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The 12 Cranial Nerves
Types and Functions
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Biology
12th Grade
10/16/2013
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Term
1) Olfactory*
 Definition
sensory, olfaction/smell
Term
2) Optic*
 Definition
sensory, vision
Term
3) Oculomotor
 Definition
motor,eyelid and eyeball muscles
Term
4) Trochlear
 Definition
motor, eyeball muscles
Term
5) Trigeminal
 Definition
mixed,
Sensory: facial and mouth sensation
Motor: chewing
Term
6) Abducens
 Definition
motor, eyeball movement
Term
7) Facial
 Definition
mixed,
Sensory: taste
Motor: facial muscles and salivary glands
Term
8) Auditory*
 Definition
sensory, hearing and balance
Term
9) Glossopharyngeal
 Definition
mixed,
Sensory: taste
Motor: swallowing
Term
10) Vagus*
 Definition
main nerve of the PNS, controls firing rates of others
Term
11) Accessory
 Definition
motor, swallowing and moving the head and shoulders
Term
12) Hypoglossal
 Definition
motor, tongue muscles
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