Cranial Nerves Final Exam.
Olfactory - CORRECT ANSWER sensory; conduct impulses associated with the sense of smell
Optic - CORRECT ANSWER sensory; conduct impulses associated with the sense of vision
Oculomotor - CORRECT ANSWER motor; conduct impulses that raise eyelids, move eyes, adjust the
amount of light entering the eyes, and focuses lenses
Trochlear - CORRECT ANSWER motor; conduct impulses to muscles that move the eyes
Trigeminal - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; sensory- conduct impulses from the eye/forehead region and
teeth/jaw region; motor- conduct impulses to muscles of mastication and to muscles in the floor of the
mouth
Abducens - CORRECT ANSWER motor; conduct impulses to muscles that move the eyes
Facial - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; sensory- conduct impulses associated with taste receptors of the
anterior tongue; motor- conduct impulses to muscles of facial expression, tear glands, and salivary
glands
Vestibulocochlear - CORRECT ANSWER sensory; conduct impulses associated with equilibrium and the
sense of hearing
Glossopharyngeal - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; sensory- conduct impulses from the throat/back of
mouth/ neck; motor- conduct impulses to muscles used in swallowing and to salivary glands
Vagus - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; motor- conduct impulses to muscles used in speech and swallowing;
conduct impulses to the heart, smooth muscle, and glands in the thorax and abdomen; sensory- conduct
impulses from throat, neck, and viscera of the thorax and abdomen
Olfactory - CORRECT ANSWER sensory; conduct impulses associated with the sense of smell
Optic - CORRECT ANSWER sensory; conduct impulses associated with the sense of vision
Oculomotor - CORRECT ANSWER motor; conduct impulses that raise eyelids, move eyes, adjust the
amount of light entering the eyes, and focuses lenses
Trochlear - CORRECT ANSWER motor; conduct impulses to muscles that move the eyes
Trigeminal - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; sensory- conduct impulses from the eye/forehead region and
teeth/jaw region; motor- conduct impulses to muscles of mastication and to muscles in the floor of the
mouth
Abducens - CORRECT ANSWER motor; conduct impulses to muscles that move the eyes
Facial - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; sensory- conduct impulses associated with taste receptors of the
anterior tongue; motor- conduct impulses to muscles of facial expression, tear glands, and salivary
glands
Vestibulocochlear - CORRECT ANSWER sensory; conduct impulses associated with equilibrium and the
sense of hearing
Glossopharyngeal - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; sensory- conduct impulses from the throat/back of
mouth/ neck; motor- conduct impulses to muscles used in swallowing and to salivary glands
Vagus - CORRECT ANSWER mixed; motor- conduct impulses to muscles used in speech and swallowing;
conduct impulses to the heart, smooth muscle, and glands in the thorax and abdomen; sensory- conduct
impulses from throat, neck, and viscera of the thorax and abdomen
