Expansion
Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter More
Mnemonic
“Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter Most”, in nerve order I to XII:
- S - I Sensory
- S - II Sensory
- M - III Motor
- M - IV Motor
- B - V Both
- M - VI Motor
- B - VII Both
- S - VIII Sensory
- B - IX Both
- B - X Both
- M - XI Motor
- M - XII Motor
The parasympathetic nerves are III, VII, IX and X, remembered as “1, 9, 7, 3” counting the four cranial outflows, and they end in the four ganglia of the head.
Expansion
- S - Olfactory (Sensory)
- S - Optic (Sensory)
- M - Oculomotor (Motor)
- M - Trochlear (Motor)
- B - Trigeminal (Both)
- M - Abducens (Motor)
- B - Facial (Both)
- S - Vestibulocochlear (Sensory)
- B - Glossopharyngeal (Both)
- B - Vagus (Both)
- M - Accessory (Motor)
- M - Hypoglossal (Motor)