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As part of learning how the brain's 12 cranial nerves are organized,
you'll have to learn the names and functions of each. Luckily, a simple
mneumonic device has been devised to help students of anatomy and
later courses such as neurology to memorize them. It's crude but it helps.
But first, what is the sequence? The twelve nerves are:
OOOTTAFVGVAH, meaning:
- Ocular
- Optic
- Oculomotor
- Trochlear
- Trigeminal
- Abducens
- Facial
- Vestibulocochlear
- Glossopharyngeal
- Vastus
- Accessory
- Hypoglossal
So, what's the mneumonic?
There are at least three:
- Bawdy:
- "Oh! Oh! Oh! To touch and feel vampy girls vaginas and hooters!"
- Non-bawdy variant
- "On old olympus towering top a famous vocal german viewed some hops."
- Completely sanitized version for nursing students
- "Oh! Oh! Oh! to touch and feel very green vegetables AH!".
| Nerve# and name |
Direction |
Function |
Mneumonic |
| 1. olfactory nerve |
sensory |
smell |
oh! |
| 2. optic nerve |
sensory |
vision |
oh! |
| 3. oculomotor nerve |
mixed |
eye movements |
oh! |
| 4. trochlear nerve |
mixed |
eye movements |
to |
| 5. trigeminal nerve |
mixed |
chewing |
touch |
| 6. abducens nerve |
mixed |
eye movements |
and |
| 7. facial nerve |
mixed |
facial muscle movements; saliva & tear production; taste |
feel |
| 8. vestibulocochlear nerve |
mixed |
hearing & balance |
vampy |
| 9. glossopharyngeal nerve |
mixed |
taste |
girls |
| 10. vagus |
mixed |
slows the heart rate and digestive peristalsis |
vaginas |
| 11. [spinal] accessory |
mixed |
swallowing; movements of head & shoulders |
and |
| 12. hypoglossal |
mixed |
tongue movement; swallowing |
hooters |
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