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5.4-Nervous System Cranial Nerves
5.4-Nervous System Cranial Nerves
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (Cranial Nerves) (2) Optic Nerve (CN II)
sensory function: vision
TOPIC OUTLINE
1 Cranial Nerves
2 12 Pairs of Cranial Nerves
3 Autonomic Nervous System
4 Terms Associated with the ANS
CRANIAL NERVES
part of the Peripheral Nervous System
12 pairs of nerves whose cell bodies originate
from the brain
numbered I to XII from superior to inferior
innervate specific areas of the body & function (4) Trochlear Nerve (CN IV)
could be sensory, motor or both Motor function
ipsilateral (right to right/left to left) moves eyeball