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Cranial Nerves
Name/Roman Numeral/Function
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 3
06/12/2012

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Term
Olfactory Nerve (I)
Definition
Sense of smell
Term
Optic Nerve (II)
Definition
Sense of vision
Term
Oculomotor (III)
Definition
Superior, inferior and medial movement of the eye
Term
Trochlear (IV)
Definition
Movement of the eye
Term
Trigeminal (V)
Definition
Sensations of pain, touch, and temperature; chewing
Term
Abducens (VI)
Definition
Lateral movement of the eye
Term
Facial (VII)
Definition
Facial expression, secretion of saliva and tears, sense of taste
Term
Vestibulochochlear (VIII)
Definition
Sense of hearing and balance
Term
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Definition
Sense of taste, secretion of saliva
Term
Vagus Nerve (X)
Definition
Contraction and relaxation of smooth muscle, sensory reception of supplied visceral organs
Term
Accessory (XI)
Definition
Swallowing, movement of head
Term
Hypoglossal (XII)
Definition
Movement of tongue
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