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Cranial Nerves and Brain Functions

The document outlines the functional areas of the brain, including memory, speech production, and sensory processing. It also details the twelve cranial nerves, their functions, and includes mnemonics for remembering their order and sensory/motor classification. Key functions include smell, vision, movement, and autonomic functions.

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Cranial Nerves and Brain Functions

The document outlines the functional areas of the brain, including memory, speech production, and sensory processing. It also details the twelve cranial nerves, their functions, and includes mnemonics for remembering their order and sensory/motor classification. Key functions include smell, vision, movement, and autonomic functions.

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Cranial Nerves & Brain Functional Areas

Brain Functional Areas

1. Memory - Related to Cerebrum


2. Creative Ideas - Linked with Frontal Lobe
3. Broca's Area - Responsible for Speech Production
4. Most Areas of the Brain - Function in Coordination
5. Optical Area - Responsible for Vision
6. Taste & Gustatory Area - Processes Taste Sensations
7. Somatosensory Area - Handles Touch, Pressure, and Pain
8. Wernicke's Area - Involved in Speech Comprehension

Cranial Nerves and Their Functions

1. Olfactory (I) - Smell


2. Optic (II) - Vision
3. Oculomotor (III) - Eye Movement
4. Trochlear (IV) - Eye Movement
5. Trigeminal (V) - Chewing, Facial Sensation
6. Abducens (VI) - Eye Movement
7. Facial (VII) - Facial Expression, Taste
8. Vestibulocochlear (VIII) - Hearing, Balance
9. Glossopharyngeal (IX) - Taste, Swallowing
10. Vagus (X) - Autonomic Functions (Heart, Lungs, Digestion)
11. Spinal Accessory (XI) - Shoulder Movement
12. Hypoglossal (XII) - Tongue Movement

Mnemonic for Cranial Nerves

Mnemonic: 'On Occasion Our Trusty Truck Acts Funny, Very Good Vehicle Any How'

Sensory, Motor, or Both


Mnemonic: 'Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter More'

I - Sensory
II - Sensory
III - Motor
IV - Motor
V - Both
VI - Motor
VII - Both
VIII - Sensory
IX - Both
X - Both
XI - Motor
XII - Motor

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