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Cranial Nerves
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nerve I | Olfactory -> Sensory -> Sense of smell |
| Nerve II | Optic -> Sensory -> Sense of sight |
| Nerve III | Oculomotor -> Motor -> Pupil constriction eye movement |
| Nerve IV | Trochlear -> Motor -> Eye movement -> superior oblique eye movement |
| Nerve V | Trigeminal -> Mixed -> Facial sensation (chewing) |
| Nerve VI | Abducens -> Motor -> Lateral rectus eye movement |
| Nerve VII | Facial -> Mixed -> Facial expression and taste |
| Nerve VIII | Vestibulocochlear -> Sensory -> Hearing and Balance |
| Nerve IX | Glossopharyngeal -> Mixed -> Taste and swallowing |
| Nerve X | Vagus -> Mixed -> Autonomic control of heart, lungs and GI |
| Nerve XI | Accessory -> Motor -> Shoulder/neck muscles |
| Nerve XII | Hypoglossal -> Motor -> Tongue movement |
| Motor Nerves (by number) | III, IV, VI, XI, XII (3, 4, 6, 11, 12) |
| Sensory Nerves (by number) | I, II, VIII (1, 2, 8) |
| Mixed Nerves (by number) | V, VII, IX, X (5, 7, 9, 10) |
| Motor Nerves (by name) | oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, accessory, hypoglossal |
| Sensory Nerves (by name) | olfactory, optic, vestibulocochlear |
| Mixed Nerves | trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus |