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12 CRANIAL NERVES
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Cranial Nerve
I Olfactory
II Optic
III Oculomotor
IV Trochlear
V Trigeminal
VI Abducens
VII Facial
VIII Vestibulocochlear
(auditory)
IX Glossopharyngeal

X Vagus

XI Spinal Accessory
XII Hypoglossal

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Major Function(s)
smell
vision
eyelid and eyeball movement
innervates superior oblique
turns eye downward and laterally
chewing
face & mouth touch & pain
turns eye laterally
controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva
taste
hearing
equillibrium sensation
taste
senses carotid blood pressure
senses aortic blood pressure
slows heart rate
stimulates digestive organs
taste
controls trapezius &
sternocleidomastoid
controls swallowing movements
controls tongue movements