Though I've faced test questions on
the twelve cranial nerves before, I've never bothered to really learn their functions - it always seemed like too much work for too little gain. But, I've got a science test in a few days where every point may count, and it only today occurred to me: what better way to learn the cranial nerves than with
Star Trek?! To wit:
Cranial Nerve Number/Function/Memory Aid
1. Odor -
The Motion Picture stinks.
2. Visual acuity - In
Wrath of Khan, Kirk needs glasses.
3. Eye movements - I'll watch
The Search for Spock,
The Voyage Home, and
The Undiscovered Country anytime.
4. Eye movements - I'll watch
The Search for Spock,
The Voyage Home, and
The Undiscovered Country anytime.
5. Facial movements, chewing -
The Final Frontier's god-face is a lot to chew over.
6. Eye movements - I'll watch
The Search for Spock,
The Voyage Home, and
The Undiscovered Country anytime.
7. Facial movements (not chewing), eye closing - Kirk made faces and closed his eyes for good in
Generations.
8. Audio -
First Contact has great audio, and Picard got vertigo.
9. Gag reflex -
Insurrection makes me gag.
10. Palate muscles - Tom Hardy flexed his palate muscles and showed his uvula in
Nemesis.
11. Shoulder shrug - '09 makes me shrug.
12. Tongue movement - I stick my tongue out at
Into Darkness.
Granted, this doesn't help with learning the nerves'
names, but I'm pretty sure knowing the numbers and functions will be enough. And, after writing the above earlier tonight, I was able to memorize all these numbers and functions without even trying.
Easy points!