Cranial nerves

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Olfactory nerve

SVA/SSA

Sensory - nasal mucosa

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Optic nerve

SSA

Sensory - Retina

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Oculomotor

GSE, GVE

Motor - All extraocular muscles except for lateral rectus and superior oblique (GSE), ciliary muscle, sphincter pupillae muscle (GVE)

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Trochlear

GSE

Superior oblique muscle

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Trigeminal

SVE, GSA

Motor - Muscle of mastication, mylohyoid, anterior belly of digastric, tensor tympani muscles (SVE)

Sensory - scalp, face, orbit, paranasal sinuses, Anterior 2/3 of tongue

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Abducens

GSE

Motor - Lateral rectus muscle

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Facial

GVE (parasympathetic), SVE, GVA, SVA, GSA

Sensory - middle ear, nasal cavity, soft palate (GVA), anterior 2/3rd of tongue (SVA), external auditory meatus (GSA)

Motor - lacrimal, submandibular, sublingual, basal palatine glands (GVE), muscles of facial expression (SVE)

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Vestibulocochlear

SSA

Sensory - Spiral organ (of corti), macula of utricle, macula of saccule, ampullae of semicircular canals

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Glossopharyngeal nerve

SVE, GVE(parasympathetic), SVA, GVA, GSA

Motor - Stylopharyngeus and pharyngeal constrictors (SVE), parotid gland (GVE)

Sensory - 1/3 of tongue(SVA), middle ear, pharynx, epiglottis, carotid body, caroitd sinus (GVA), 1/3 tongue, soft palate (GSA)

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Vagus

GVE (parasympathetic), SVE, SVA, GVA, GSA

Motor - thoraci and abdominal viscera (GVE) laryngeal and pharyngeal muscles (SVE)

Sensory - Epiglottis (SVA), thoracic and abdominal viscera, carotid body (GVA), external acoustic meatus, retroauricular skin, posterior part of meninges (GSA)

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Accessory

GSE/SVE

Motor - laryngeal muscles, sternocleidomastoid, trapezius

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Hypoglossal

GSE

Motor - Intrinsic tongue muscles, extrinsic muscles (except for palatoglossus)

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