CRANIAL NERVE I

OLFACTORY NERVE

TYPE: SENORY-AFFERENT

STRUCTURE: CRIBIFORM PLATE

FUNCTION: Sensory fibers transmit impules assoicated with the sense of SMELL 

CRANIAL NERVE II

OPTIC NERVE

TYPE: SENSORY- AFFERENT

STRUCTURE: OPTIC FORAMEN

FUNCTION: Sensory fibers transmit impulses assoicted with the sense of VISION

CRANIAL NERVE III 

OCULOMOTOR NERVE

TYPE: PRIMARILY MOTOR- EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE

FUNCTION: motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles: raise eyelids, move eyes, adjusting amt of light going in eyes, & focues on lenses. 

CRANIAL NERVE IV

TROCHLEAR NERVE

TYPE: MOTOR- EFFERENT 

STRUCTURE: SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE

FUNCTION: motor fibers transmit impules to MUSCLES THAT MOVE THE EYES

CRANIAL NERVE V

TRIGEMINAL NERVE

TYPE: MIXED: AFFERENT & EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: PONS

FUNCTION: has 3 divisions: opthalmic, maxillary, mandibular. O: eye functions MAX: upper mouth MAN: lower mouth 

CRANIAL NERVE VI 

ABDUCENS NERVE 

TYPE: MOTOR- EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: SUPEIOR ORBIAL FISSURE

FUNCTION: motor fibers transmit impulses to MUSCLES THAT MOVE THE EYES

CRANIAL NERVE VII 

FACIAL NERVE

TYPE: MIXED: AFFERENT & EFFERENT 

STRUCTURE: INTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS 

FUNCTION: SENSORY: fibers transmit impulses associated with TASTE receptors of anterior tongue. MOTOR: motor fibers transmit impulses to muscles of FACIAL EXPRESSION, TEAR GALNS, AND SALIVARY GLANDS.

CRANIAL NERVE VIII 

VESTIBULAR COCHLEAR NERVE

TYPE: SENSORY-AFFERENT

STRUCTURE: INTERNAL AUDITORY MEATUS

FUNCTION: VESTIBULAR BRANCH: sense of equillibruim. COCHLEAR BRANCH: sense of hearing

CRANIAL NERVE IX

GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE

TYPE: MIXED: AFFERENT & EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: JUGUALR FORAMEN

FUNCTION: SENSORY: transmits impulses from pharyns, tonsils, post tongue & carotoid arteries MOTOR: transmits impulses to salivary glands, and to muscles of pharynx used in swallowing

CRANIAL NERVE X

VAGUS NERVE

TYPE: MIXED: AFFERENT & EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: JUGULAR FORAMEN

FUNCTION: SENSORY: transmit impulses from pharynx, larynx, esophagus and viscera of the thorax and abdomen MOTOR: transmit impulses associated with speech and swallowing

CRANIAL NERVE XI 

ACCESSORY NERVE

TYPE: MOTOR- EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: JUGULAR FORAMEN 

FUNCTION: CRANIAL BRANCH: transmit impulses to muscles of soft plate, phayrnx, and larynx SPINAL BRANCH: transmit impulses to muscles of neck and back 

CRANIAL NERVE XII 

HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE

TYPE: MOTOR- EFFERENT

STRUCTURE: HYPGLOSSAL FORAMEN

FUNCTION: transmit impulses to muscles that move the tongue