INTRO to Cranial Nerves

Question	Answer
Name and describe Cranial nerve I	I. Olfactory (smell)
Name and describe Cranial nerve II	II. Optic (vision)
Name and describe Cranial nerve III	III. Oculomotor (eye movement; parasympathetic, pupillary constriction)
Name and describe Cranial nerve IV	IV. Trochlear (motor to one extra-ocular muscle)
Name and describe Cranial nerve V	V. Trigeminal (most of head; ALL TEETH; motor to mastication muscles) Divisions: V1 Opthalmic V2 Maxillary V3 Mandibular
Name and describe Cranial nerve VI	VI. Abducent (motor to extra-ocular muscle
Name and describe Cranial nerve VII	VI. Abducent (motor to extra-ocular muscle)
Name and describe Cranial nerve VIII	VII. Facial (motor to muscles of expression; anterior 2/3 of tongue, taste; parasympathetic, lacrimal gland, submand and sublingual salivary glands)
Name and describe Cranial nerve IX	IX. Glossopharyngeal (motor to one muscle of pharynx; taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue; visceral sensory from carotid body and sinus; parasympathetic PAROTID)
Name and describe Cranial nerve X	X. Vagus (motor to soft palate, pharynx)
Name and describe Cranial nerve XI	XI. Accessory (motor to SCM and trapezius muscles)
Name and describe Cranial nerve XII	XII. Hypoglossal (motor to all intrinsic and most extrinsic muscles of tongue)

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