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Olfactory nerve
-Cranial nerve 1 (I)
-responsible for smelling
*Sensory nerve ONLY

Optic Nerve
-Cranial Nerve 2 (II)
-responsible for vision
*Sensory nerve ONLY

Oculomotor nerve
-Cranial nerve 3 (III)
-responsible for raising eyelid, directing eyeball, constricting iris, and controlling lens shape
*MOTOR NERVE ONLY

Trochlear nerve
-Cranial nerve 4 (IV)
-Responsible for directing eyeball
*MOTOR NERVE ONLY

Trigeminal nerve
-Cranial nerve 5 (V)
-LARGEST CRANIAL NERVE
3 divisions
1.) Ophthalmic
2.) Maxillary
3.) Mandibular
-Responsible for general sensory from scalp and face, ANTERIOR 2/3 of tongue and mastication
*Mixed nerve

Abducens nerve
-Cranial nerve 6 (VI)
-Responsible for lateral rectus extrinsic eye muscle
*MOTOR NERVE

Facial nerve
-Cranial nerve 7 (VII)
-responsible for TASTE FROM ANTERIOR 2/3 of tongue, facial expressions, parasympathetic impulses
*MIXED NERVE

vestibulocochlear nerve
-Cranial nerve 8 (VIII)
-responsible for hearing & equilibrium
-primarily a sensory nerve with a small motor component

glossopharyngeal nerve
-Cranial nerve 9 (IX)
-responsible for general sensory from posterior 1/3 tongue, part of pharynx, visceral sensory, and carotid bodies. increases secretion from parotid salivary gland.
*MIXED NERVE

vagus nerve
-Cranial nerve 10 (X)
-ONLY CRANIAL NERVE THAT EXTENDS BEYOND HEAD & NECK REGION
-responsible for regulating visceral sensory info to major organs, general sensory from external acoustic meatus.
-MIXED NERVE

accessory nerve
-cranial nerve 11 (XI)
-responsible for motor function of trapezius, sternocleidomastoid
*MOTOR NERVE

hypoglossal nerve
-Cranial nerve 12 (XII)
-responsible for motor function of intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles
-*MOTOR NERVE

I
olfactory nerve
II
optic nerve
III
Oculomotor nerve
IV
Trochlear nerve
V
Trigeminal nerve
VI
Abducens nerve
VII
facial nerves
VIII
vestibulocochlear nerve
IX
Glossopharyngeal nerve
X
vagus nerve
XI
accessory nerves
XII
hypoglossal nerve