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Nerves
Cranial
Term | Definition |
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Cranial Nerve l | Olfactory |
oldfactory | transmits sensory impulses for smell |
Nerve ll | Optic Nerve |
optic | transmits impulses for sight |
Nerve lll | Oculomotor |
oculomotor | impulses for eye movement |
lV | trochlear nerve |
trochlear | eye movement and eye muscle sensations |
nerve V | Trigeminal Nerve |
trigeminal nerve | transmits mastication and facial sensations |
Vl Nerve | abducens |
abducens | impulses for eye movement |
Vll | facial nerve |
Facial Nerve | transmits to scalp, forehead, eyelids, cheek, jaw |
Vlll | acoustic |
acoustic | transmits impulses for hearing and balance |
Nerve lX | glossopharyngeal |
glossopharyngeal | tongue and neck movement, taste |
X | vagus nerve |
vagus nerve | impulses for speech and swallowing. thoracic and abdominal organs |
Xl nerve | spinal accessory nerve |
spinal accessory nerve | head and shoulder movement, speech and swallowing |
Xll | Hypoglossal Nerve |
Hypoglossal Nerve | impulses necessary for swallowing and tongue movement |