Cranial nerves function and number

Olfactory I

Sensory

Functions: sense of smell

Optic CN II

Sensory

Function: Sense of sight and vision

Oculomotor CN III

Motor

Function: eye movement, changing shape of lens

Trochlear CN IV

Motor

Function: Controls the superior oblique muscle in the eye

Trigminal CN V

Both:

Function: Sending pain, touch and sesations from face to brain

Abducent CN VI

Motor

Functions: innervation of lateral rectus muscle

Facial CN VII

Both

Function: controls the muscles of facial expressions

Vestibulocochlear CN VIII

Sensory:

Fucntion:Hearning and sense of balence

Glossopharyngeal CN IX

Both

Function: ablitiy to shallow taste 1/3 of the tounge, and salavia

Vagus CN X

Both

Function: Regulation of internal organ functions like digestion heart rate and respiratory rate

Accessory XI

Motor:

Functions: ability to tilit your head shrug your hsoulder and rotate your head

Hypoglossal XII

Motor

functrions: movement of tounge