus nerve only serves the heart.

The trigeminal nerve has ____________ branches.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The vestibulocochlear nerve carries sensory information from the ________.

• Tongue

• Eye

• Ear

• Skin

Olfactory means

• vision

• smell

• eye

• movement

Optic means

• vision

• pharynx

• under

• movement

motor means

• vision

• tongue

• movement

• eye