Cranial Nerves

  1. Olfactory Cranial Nerve

    1. sensory

      1. function- smell

    2. passes through Cribriform Plate (Ethmoid)

  2. Optic

    1. sensory

      1. function- vision

    2. passes through the optic canal

  3. Oculomotor

    1. motor

      1. eye movement
      2. pupillary reaction

    2. passes through superior orbital fissure (SOF)

  4. Trochlear

    1. motor

      1. eye movement

    2. passes through the Superior Orbital Fissure (SOF)

  5. Trigeminal

    1. both Sensory and Motor

      1. face sensation
      2. mastication

    2. Passes through the Superior Orbital Fissure

  6. Abducens

    1. motor

      1. lateral eye movement

    2. passes through the superior orbital fissure

  7. Facial nerve

    1. both sensory and motor

      1. facial movements
      2. taste

    2. passes through the stylomastoid foramen

  8. Vestibulocochlear

    1. both sensory and motor

      1. hearing
      2. balance

    2. passes through the internal acoustic meatus

  9. Glossopharyngeal

    1. both sensory and motor

      1. swallowing
      2. gag reflex
      3. voice

    2. passes through the jugular foramen

    3. Vagus

    4. both sensory and motor

      1. innervates organs (heart, lungs, etc)

    5. passes through the jugular foramen

    6. Accessory

    7. motor

      1. SCM and trapezius

    8. passes through the jugular foramen

    9. Hypoglossal

    10. motor

      1. tongue movements

    11. passes through the hypoglossal canal