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Nervous System
Cranial Nerves
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Anatomy
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11/29/2005

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Term
I- Olfactory Nerve
Definition
Smell
Term
II- Optic Nerve
Definition
Vision
Term
III- Oculomotor Nerve
Definition
Eye movement/pupil dilation
Term
IV- Trochlear Nerve
Definition
Eye Movement
Term
V- Trigeminal Nerve
Definition
Somatosensory information (touch, pain) from the face and head; muscles for chewing.
Term
VI- Abducens Nerve
Definition
Eye Movement
Term
VII- Facial Nerve
Definition
Taste (anterior 2/3 of tongue); somatosensory information from ear; controls muscles used in facial expression.
Term
VIII- Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Definition
Hearing, balance.
Term
IX- Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Definition
Taste (posterior 1/3 of tongue); Somatosensory information from tongue, tonsil, pharynx; controls some muscles used in swallowing.
Term
X- Vagus Nerve
Definition
Sensory, motor and autonomic functions of viscera (glands, digestion, heart rate).
Term
XI- Spinal Accessory Nerve
Definition
Controls muscles used in head movement.
Term
XII- Hypoglossal Nerve
Definition
Controls muscles of tongue.
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