Cranial Nerves - General

What functions are cranial nerves responsible for?

somatics, parasympathetics, special senses

What functions are spinal nerves responsible for?

somatics, sympathetics

What are the special sense functions of the cranial nerves?

olfaction, vision, gustation (taste), audition, balance

What are the somatic functions of cranial nerves?

skeletal muscle, mastication, facial expression, eye movement, tongue movement

What part of the nervous system do cranial nerves act as in their somatic function?

lower motor nerves

What provides parasympathetic input to the head?

Oculomotor CN III, Facial CN VII, Glossopharyngeal CN IX

What provides parasympathetic input to the thorax and abdomen?

Vagus CN X

Where are cranial nerve LMN cell bodies located?

Named nuclei in the brainstem

Where are cranial sensory cell bodies located?

PNS, named ganglia