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Cranial Nerves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| olfactory | sensory; handles sense of smell |
| optic | sensory; carries impulses for vision |
| oculomotor | motor; controls 4/6 muscles that controls the eye |
| trochlear | motor; controls one of the eye muscles |
| trigeminal | both sensory: sensation of the skin motor: chewing muscles |
| abducens | motor; controls the 6th eye muscle |
| facial | both motor: facial expressions/ activates tears and saliva glands sensory: taste buds |
| vestibulocochlear | sensory; balance (vestibular) & hearing (cochlear) |
| glossopharyngeal | both motor: pharynx (swallowing/ saliva production) sensory: taste buds |
| vagus | both; from the upper and lower throats and motor and sensory for abdominal organs |
| accessory | motor; activates the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles (neck muscles) |
| hypoglossal | both; controls tongue movement |