Cranial Nerves Names, Functions, and Locations

CN I Name

Olfactory

CN II Name

Optic

CN III Name

Oculomotor

CN IV Name

Trochlear

CN V Name

Trigeminal

CN VI Name

Abducens

CN VII Name

Facial

CN VIII Name

Acoustic

CN IX Name

Glossopharyngeal

CN X Name

Vagus (Parasympathetic)

CN XI Name

Accessory

CN XII Name

Hypoglossal

CN I Function

Sensory: Smell

CN II Function

Sensory: Vision

CN III Function

Motor: Eye muscles

CN IV Function

Motor: Eye Muscles

CN V Function

Motor: Jaw Closing Muscles

CN VI Function

Motor: Eye Muscles (3)

CN VII Function

Sensory: Anterior 2/3 of Tongue, Motor: Face Muscles

CN VIII Function

Sensory: Hearing and Balance

CN IX Function

Sensory: Posterior 1/3 of Tongue, Motor: Muscles off Pharynx

CN X Function

Motor: Heart, Lungs, Gut

CN XI Function

Motor: Trapezius Muscles

CN XII Function

Motor: Tongue, Swallowing

CN I Brain Region

Telencephalon

CN II Brain Region

Diencephalon

CN III Brain Region

Mesencephalon

CN IV Brain Region

Mesencephalon

CN V Brain Region

Pons

CN VI Brain Region

Pons

CN VII Brain Region

Pons

CN VIII Brain Region

Pons

CN IX Brain Region

Medulla Oblongata

CN X Brain Region

Medulla Oblongata

CN XI Brain Region

Medulla Oblongata

CN XII Brain Region

Medulla Oblongata