CRANIAL NERVE
ASSESSMENT
,CRANIAL NERVES I Olfactory CEREBRAL
II Optic HEMISPHERE
III Oculomotor
IV Trochlear MIDBRAIN
V Trigeminal
VI Abducens
PONS
VII Facial
VIII Vestibulo-
cochlear
MEDULLA
IX Glossopharyngeal
X Vagus
XI Accessory
XII Hypoglossal
2
CRANIAL NERVES
, CRANIAL NERVES
General Characteristics:
The 12 pairs of cranial nerves are part of the
peripheral nervous system.
The Roman numeral is based on descending
order of the cranial nerve's attachment to the
CNS.
As a rule, cranial nerves do not cross in the
brain.
Cranial nerves may be sensory, motor both
somatic or parasympathetic, or have mixed
function.
3
CRANIAL NERVES
, REMEMBER ME…
SOME
SAYS
S-SENSORY
MONEY M- MOTOR
MATTERS
BUT
B- BOTH
MY
BROTHER
SAYS All in
BIG
BRAIN
sequence
MATTERS
MOST
4
CRANIAL NERVES
ASSESSMENT
,CRANIAL NERVES I Olfactory CEREBRAL
II Optic HEMISPHERE
III Oculomotor
IV Trochlear MIDBRAIN
V Trigeminal
VI Abducens
PONS
VII Facial
VIII Vestibulo-
cochlear
MEDULLA
IX Glossopharyngeal
X Vagus
XI Accessory
XII Hypoglossal
2
CRANIAL NERVES
, CRANIAL NERVES
General Characteristics:
The 12 pairs of cranial nerves are part of the
peripheral nervous system.
The Roman numeral is based on descending
order of the cranial nerve's attachment to the
CNS.
As a rule, cranial nerves do not cross in the
brain.
Cranial nerves may be sensory, motor both
somatic or parasympathetic, or have mixed
function.
3
CRANIAL NERVES
, REMEMBER ME…
SOME
SAYS
S-SENSORY
MONEY M- MOTOR
MATTERS
BUT
B- BOTH
MY
BROTHER
SAYS All in
BIG
BRAIN
sequence
MATTERS
MOST
4
CRANIAL NERVES
