Optic nerves - functions and information

olfactory nerve

sensory

smell

optic nerve

sensory

visual information from the eyes

oculomotor nerve

motor

eye muscle movement

trochlear nerve

motor

eye muscle movement

trigeminal nerve

sensory and motor

facial somatosensation, chewing muscles

abducens nerve

motor

eye muscle movement

facial nerve

sensory and motor

taste and muscles of the face

vestibulocochlear nerve

sensory

balance and hearing

glossopharyngeal nerve

sensory and motor

taste and somatosensation from tongue; blood pressure from carotid artery
muscles for swallowing and salivary glands

vagus nerve

sensory and motor

speech, swallowing, heart muscles, GI organs, lungs, kidneys
sensory deals with taste, visceral sensation
innervates most of ventral cavity

accessory nerve

motor

swallowing, head and neck movement

cranial nerve

motor

tongue movements for speech, chewing, swallowing