Cranial Nerves Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• olfactory : cranial nerve i, relays sensory data from nose to brain, function is sense of smell
• optic : cranial nerve ii, connection is eye to brain, function is vision
• oculomotor : cranial nerve iii, connection is brain to eye muscles, function is moving eye and lifts eyelid, pupil control
• trochlear : cranial nerve iv, connection is brain to external eye muscles, function is moving eyes down and up, inward movement of eye
• trigeminal : cranial nerve v, connection is facial skin and teeth to brain, brain to chewing muscles, function is face sensation/facial pain, mastication (jaw movement)
• abducens : cranial nerve vi, connection is brain to external eye muscles, function is abducting the eye outward eye movement
• facial : cranial nerve vii, connection is to taste buds to brain, brain to facial muscles face and tongue, function is facial expression, taste buds, anterior 2/3 of tongue
• acoustic : cranial nerve viii, connection is ear to brain, function is hearing and balance
• glossopharyngeal : cranial nerve ix, connection is tongue and throat to brain, brain to throat and salivary glands, function is taste makes saliva and gag reflex
• vagus : cranial nerve x, connection is pharynx, larynx, esophagus and abdominal organs to brain and back, function is swallowing, voice, hr, increased peristalsis, resp and bp, vagus nerve straining, causes pt to faint
• accessory : cranial nerve xi, connection is brain to trapezius and sternocleidomastoid, function is shoulder shrug and head turn
• hypoglossal : cranial nerve xii, connection is brain to tongue muscles, function is swallowing, speech, tongue movements