Cranial Nerves Mnemonic

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic-Includes Dirty Mnemonics

Our body’s function depends on the 12 cranial nerves that emanate from the brain. Some nerves are sensory (stimuli), some are motor(trigger movement in body by carrying impulses from brain) and some are both.Humans have twelve pairs of cranial nerves.While the first and the second pair emerge from cerebrum, the other ten emerge from the brain stem.

Students have relied on mnemonics to memorize, remember and recall cranial nerves from time immemorial.In this article I am going to provide 10 cranial nerves mnemonic which will help you to remember or at least will trigger or prompt the names of the nerves.The mnemonic will use the first letter of each of the nerves.

The 12 cranial nerves are:

No	Cranial Nerves
I	Olfactory Nerve
II	Optic Nerve
III	Oculomotor Nerve
IV	Trochlear Nerve
V	Trigeminal Nerve/Dentist Nerve
VI	Abducens Nerve
VII	Facial Nerve
VIII	Vestibulocochlear Nerve/Auditory Nerve
IX	Glossopharyngeal Nerve
X	Vagus Nerve
XI	Accessory Nerve/Spinal Accessory Nerve
XII	Hypoglossal Nerve

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic- Mnemonic Device 1

If we take the first letter of each nerve, we get the acronym OOOTTAFAGVAH-It sounds like hot fag Wow! Below are 10 first letter cranial nerves mnemonics.

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 1-OilyOranges On Tower Tickle Ants FunnilyAnd Give Velvety Angry Hands

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 2-Only Oranges On Tilting Towers Are Fun And Give Very Awkward Holes

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 3-Oh OhOh Tiny Tits Are Fun And Give VirginsAwkward Hips

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 4-Oh Oh Oh Time Traveler Again Fool Angry Gods Victory Are His

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 5-Oh OhOh To Tickle A Female’s Vagina GaveVictor A Hard-on

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 6-Oh Oh Oh Tall Teachers Are Fat And Gulp Vadas And Halwa

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 7-On OldOak Tree Tine And Fiona Ate Food AndGrew Very Voluptuous Hands

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 8-On Old Oak Tree Thomas Again Farts And Gives Very Angry Howls

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 9-OliveOil On Tasty Treats Are Fun And GiveVictor A Hard-On

Cranial Nerves Mnemonic No 10-Only Oil On True Tits Are Fun And Give Virgins All Heat

Cranial nerves mnemonic from other sources:

• Old Open Oceans Trouble TribesmenAbout Far Ventures, Global Vacations,Accusing Hydrophobia
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch A Female’s VaginaGives Vinny A Hard-on
• Orange Oregon O-lineman Tried TrackAnd Field, Victory Gave Virginia SchoolHonor
• On Occasion Our Trusty Truck ActsFunny, Very Good Vehicle Any How
• Once One Openly Told Tourists AboutFighting Vampires Gobling VariousAntelope Herds
• On Old Olympus’ Towering Top, AFriendly Viking Grew Vines And Hops
• Oh Once One Takes The Anatomy FinalVery Good Vacations Are Heavenly.
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel Very Good’Velvet Aah Hah
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel A Guy’sVein And Hotdog
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel Very GoodVibes AHhhh
• One Of Old Trained Teacher Ask For AGirl Vadai And Halva
• OLd OPTICs Operate To TRY And FakeVery Good VEGAS Safe Houses
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Fondle AGorgeous Very Super Human
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel VeryGreen Vegetables, Such Heaven
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Take A Family Vacation!Go Vegas After Hours
• On Occasion, Oliver Tries To AnallyFinger Various Guys. Vaginas AreHistory!
• Only Owls Observe Them Traveling AndFinding Voldemort Guarding Very SecretHorcruxes
• Old Opie Occasionally TriesTrigonometry And Feels Very Gloomy,Vague And Hypoactive
• Old Oprah Occasionally TrotsTriumphantly About, Farting VelveetaGlobs, Vaunting Accolades Hysterically
• Oh, Oh, Oh, To Touch And Feel VintageGreen Velvet, Simply Heaven
• Old, Oliver, Ogg, Traveled, To, Africa, For,Very, Good, Vacations, And, Holidays
• Once On October Thirteenth, TroublesomeAbductors Filched Various GoldenValuables And Heirlooms
• Oprah Ought Order Tasty Treats AndFinally Value Growing Voluptuous AndHappy
• Old Officers Often Trust The Army For AGlory Vague And Hypothetical
• Old Oppressive Oceanic Trout TrickAquatic Fauna Very Greedily; ValiantSharks Hunt (them).
• Old Opie Occasionally Tries TouchingAnd Feeling Virgin Girls’ Vaginas AndHymens

Source- wikipedia

Mnemonics for type of cranial nerves:

The nerves can be either be sensory (S), motor(M) or both(B). So we use S, M and B for our mnemonics. Depending on their type, the initial letters that we get are ‘SSMMBMBSBBMM’.

We can make a simple mnemonic with the above letters, which is a classic and is widely used-’Some Say Marry Money, But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter Most’
One other widely used Mnemonic is ‘Some Say Money Matters, But My Brother Says Bakes Brownies Matter Most’.

You can make your own mnemonic from scratch and you will be amazed at the creativity. Experiment and use the one which you can easily remember.

If you have come up with any cranial nerves mnemonic, please do let me know.