are you tired of staring blankly at your textbook trying to memorize all those pesky cranial nerves well you're in luck today we're diving into some killer pneumonics that make remembering cranial nerves a Breeze by the end of this video you'll have these 12 cranial nerves down packed so make sure to check out the blog Link in our description below for a condensed overview of this topic so first things first let's start with a quick refresher we have 12 cranial nerves that all originate from the brain the these cranial nerves control various functions in the head and neck including movement sensation and even Vision they're numbered in the order that they connect to the brain so first we have old factory next we have optic ocular motor trolear trigeminal abducent facial festi colear glossop faral vagus accessory and hypoglossal okay now how are we going to remember all this so let's tackle two pneumonics to to help you remember the order of the 12 cranial nerves so repeat after me only one of the two athletes felt very good Victorious and healthy now it might sound silly but trust me it works but if you didn't like that one here's another example on occasion our trusty truck acts funny very good vehicle anyhow now it doesn't matter how you remember it but each word in This Acronym represents a cranial nerve from old factory to hypoglossal next next up let's remember whether each nerve is sensory motor or both so here's another pneumonic some say merry money but my brother says bigger brains matter most if you place the pneumonics side by side each word corresponds to nerves function so we have sensory sensory motor motor both motor both sensory both both and motor motor pretty simple right now finally let's break down what each nerve actually does we'll use the same pneumonics so let's start with the first cranial nerve the old factory this allows us to smell it's coupled with the word sum for sensory I remember this as an old factory that you can smell with your nose second is the optic nerve this is a sensory nerve that allows us to see simply think optic for the eyes next is the ocular motor nerve this one's pretty easy because it has the word motor in it this help helps to adjust the pupils and moves the eyelids and so on remember each word gives you a clue about the nerves function if you're a more visual learner you can use this drawing as you can see the numbers correspond to the function we also have a full video in our membership including all 12 cranial nerves and memory tricks for each try creating your own pneumonics or silly stories to help these stick the more ridiculous the better you'll remember comment your m trick below so there you have it cranial nerves demystified keep practicing these pneumonics and you'll be a cranial nerve expert in no time thank you so much for watching please be sure to click this link to get all the memory tricks for cranial nerves I'll see you on the other side