Cranial Nerves Quiz

Olfactory (I) - Sensory Function: Smell Mnemonic: "On Old Olympus Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops."

Optic (II) - Sensory Function: Vision Mnemonic: "Old Olympus’s Towering Top, A Famous Vocal German Viewed Some Hops."

Oculomotor (III) - Motor Function: Eye movement (except lateral rectus and superior oblique) Mnemonic: "Old Olympus’s Towering Top, A Finn And German Visited Some Hops."

Trochlear (IV) - Motor Function: Superior oblique eye muscle movement Mnemonic: "Old Olympus’s Towering Top, A Famous Vocal German Visited Some Hops."

Trigeminal (V) - Both Function: Sensation of the face, chewing muscles Mnemonic: "Old Olympus’s Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops."

Abducens (VI) - Motor Function: Lateral rectus eye muscle movement Mnemonic: "Old Olympus’s Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops."

Facial (VII) - Both Function: Facial expression, taste (anterior 2/3 of the tongue) Mnemonic: "Old Olympus’s Towering Top, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops."

Vestibulocochlear (VIII) - Sensory Function: Hearing and balance Mnemonic: "On Old Olympus’s Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops."

Glossopharyngeal (IX) - Both Function: Swallowing, taste (posterior 1/3 of the tongue) Mnemonic: "On Old Olympus’s Towering Tops, A Famous Vocal German Viewed Some Hops."

Vagus (X) - Both Function: Autonomic functions, visceral sensations Mnemonic: "On Old Olympus’s Towering Tops, A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops."