(Quiz 27) Matching: 12 Cranial Nerves

I: Olfactory

Responsible for the sense of smell; Sensory

II: Optic

Conveys impulses for sight; Sensory

III: Oculomotor

Controls muscles that move the eye and Iris; Motor

IV: Trochlear

Controls the oblique muscles of the eye; Motor

V: Trigeminal

A sensory nerve that controls the sensations of the face, forehead, mouth, nose, and top of the head; Mixed

VI: Abducense

Controls lateral movement of the eye muscles; Motor

VII: Facial

A motor nerve that controls the muscles in the face and scalp; Motor

VIII: Vestibulocochlear

Controls hearing and equilibrium; Sensory

IX: Glossopharyngeal

Controls the sense of taste and moves your mouth; Mixed

X: Vagus

Innervates the pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles, heart, pancreas, lungs, and digestive systems; Mixed

XI: Accessory

Has two parts, a cranial portion and a spinal portion; Motor

XII: Hypoglossal

Innervates the muscle of the tongue; Motor