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Cranial nerves
number and name
Term | Definition | |
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Cranial Nerve I | Olfactory | Sense of Smell |
Cranial Nerve II | Optic | Vision |
Cranial Nerve III | Ocular motor | Serves muscles of the eye |
Cranial Nerve IV | Trochlear | Serves the superior oblique eye muscle |
Cranial Nerve V | Trigeminal | Sensory from face and mouth; motor to muscles of mastication |
Cranial Nerve VI | Abducen | Serves the lateral rectus eye muscle |
Cranial Nerve VII | Facial | Serves the muscles of facial expression lacrimal glands, and salivary glands; taste |
Cranial Nerve VIII | Acoustic | Equilibrium and hearing |
Cranial Nerve IX | Glossopharyngeal | Serves the pharynx for swallowing, posterior third of tongue, parotid salivary gland; taste; gag |
Cranial Nerve X | Vagus | Sensations from visceral organs, and parasympathetic motor regulation of visceral organs; gag |
Cranial Nerve XI | Spinal Accessory | serves muscles that move head, neck and shoulders |
Cranial Nerve XII | Hypoglossal | serves the muscles of the tongue |