| Type (Motor vs Sensory) | Function (when all is right) | Origin and Pathway | Function (when things go wrong) | Misc. |
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What is sensory
The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) is this type of nerve
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What is the vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
This nerve aids in balance, equilibrium and hearing
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What is the pons
The origin of the Facial nerve (VII)
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What is atrophy and fasciculation of the tongue on the side of the lesion. The tongue deviates to the side of the lesion when protruded.
Loss of function of the hypoglossal nerve (XII) results in ...
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All of them are great but the fuffiest are scottish highland cows.
What is the best type of cow?
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What are sensory, motor somatic and motor parasympathetic
The facial nerve (CN VII) includes which types (and subtypes) of nerve
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What is the vagus nerve (X) and the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
The motor element of these two nerves aid in swallowing
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What is the medulla
The origin of nerve IX, X, XI, and XII
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What is the accessory spinal nerve (XI)
Loss of function of this nerve results in winging of the scapula (among other symptoms)
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The Valais Blacknose breed is pretty darn cute.
What is the cutest sheep?
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What are VII, VIII, IX, X
These five nerves have sensory elements
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What is the hypoglossal nerve (XII)
This nerve allows you to stick your tongue out at your annoying sibling
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What are CN IX, X, and XI
These three nerves pass through the postolivary sulcus
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What is the vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
Loss of function of this nerve may result in vertigo, motion sickness, horizontal nystagmus, and impaired hearing.
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What is a potoo bird
What bird is both hilarious and also a demon from the bowels of hell?
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What is Motor
The accessory spinal (XI) and Hypoglossal (XII) nerves are both this type of nerve
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What is anterior ⅔ of the tongue (chorda tympani)
The facial nerve controls taste of this portion of the tongue
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What is the jugular foramen
The accessory spinal nerve (XI) passes through the ____ foramen before reaching the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles
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What is the left side.
On physical exam, you notice that the uvula is deviating towards the right, this indicates a vagus nerve injury/lesion on which side?
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What are facial (VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), and vagus (X)
These three nerves have both sensory and motor elements
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What is chemoreception (for PaO2, PaCO2, and pH)
The glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) allows for this function of carotid body.
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What is the hypoglossal nerve (XII)
This nerve passes through the preolivary sulcus
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What is the vagus nerve (the glossopharyngeal nerve exits the medulla above the vagus nerve)
Lesions that affect the glossopharyngeal nerve may also affect this nerve
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