The 12 Good Old Cranial Nerves That Every Pre-Med Has To Memorize
On Old Olympus Towering Top, A Fin A German Viewed A Hop- I: Olfactory
- II: Optic
- III: Oculomotor
- IV: Trochlear
- V: Trigemina
- VI: Abducens
- VII: Facial
- VIII: Auditory (Vestibulocochlear)
- IX: Glossopharyngeal
- X: Vagus
- XI: Accessory
- XII: Hypoglossal
Some of you may have trouble remembering the order of the cranial nerves even with the help of this mnemonic, this is how I customize mine.
The first one is Olfactory because your nose at the front of your face, and then the eyes is behind (Optic), and then the nerves to control eye ball movement is behind the eye (Oculomotor), and another one (Trochlear).
