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12 Cranial Nerves
The 12 cranial nerves and thier function
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Veterinary Medicine
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01/26/2012

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Term
Olfactory
Definition
Sense of smell
Term
Optic
Definition
Sense of vision
Term
Oculomotor
Definition
Controls eye movement and pupil constriction
Term
Trochlear
[trok´le-ar]
Definition
Controls eye movement
Term
Trigeminal
[tri-jem´ĭ-nal]
Definition
Handles the sensations of the face and mouth.

Also controls chewing.
Term
Abducens
[ab-du´senz]
Definition
Controls eye movement
Term
Facial
Definition
Controls facial muscles, tear and salivary glands
Term
Vestibulocochlear
[ves-tib″u-lo-kok´le-er]
Auditory
Definition
Sense of balance and hearing
Term
Glossopharyngeal
[glos″o-fah-rin´je-al]
Definition
Sense of taste, swallowing and salivation.
Term
Accessory
Definition
Speech and some neck muscles.
Term
Hypoglossal
[hi″po-glos´al]
Definition
Controls the tongue.
Term
Vagus
Definition
Controls the swallowing muscles in addition to the muscles for speaking, abdominal and thoracic organs.
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