(Quiz 27) Matching: 12 Cranial Nerves

I: Olfactory

Responsible for the sense of smell

II: Optic

Conveys impulses for sight

III: Oculomotor

Controls muscles that move the eye and Iris

IV: Trochlear

Controls the oblique muscles of the eye

V: Trigeminal

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

VI: Abducens

Controls lateral movement of the eye

VII: Facial

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

VIII: Vestibulocochlear

Controls hearing and equilibrium

IX: Glossopharyngeal

Controls the sense of taste

X: Vagus

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

XI: Accessory

Has two parts, a cranial portion and a spinal portion.

XII: Hypoglossal

Innervates the muscle of the tongue