Name___________________________________________ Date__________

Cranial Nerves Coloring

sheep brainThe sheep brain below has many parts labeled and shows the cranial nerves.

*Number the cranial nerves appropriately.   

 Color each part according to the keys.  The next page will show a similar image of a human brain.

Olfactory bulb and tract (purple) box
Optic Nerve and Chiasma (dark green) box
Oculomotor  (dark blue) box
Trochlear (gray) box
Trigeminal (pink) box
Abducens (orange) box
Facial (yellow)  box
Vestibulocochlear / Auditory (red) box
Glossopharyngeal (black) box
Vagus (brown)  box
Accessory / Spinal Accessory (dark blue) box
Hypoglossal (orange)  box

Cerebellum (light green) box
Cerebrum (light blue)  box
Pons  (red)  box
Medulla Oblongata (purple)box

human brainHUMAN BRAIN

*Number the cranial nerves appropriately.   

Color each part according to the key.  This picture is not labeled, you may use other resources to help you locate the structures.

Olfactory bulb and tract (purple) box
Optic Nerve and Chiasma (dark green) box
Oculomotor  (dark blue) box
Trochlear (gray) box
Trigeminal (pink) box
Abducens (orange) box
Facial (yellow)  box
Vestibulocochlear / Auditory (red) box
Glossopharyngeal (black) box
Vagus (brown)  box
Accessory / Spinal Accessory (dark blue) box
Hypoglossal (orange)  Pons  (red)  box

Medulla Oblongata (purple) box
Pons (red) box
Cerebellum (light green) box
Cerebrum (light blue)  box