Cranial Nerves

  1. I
    • Olfactory
    • Sensory
    • Smell
  2. II
    • Optic
    • Sensory
    • Vision
  3. III
    • Oculomotor
    • Motor
    • Movement of eye, intrinsic muscles of eye ( lens and iris)
  4. IV
    • Trochlear
    • Motor
    • Movement of eye
  5. V
    • Trigeminal
    • Sensory: From lower eyelid, lips, gums and teeth, cheek,nose,palate Motor: Muscles of mastication
  6. VI
    • Abducens
    • Motor: Movement of Eye
    • Motor: Muscles of mastication
  7. VII
    • Facial
    • Sensory: Taste receptor of anterior 2/3 of tongue
    • Motor: Muscles of facial expression,Tear and mucous glands, Submandibular and submaxillary salivary glands
  8. VIII
    • Vestibulocochlear
    • Sensory: Balance and equilibrium, hearing
  9. IX
    • Glossopharyngeal
    • Sensory: Taste receptors posterior 1/3 of tongue, palate,carotidarteries Motor: Muscles involved with swallowing, parotid salivary gland
  10. X
    • Vagus
    • Sensory: part of pharynx, auricle and external auditory meatus, diaphragm, visceral organs of thoracic and abdominal cavities
    • Motor: muscles of palate and pharynx, muscles of digestive,respiratory and cardiovascular systems, motor nuclei in medulla oblongata
  11. XI
    • (Spinal) Accessory
    • Motor: muscles of neck and upper back
  12. XII
    • Hypoglossal
    • Motor
    • Movement of tongue
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Cranial Nerves
Description
Cranial Nerves, Type, and Function
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