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wesley cranial nerve
wesley cranial nerves
| Nerve | Name | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1 | Olfactory | Sensory | smell |
| II 2 | Optic | sensory | visual acuity, visual field |
| III 3 | Oculomotor | Motor | Eye & lid movement, pupil constriction, lens accommodation |
| IV 4 | trochlear | motor | eye movement |
| V 5 | trigeminal | mixed | facial sensation, corneal reflex, mastication |
| VI 6 | abducens | motor | eye movement |
| VII 7 | Facial | Mixed | facial expression, muscle movement, salivation. Tearing, taste, sensation in the ear. |
| VIII 8 | acoustic | sensory | hearing, equilibrium |
| IX 9 | glossopharyngeal | mixed | taste, sensation in pharynx & tongue. pharyngeal muscles, swallowing |
| X 10 | Vagus | Mixed | muscles of pharynx, larynx, soft palate. Sensation of exernal ear, pharynx, larynx, thoracic & abd viscera. Parasympathetic innervations of thoracic & abd organs. |
| XI 11 | Spinal accessory | motor | sternocleidomastoid & trapezius muscles |
| XII 12 | Hypoglossal | Motor | tongue movement |