A Mnemonic To Help Learn the Cranial Nerves

 

No.

Name

Mnemonic

Type

Mnemonic

I

Olfactory

On

Sensory

Some

II

Optic

Old

Sensory

Say

III

Oculomotor

Olympus

Motor

Marry

IV

Troclear

Towering

Motor

Money

V

Trigeminal

Tops

Both

But

VI

Abducens

A

Motor

My

VII

Facial

Fine

Both

Brother

VIII

Vestibulocochlear

Voiced

Sensory

Says

IX

Glossopharyngeal

German

Both

Big

X

Vagus

Viewed

Both

Boobs

XI

Accessory

And

Motor

Matter

XII

Hypoglossal

Hopped

Motor

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