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Cranial Nerves
The twelve cranial nerves
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/10/2012

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Term
I. olfactory
Definition
smell
(sensory)
Term
II. optic
Definition
vision
(sensory)
Term
III. oculomotor
Definition
muscles that move the eye
(motor)
Term
IV. trochlear
Definition
muscles that move the eye
(motor)
Term
V. trigeminal
Definition
facial sensation (face, nose, mouth) and chewing movements
(sensory and motor)
Term
VI. abducens
Definition
muscles that move the eye
(motor)
Term
VII. facial
Definition
moves facial muscles (tear and salivary glands) and taste sensations (tongue, soft palate)
(sensory and motor)
Term
VIII. vestibulocochlear
Definition
inner ear sensation
(sensory)
Term
IX. glossopharyngeal
Definition
taste and mouth sensations and throat muscles
(sensory and motor)
Term
X. vagus
Definition
sensory information and motor capacity from internal organs
(sensory and motor)
Term
XI. spinal accessory
Definition
head, neck, and shoulder muscles
(motor)
Term
XII. hypoglossal
Definition
movement of tongue muscles
(motor)
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