12 cranial nerves and their functions
I Olfactory
Smell
II - Optic
Vision
III - Oculomotor
Eyelid & eyeball movement
IV - Trochlear
Innervates superior oblique turns eye downward & laterally.
V - Trigeminal
Chewing
Face & mouth touch & pain
VI - Abducens
Turns eye laterally
VII - Facial
Controls most facial expression
Secretion of tears & saliva
Taste
VIII - Vestibulocochlear (Auditory)
Hearing
Equilibrium sensation
IX - Glossopharyngeal
Taste
Pharynx contraction
X - Vagus
Heart, lung and Viscera
XI - Accessory
Contracts the neck and shoulder muscles
XII - Hypoglossal
Controls tongue movements
I Olfactory
Smell
II - Optic
Vision
III - Oculomotor
Eyelid & eyeball movement
IV - Trochlear
Innervates superior oblique turns eye downward & laterally.
V - Trigeminal
Chewing
Face & mouth touch & pain
VI - Abducens
Turns eye laterally
VII - Facial
Controls most facial expression
Secretion of tears & saliva
Taste
VIII - Vestibulocochlear (Auditory)
Hearing
Equilibrium sensation
IX - Glossopharyngeal
Taste
Pharynx contraction
X - Vagus
Heart, lung and Viscera
XI - Accessory
Contracts the neck and shoulder muscles
XII - Hypoglossal
Controls tongue movements
