Medical Mnemonics for Cranial Nerves

Overview

• Focus on remembering cranial nerves and their functions.
• Emphasis on mnemonics and tricks, particularly for nerves with similar starting letters.
• Notes and study guides are provided for better understanding.

Cranial Nerve Names

• Cranial Nerves: 12 pairs, including:
  • Olfactory
  • Optic
  • Oculomotor
  • Trochlear
  • Trigeminal
  • Abducens
  • Facial
  • Vestibulocochlear
  • Glossopharyngeal
  • Vagus
  • Accessory
  • Hypoglossal
• Mnemonic for Names: "Only One Of The Two Athletes Felt Very Good, Victorious And Healthy"
  • Simple sentence structure aids memory better than fragmented words.

Cranial Nerve Functions

• Types of Cranial Nerves:
  • Sensory: Transmit sensory info to brain
  • Motor: Transmit motor info from brain to body
  • Both: Have sensory and motor functions
• Mnemonic for Functions: "Some Say Merry Money, But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter Most"
  • 'S' for sensory, 'M' for motor, 'B' for both
• Cranial Nerve Functions:
  • 1: Sensory
  • 2: Sensory
  • 3: Motor
  • 4: Motor
  • 5: Both
  • 6: Motor
  • 7: Both
  • 8: Sensory
  • 9: Both
  • 10: Both
  • 11: Motor
  • 12: Motor

Tricks for Nerves with Same Starting Letter

Letter O

• Olfactory: Smell, "one nose" = Cranial Nerve 1
• Optic: Vision, "two eyes" = Cranial Nerve 2
• Oculomotor: Contains "motor", only motor nerve = Cranial Nerve 3

Letter T

• Trochlear: Use "o" in Trochlear and "o" in four = Cranial Nerve 4
• Trigeminal: Use "i" in Trigeminal and "i" in five = Cranial Nerve 5

Letter A

• Abducens: "Abdu-six" = Cranial Nerve 6
• Accessory: Two pairs of letters, "11" has a pair of "1"s = Cranial Nerve 11

Letter V

• Vestibulocochlear: Hearing and equilibrium, "ear and equilibrium" = Cranial Nerve 8
• Vagus: Innervates thorax and abdomen, "thorax and tummy" = Cranial Nerve 10

Conclusion

• The video provides a useful way to remember cranial nerves.
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