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Nat. Review chpt. 8a
Nerves and their functions
| Nerve | General function | Specific function |
|---|---|---|
| Olfactory (c1) | Special sensory | Smell |
| Optic (c2) | Special sensory | Sight |
| Oculomotor (c3) | Somatic motor | Extrinsic muscles of the eye |
| Trochlear (c4) | Somatic motor | Superior oblique muscle (extrinsic muscle of the eye) |
| Trigeminal (c5) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Impulses from the forehead, upper and lower jaw region, and muscles of mastication |
| Abducens (c6) | Somatic motor | Superior oblique muscle |
| Facial (c7) | Somatic motor and Special sensory | Muscles of expression in the face, taste buds, lacrimal glands and saliva glands |
| Vestibulocochlear (c8) | Special sensory | Hearing and equilibrium |
| Glossopharyngeal (c9) | Special sensory, General sensory, and Somatic motor | Tongue and back of throat |
| Vagus (10) | Visceral motor | Smooth muscle in visceral organs |
| Accessory (11) | Somatic motor | SCM, Trapezius |
| Hypoglossal (12) | Somatic motor | Muscles of the tongue |
| Axillary nerve (c5-c6) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Lateral shoulder over deltoid, and teres minor |
| Musculocutaneous nerve (c5-c7) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Lateral forearm, biceps brachii, brachialis, and coracobrachialis |
| Radial nerve (c5-t1) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Posterior forearm, shoulder, elbow, wrist and finger extensors, supinator muscle |
| Median nerve | General sensory and Somatic motor | Anterior side of fingers 1-3 and lateral half of 4, elbow, wrist, and finger flexors, pronators, and thenar eminence |
| Ulnar nerve (c8-t1) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Fifth finger and medial half of fourth finger, intrinsic muscles of the hand |
| Obturator nerve (l2-l4) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Upper medial thigh, adductors and gracilis |
| Femoral nerve (l2-l4) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Anterior and lateral thigh, quadriceps, iliopsoas, sartorius, and pectineus |
| Sciatic nerve (l4-S3) | General sensory and Somatic motor | Posterior thigh and hamstrings |
| Tibial nerve | General sensory and Somatic motor | Posterior calf, triceps surae muscle and flexors |
| Common peroneal nerve | General sensory and Somatic motor | Anterior calf and dorsal surface of foot, extensors, and peroneal |
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