Cranial Peripheral Nervous System

Olfactory Nerve Function

smell

Olfactory Nerve Exit from Skull

olfactory fossa in cribriform plate

Optic Nerve Function

vision and visual field

Optic Nerve Exit from Skull

optic foramen

Oculomotor Nerve Function

to eye muscles and pupils

Oculomotor Nerve Exit from Skull

superior orbital fissure

Trochlear Nerve Function

eye muscle (superior oblique)

Trochlear Nerve Exit from Skull

superior orbital fissure

Trigeminal Nerve Function

primary sensory nerve of the face

Ophthalmic Nerve

subdivision of trigeminal nerve, sensory

Ophthalmic Nerve Function

forehead, around eyes, cornea

Ophthalmic Nerve Exit from Skull

superior orbital fissure

Maxillary Nerve

subdivision of the trigeminal nerve, sensory

Maxillary Nerve Function

teeth, skin over maxilla

Maxillary Nerve Exit from Skull

foramen rotundum

Mandibular Nerve

subdivision of trigeminal nerve, sensory and motor

Mandibular Nerve Function

s-teeth of lower jaw, tongue. m- mastication

Mandibular Nerve Exit from Skull

foramen ovale

Abducens Nerve Function

eye muscle (lateral rectus), abducts eyeball

Abducens Nerve Exit from Skull

superior orbital fissure

Facial Nerve Function

S- taste (anterior part of tongue), external ear. M- facial expression

Facial Nerve Exit from skull

int. auditory meatus stylomastoid foramen

Vestibulocochlear Nerve Function

hearing and balance

Vestibulocochlear Nerve Exit from Skull

internal auditory meatus

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Function

S- taste(in posterior part of tongue), pharynx. M - pharyngeal muscles

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Exit from Skull

jugular foramen

Vagus Nerve Function

S- thoracic and abdominal viscera. M-parasympathetic to abdominal organs

Vagus Nerve Exit from Skull

jugular foramen

Spinal Accessory Function

SCM and trapezius

Spinal Accessory Exit from Skull

jugular foramen

Hypoglossal Nerve Function

tongue and throat muscles

Hypoglossal Nerve Exit from Skull

hypoglossal canal