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12 Cranial Nerves
Descriptions of the 12 cranial nerves and what they control
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Veterinary Medicine
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09/24/2009

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I - Olfactory Nerve

Definition

 

Type: Sensory

 

Key Function: Smell

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II - Optic Nerve

Definition

 

Type: Sensory

 

Key Function: Vision

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III - Oculomotor Nerve

Definition

 

Type: Motor

 

Key Functions: Eye movement, pupil size, focusing lens

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IV - Trochlear Nerve

Definition

 

Type: Motor

 

Key Function: Eye movement

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V - Trigeminal Nerve

Definition

 

 

Type: Sensory & Motor

 

Key Functions: Sensations from the head & teeth, chewing

 

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VI - Abducent Nerve

Definition

 

 

Type: Motor

 

Key Function: Eye movement

 

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VII - Facial Nerve

Definition

 

 

Type: Sensory & Motor

 

Key Functions: Face & scalp movement, salivation, tears, taste

 

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VIII - Vestibulocochlear  Nerve

Definition

 

 

Type: Sensory

 

Key Functions: Balance, hearing

 

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IX - Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Definition

 

 

Type: Sensory & Motor

 

Key Functions: Tongue movement, swallowing, salivation, taste

 

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X - Vagus Nerve (wanderer)

Definition

Type: Sensory & Motor

 

 

Key Functions: Sensory from gastrointestinal tract & respiratory tree; motor to the larynx, pharynx, parasympathetic; motor to the abdominal & thoracic organs

 

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XI - Accessory Nerve

Definition

 

Type: Motor

 

Key Functions: Head movement, accessory motor with vagus

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XII - Hypoglossal

Definition

 

Type: Motor

 

Key Function: Tongue movement

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