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| Question | Answer |
| ....... paired cranial nerves arise from the brain and brainstem | 12 |
| The Cranial nerves 1-12 supply... | Head and neck structures and some organs of the body. |
| CN i = | Olfactory = responsible for smell/ sensory |
| CN ii = | Optic = transfers visual information/ sensory |
| CN iii = | Oculomotor = Innervates eye muscles that enable most movements (eyelids)/ motor |
| CN iv = | Trochlear = innervates superior oblique muscle of eye / motor |
| CN V = | Trigeminal = sensations in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing/ Motor & sensory |
| CN Vi = | Abducens = controls movement of lateral rectus muscle, responsible for gaze / Motor |
| CN Vii = | Facial = controls muscles of facial expression / sensory & Motor |
| CN Viii= | Vestibulocochlear = hearing and balance / sensory |
| CN ix = | Glossopharyngeal = carries afferent sensory and efferent motor information (raising larynx & pharynx) / sensory & Motor |
| CN X = | Vagus = Controls serveral muscles of the throat & voice box. regulates heart rate & keeps gastrointestinal tract in order / Sensory & motor |
| CN Xi = | Accessory = supplies sternocleidomastoid & trapezius muscles / motor |
| CN Xii = | Hypoglossal = enervates extrinsic muscles of the tongue /Motor |
| What cranial nerves are located in the brain mid Medulla? | IX, X, XI, XII |
| What cranial nerves are located in the midbrain? | III, IV |
| What cranial nerves are located in the Pons? | V, VI, VII, VIII |
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