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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CN I Olfactory Nerve | Sense of smell Ennervates nasal epithelium |
| CN II Optic Nerve | Vision Ennervates retina of eye |
| CN III Occulomotor Nerve | Controls Extraoccular movements -Upward -Downward -Medial Eye Movement -Pupillary Constriction |
| CN IV Trochlear Nerve | Extraoccular Movements -Moves eye downward -Moves eye laterally |
| CN V Trigeminal Nerve | -Facial & scalp sensations -Muscles of mastication |
| CN VI Abducens Nerve | -Moves eye laterally |
| CN VII Facial Nerve | -Closes eyes -Closes Mouth -Moves lips and other muscles of facial expression -Salivation -Lacrimation -Taste on ANTERIOR tongue |
| CN VIII Vestibulocochlear (Auditory) Nerve | Controls hearing and equilibrium |
| CN IX Glossopharyngeal Nerve | -Swallowing -Gag sensation -Secretion of saliva -Taste on POSTERIOR tongue |
| CN X Vagus Nerve | -Muscles of soft palate, larynx, esophagus -Swallowing, gag reflex -Parasympathetic functions -Chemoreceptors -Baroreceptors |
| CN XI Spinal Accessory Nerve | Contracts muscles of neck and shoulders |
| CN XII Hypoglossal Nerve | -Tongue Movement -Tongue Articulation -Swallowing |