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Fundamentals of Neuroscience
The Cranial Nerves and Their Primary Functions
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/23/2009

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I Olfactory Nerve
Definition
sensory; sense of smell
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II Optic Nerve
Definition
sensory; vision
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III Oculomotor Nerve
Definition
motor; eye movements papillary constriction and accommodation; muscles of eyelid
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IV Trochlear Nerve
Definition
motor; eye movements
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V Trigeminal Nerve
Definition
sensory and motor; somatic sensation from face, mouth cornea, muscles of mastication
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VI Abducens Nerve
Definition
motor; eye movements
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VII Facial Nerve
Definition
sensory and motor; controls the muscles of facial expression; taste from anterior tongue; lacrimal and salivary glands
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VIII Vestibulocochlear (auditory) Nerve
Definition
sensory; hearing and sense of balance
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IX Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Definition
sensory and motor; sensation from pharynx; taste from posterior tongue; carotid baroreceptors
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X Vangus Nerve
Definition
sensory and motor; autonomic functions of gut; sensation from pharynx; muscle of vocal chords; swallowing
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XI Spinal Accesory Nerve
Definition
motor; shoulder and neck
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XII Hypoglossal Nerve
Definition
motor; movements of tongue
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