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12 Cranial Nerves
Term | Definition | |
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CN I | olfactory | sensory - sense of smell |
CN II | optic | sensory - sight/vision |
CN III | ocularmotor | motor - eye/pupil movement |
CN IV | trochlear | motor - eye movements (downward gaze) |
CN V | trigeminal | mixed - somatic sensory sensation from the face, massification (chewing) |
CN VI | abducens | motor - eye movements (adduction/lateral) |
CN VII | fascial | mixed - acrimal/salivary sensations, facial expressions |
CN VIII | vestibulocochlear | sensory - hearing & balance |
CN IX | glossophyryngeal | mixed - salivary sensations, posterior tongue & pharynx movements |
CN X | vagus | mixed - (head of PNS) autonomic functions of gut, breathing, digestion, circadian rhythm, swallowing, etc |
CN XI | accessory | motor - stimulates neck/shoulder muscles |
CN XII | hypoglossal | motor - tongue movement |