12 Cranial Nerves

Olfactory

transmits sense of smell

Optic

sensory nerve transmits sense of vision

Oculomotor

motor nerve manages many eye movements

Trochlear

motor nerve also controls some eye movements

Trigeminal

combination motor and sensory nerve manages chewing

Abducens

primarily motor nerve controls eye abduction

Facial

combination motor and sensory nerve controls facial expressions, tongue, and salivary glands

Acoustic

sensory nerve transmits sense of hearing

Glossopharyngeal

combination motor and sensory nerve controls taste impulses and secretion of saliva from the parotid gland

Vagus

combination motor and sensory nerve controls parts of respiratory and digestive systems such as the pharynx and swallowing

Spinal accessory

motor nerve controls movement of the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles of the shoulder

Hypoglossal

motor nerve controls speech and swallowing