Cranial Nerves

Motor Cranial Nerves

Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens Accessory, Hypoglossal

Sensory Cranial Nerves

Olfactory, Optic, Vestibulocochlear

Cranial Nerves that are both sensory and motor:

Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Trigeminal, Vagus

Order Numerically I-XII

Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal

Function of Abducens

Moves eyeballs laterally

Function of Optic Nerves

Senses visual stimuli

Functions of Facial Nerves

Innervates muscles of the face, salivary glands, senses taste

Functions of Accessory Nerves

Innervates pharyngeal and neck muscles

Functions of Oculomotor Nerves

Moves eyeballs, elevates eyelids

Functions of Trigeminal Nerves

Detects sensory info from the face, innervates chewing muscles

Function of Vagus Nerves

provides autonomic control to many structures

Function of Trochlear Nerves

Moves eyeballs superiorly

Function of Hypoglossal Nerves

Innervates tongue muscle

Functions of Vestibulocochlear Nerves

Senses hearing, motion, and balance

Function of Olfactory Nerves

Senses smells

Functions of Glossopharyngeal Nerves

Senses taste, innervates pharyngeal muscles, salivary glands