12 Cranial Nerves of Christmas - NJMS Vocal Chords

New Jersey Medical School Vocal Chords A Cappella Ensemble performing the 12 Cranial Nerves of Christmas. December 15, 2008. Newark, NJ.

Featuring: Anne Chin, Nelson Chiu, Sam Chu, Margaret Duffy, Janet Ginsberg, Lydia Han, Virginia Hu, Arjun Iyengar, Anthony Kim, Tim Kreider, Janet Lee, ShawnLi, Angelie Mascarinas
JordanaMeyerson, DhanuMiskin, Neeraj Patel, GerardPregenzer, Melissa Tang

Lyrics:
I (Olfactory)
On the first nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
My sense olfactory.

II (Optic)
On the second nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Two, eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

III (Oculomotor)
On the third nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two, eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

IV (Trochlear)
On the fourth nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Four: superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two, eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

V (Trigeminal)
On the fifth nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four: superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two, eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

VI (Abducens)
On the sixth nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

VII (Facial)
On the seventh nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Seven funny faces,
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

VIII (Vestibulocochlear)
On the eighth nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Eight sounds, and balance,
Seven funny faces,
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

IX (Glossopharyngeal)
On the ninth nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Nine quick swallows,
Eight sounds, and balance,
Seven funny faces,
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

X (Vagus)
On the tenth nerve, the vagus,
my true love gave to me:
Ten heart beats a minute,
Nine quick swallows,
Eight sounds, and balance,
Seven funny faces,
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

XI (Accessory)
On the eleventh nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Eleven heads a-tilting,
Ten heart beats a minute,
Nine quick swallows,
Eight sounds, and balance,
Seven funny faces,
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
And my sense olfactory.

XII (Hypoglossal)
On the twelfth nerve of the cranium,
my true love gave to me:
Twelve lovely lickings,Eleven heads a-tilting,
Ten heart beats a minute,
Nine quick swallows,
Eight sounds, and balance,
Seven funny faces,
Six sideways glances,
Mas-ti-ca-tion!
Four; superior oblique,
Three cross-eyed glances,
Two eyes a-looking,
Can have fun with a-na-to-my!

Category:

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Tags:

• 12 days of Christmas
• Cranial Nerves
• NJMS
• Medical School
• Vocal Chords
• A cappella
• newark
• Christmas
• Partridge
• Anatomy
• Med school
• Med students

[janselway]

LYRICS ( at least as I hear them)

On the ___nerve of the cranium my true love gave to me:

Twelve lonely lIckings, Eleven heads a tilting, Ten Heartbeats a minute, Nine quick swallows, Eight sounds and balance, Seven funny faces, Six sideways glances, Mastication (Five), Four superior obliques, Three cross-eyed glances, Two eyes a looking, Sense olfactory (One). Can have fun with anatomy....

[flatstanley90]

That is quite frankly the cat's pajamas, the dogs bollocks and the bees knees all rolled into one sartorially elegant Frankenstein's monster of joy

[4misspennylane]

I love this because it helped me remember what each nerve DOES! Thank, you guys are awesome!  = )

[doitupnow]

that actually helped me to study

[tasmith147]

so fun...thank you!!

[CuteSmileszz]

LOL this is just amazing ! thanks for the video =]

[magictay]

Does this count as studying?

[CTmassagetherapy]

Haha I did something like this to remember the cranial nerves, but this is classic!

[Flashnato]

This is pretty dog gone sweet! And great for the holidays lol =D

[margellini]

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!