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Cranial Nerves
Question | Answer |
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Sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with the sense of smell. Type: Sensory | I Olfactory |
Sensory fibers transmit impulses associated with the sense of vision. Type: Sensory | II Optic |
Motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles that raise eyelids, move eyes, adjust the amount of light entering the eyes, and focus lenses. Can be sensory with muscle condition.Type: Primarily Motor | III Oculomotor |
Motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles that move the eyes. Type: Primarily Motor | IV Trochlear |
Sensory from eye surface, tear glands, scalp, forehead, uppereyelids, teeth, gums, lips, liking of palate, facial skin, and jaw skin and is a Motor for muscles in the floor of the mouth and muscles for mastication. Type: Mixed | V Trigeminal (Ophthalmic, Maxillary and Mandibular divisions.) |
Motor for eye muscles and Sensory for muscle condition. Type: Primarily Motor | VI Abducens |
Sensory with taste receptors for anterior of tongue and Motor for facial expression, tear glands, and salivary glands. Type: Mixed | VII Facial |
Sensory with the sense of equilibrium and hearing. Type: Sensory | VIII Vestibulocochlear (vestibular and cochlear branches.) |
Sensory for pharynx, tonsils, posterior tongue and carotid arteries. Type: Mixed | IX Glossopharyngeal |
Somatic motor fibers for speech and swallowing muscles; Autonomic motor fibers for the heart, smooth muscles and thorax and abdominal glands. Type: Mixed | X Vagus |
Motor for soft palate, pharynx, larynx, neckband back. Type: Primarily Motor | XI Accessory (cranial and spinal branches.) |
Motor for tongue muscles. Type: Primarily Motor | XII Hypoglossal |