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Cranial nerves
The Cranial Nerves and Their Functions
Term | Definition |
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1. Olfactory | Smell |
2. Optic | Vision |
3. Oculomotor | most eye movements, constricts pupil |
4. Trochlear | lateral eye movement |
5. Trigeminal (clench teeth) | General sense face and head, chewing |
6. Abducens | abducts eye |
7. Facial | Controls muscles of facial expression, tears; salivation |
8. Vestibulocochlear (acoustic) | Hearing and balance |
9. Glossopharyngeal | General sense posterior tongue & pharynx, swallowing, taste |
10. Vagus | Digestion, also carries motor impulses to the larynx and pharynx |
11. Accessory (spinal) | Controls muscles in the neck and larynx (sternocleidomastoid and trapezius) |
12. Hypoglossal | Tongue movement |