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Name |
Number | Function |
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Olfactory |
I |
Sensory for smell |
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Optic |
II |
Sensory for vision |
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Oculomotor |
III |
Motor to muscles that move eyelids and move eyes **Sensory for proprioception (true for all motor nerves) Autonomic nerve (visceral motor) |
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Trochlear |
IV |
Motor to muscles that move move eyes |
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Trigeminal |
V |
Sensory for face and head Motor to muscles of mastication |
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Abducens |
VI |
Motor to muscles that move move eyes |
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Facial |
VII |
Motor to muscles of facial expression Sensory for taste Autonomic nerve (visceral motor) |
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Vestibulocochlear |
VIII |
Sensory for hearing and equilibrium |
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Glossopharyngeal |
IX |
Sensory for pharynx and tongue Autonomic nerve (visceral motor) |
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Vagus |
X |
Motor to muscles for speech and swallowing Sensory from pharynx, larynx, esophagus and thoracic/abdominal viscera Autonomic nerve (visceral motor) |
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Accessory |
XI |
Motor to muscles of soft palate, pharynx, larynx, neck and back |
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Hypoglossal |
XII |
Motor to muscles that move tongue |