How do you remember the cranial nerves in old Olympus?

“On old Olympus’ Towering Tops, a Finn and German viewed some hops” is a way to remember the 12 cranial nerves. The 12 cranial nerves, in order, are olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens, facial, auditory, glossopharyngeal, vagus, sensory (accessory), and hypoglossal.

What cranial nerves are used for eye movement?

Cranial nerves III (CNIII) (oculomotor), IV (trochlear), and VI (abducens) control the position of the eyeballs; CNIII influences the position of the eyelids and the size of the pupils.

How do nurses remember cranial nerves?

Mnemonic for Order of Cranial Nerves

  1. Old: Olfactory.
  2. Operators: Optic.
  3. Occasionally: Oculomotor.
  4. Troubleshoot: Trochlear.
  5. Tricky: Trigeminal.
  6. Abducted: Abducens.
  7. Family: Facial.
  8. Veterans: Vestibulocochlear.

How do you teach the cranial nerves?

To remember whether the nerves are sensory nerves, motor nerves or have both, remember this mnemonic: “Some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more”. This assigns “s” to sensory, “m” to motor and “b” to both in the order of the cranial nerves.

Which cranial nerves are responsible for eye movement quizlet?

How many cranial nerves are responsible for eye movements? Three: III (Oculomotor), IV (Trochlear), and VI (Abducens).

How do you assess 12 cranial nerves?

12th Cranial nerve The 12th (hypoglossal) cranial nerve is evaluated by asking the patient to extend the tongue and inspecting it for atrophy, fasciculations, and weakness (deviation is toward the side of a lesion).

How do you remember optic nerves?

On old Olympus’s towering top a Finn and German viewed some hops Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, to touch and feel very good velvet. Such heaven!

  1. O: olfactory nerve (CN I)
  2. O: optic nerve (CN II)
  3. O: oculomotor nerve (CN III)
  4. T: trochlear nerve (CN IV)
  5. T: trigeminal nerve(CN V)
  6. A: abducens nerve (CN VI)
  7. F: facial nerve (CN VII)

Which cranial nerve is not involved in eye movement?

Which cranial nerve is NOT involved in eye movement? trochlear nerve (IV).

What does cranial nerve VII do?

The facial nerve provides motor innervation of facial muscles that are responsible for facial expression, parasympathetic innervation of the glands of the oral cavity and the lacrimal gland, and sensory innervation of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

What does cranial nerve II do?

The optic nerve is the second cranial nerve (CN II) responsible for transmitting visual information. The optic nerve contains only afferent (sensory) fibers, and like all cranial nerves is paired.

What is ocular movement?

Eye movement includes the voluntary or involuntary movement of the eyes, helping in acquiring, fixating and tracking visual stimuli. A special type of eye movement, rapid eye movement, occurs during REM sleep.

Which cranial nerve is not involved in the control of eye movements?

What strategy strategies do you use to learn the cranial nerves?

How does a nurse assess movements of the eyes?

Make the lights normal and have patient look at a distant object to dilate pupils, and then have patient stare at pen light and slowly move it closer to the patient’s nose. Watch the pupil response: The pupils should constrict and equally move to cross.