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Cranial Nerves and Nuclei
List of Cranial Nerves and their Nuclei
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12/11/2011

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Term

CN I

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Olfactory
  2. Smell
  3. N/A
  4. Special Visceral Afferent (SVA)
Term

CN II

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Optic
  2. Vision
  3. N/A
  4. Specail Somatic Afferent (SSA)
Term

CN III

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Oculomotor
  2. Motor to Levator Palpebrae Superioris, Inferior Oblique, and Superior, Medial, Inferior Rectus Muscles.
  3. Oculomotor Nucleus.
  4. General Somatic Efferent (GSE).
Term

CN IV

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Trochlear
  2. Motor to Suberior Oblique Muscle
  3. Trochlear Nucleus
  4. General Somatic Efferent (GSE)
Term

CN V

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Trigeminal
  2. Motor to Muscles of Mastication. Proprioception from Jaw. Touch from Face. Pain from Face.
  3. Motor Nucleus of V. Mesencephalic Nucleus. Principal Nucleus. Spinal Nucleus.
  4. Special Visceral Efferent (SVE) General Somatic Afferent (GSA)
Term

CN VI

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Abducens
  2. Motor to Lateral Rectus
  3. Abducens Necleus
  4. General Somatic Efferent (GSE)
Term

CN VII

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Facial
  2. Motor to Muscles of Facial Experession. Parasympathetic to Salivary and Lacrimal Glands. General Sensation to Ear. Taste to Anterior 2/3 of Tounge.
  3. Facial Motor Nucleus. Superior Salivary Nucleus. Lacrimal Nucleus. Spinal Nucleus of V. Solitary Nucleus.
  4. Special Visceral Effernet (SVE). General Visceral Efferent (GVE). General Somatic Afferent (GSA). Special Viseral Afferent (SVA)
Term

CN VIII

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Vestibulocochlear
  2. Hearing, Balance
  3. Cochlear Nucleus, Vestibular Nucleus
  4. Special Somatic Afferent (SSA)
Term

CN IX

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Glossopharyngeal
  2. Motor to Stylopharyngeus Muscle. Parasympathetic to Parotid Gland. Inervation of Carotid Body. Genereal Sensation to Posterior 1/3 of Tounge and Internal Typanic Membrane. Taste for Posterior 1/3 of Tounge.
  3. Nucleus Ambiguus. Inferior Salivary Nucleus. Solitary Nuclues. Spinal Nucleus of V. Solitary Nucleus.
  4. Special Visceral Efferent (SVE). General Viseral Efferent (GVE). General Viseral Afferent (GVA). General Somatic Afferent (GSA). Special Visceral Afferent (SVA).
Term

CN X

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Vagus
  2. Motor to Striated Muscle in Pharynx and Larynx. Parasympathetic to Viscera in Thorax and Abdomen. Sensory from Pharynx, Larynx, and Viscera. Sensory from Tympanic Membrane. Some Taste.
  3. Nucleus Ambiguus. Dorsal Motor Nucleus of Vagus. Solitary Nucleus. Spinal Nucleus. Solitary Nucleus.
  4. Special Viseral Efferent (SVE). General Viseral Efferent (GVE). General Visceral Afferent (GVA). General Somatic Afferent (GSA). Special Visceral Afferent (SVA)
Term

CN XI

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Spinal Accessory
  2. Motor to Trapezius and Sternocliedomastoid
  3. Spinal Accessory Nucleus
  4. Specail Visceral Efferent (SVE)
Term

CN XII

 

  1. Name
  2. Functions
  3. Nuclei Name
  4. Nuclei Category

 

Definition
  1. Hypoglossal
  2. Motor to Tounge Muscles
  3. Hypoglossal Nucleus
  4. General Somatic Efferent (GSE)
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