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Sources and Destinations of cranial nerves I-XII

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Cranial Nerve Number
Afferent Source
Motor destination
Parasympathetic destination
Name
Function
IV   NA   Superior oblique   NA   Trochlear   Eye movement  
V   Front 2/3 of head, general sensory from anterior 2/3 of tongue   masticatory muscles, tensor tympani of middle ear   NA   Trigeminal   Spinal nerve for face, chewing muscles  
VI   NA   Lateral rectus   NA   Abducens   Eye movement  
VII   External ear, gustatory from anterior 2/3 of tongue   facial muscles, stapedius of middle ear   submandibular and sublingual salivary glands; lacrimal glands   Facial   Taste, facial expression  
VIII   Spiral and vestibular ganglia of inner ear, to cochlear and vestibular nuclei of pons   NA   NA   Vestibulocochlear   Vestibular, Auditory  
IX   External ear, pharynx, sensory and taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue, carotid sinus blood pressure, carotid body CO2-O2 balance   Pharyngeal muscles   parotid salivary gland   Glossopharyngeal   Taste, sensory and motor of pharynx  
X   External ear, taste from epiglottis, thoracic and abdominal viscera, mucous membranes of larynx and pharynx   Laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles,   thoracic and abdominal viscera   Vagus   Parasympathetic: breathing, heart rate, respiration, some pharynx and larynx  
XI   NA   Laryngeal muscles, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius   NA   Accessory   Upper back muscles, larynx  
XII   NA   muscles of tongue   NA   Hypoglossal   Tongue muscles  
I   Olfactory mucosa   NA   NA   Olfactory   Smell  
II   Retina   NA   NA   Optic   Vision  
III   NA   Inferior oblique, Medial rectus, Superior rectus, Inferior rectus, levator palpebrae superioris   via ciliary ganglion to iris sphincter muscles and lens ciliary muscles   Oculomotor   Eye movement  


   


 

 

 
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