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| What is the olfactory nerve, what type of neurons does it have, and what are the neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve I, sensory only, smell. |
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| What is the optic nerve, what types of neurons does it have, and what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve II, sensory neurons only, for vision. |
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| What nerve is the oculomotor nerve? |
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| What nerve is the trochlear nerve? |
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| What nerve is the abducens nerve? |
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| How do cranial nerves III, IV, and VI work together, what types of neurons, and what are the neurons for? |
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| These nerves deal with sensory and motor neurons, sensory neurons are for eye proprioception, motor neurons are for extrinsic eye muscles and eye movement. |
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| What nerve is the trigeminal nerve, what types of neurons are involved, what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve V, sensory neurons for proprioception/touch/pain/temperature from most of face, motor neurons for chewing. |
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| What nerve is the facial nerve, what types of neurons are involved, and what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve VII, sensory neurons for input from most of scalp/face/neck, motor neurons for facial expressions/taste sensations. |
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| What nerve is the vestibulocochlear nerve, what types of neurons are involved, and what are they for? |
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| Cranial nerve VIII, sensory neurons for balance and hearing. |
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| What nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve, what types of neurons are involved, and what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve IX, sensory neurons for tase sensations, motor neurons to secrete saliva. |
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| What nerve is the vagus nerve, what types of neurons are involved, and what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve X, sensory neurons for visceral sensation/proprioception, motor neurons for parasympathetic motor signals to heart/bronchial passages/GI tract/gallbladder. |
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| What nerve is the accessory nerve, what types of neurons are involved, and what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve XI, sensory neurons for proprioception, motor neurons for swallowing and head movements. |
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| What nerve is the hypoglossal nerve, what types of neurons are involved, and what are those neurons for? |
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| Cranial nerve XII, sensory neurons for tongue proprioceptors, motor neurons for tongue muscles/speech/swallowing. |
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