CRANIAL NERVES: SUMMARY TABLE.

Cranial nerve Nucleus name Nucleus

location
Function Symtom!si"n o# $ama"e
Olfactory (CNI) Anterior olfactory Olfactory tract Smell Anosmia
Optic (CNII) Lateral geniculate
nucleus
Thalamus Vision Blinness
Oculomotor (CNIII)
Oculomotor
!inger "estphal
#i$rain
#i$rain
!ye mo%ement
(ele%ation& auction)
!ye e%iates o'n ( out
Loss of pupillary)accommoation refle*es
Trochlear (CNIV) Trochlear #i$rain
!ye mo%ement
(epression of aucte eye)
+iplopia& lateral e%iation of eye
Trigeminal (CNV)
,rincipal
Spinal
#esencephalic
#otor
,ons
#eulla)spinal
cor
,ons)mi$rain
,ons
-acial sensation
#astication
-acial aneasthesia
Loss of pain sensation
Insignificant
"ea.ness)loss of mastication
A$ucent (CNVI) A$ucent ,ons !ye mo%ement (A$uction) #eial eye e%iation
-acial (CNVII)
#otor
Solitary
Superior sali%atory
,ons
,ons
,ons
-acial e*presssion
Taste ( general sensation to
e*ternal ear
Sali%ation& lacrimation
,aralysis of facial ner%e muscles (/ hyperacuisis)
Loss of taste (anterior 0)1rs of tongue)
+ry mouth& loss of lacrimation
Vesti$ulocochlear (CN
VIII)
Vesti$ular
Cochlear
#eulla
#eulla
Balance
2earing
Vertigo& yse3uili$rium& nystagmus
2earing
4lossopharyngeal (CN
I5)
Nucleus am$iguus
Inferior sali%atory
Solitary
#eulla
#eulla
#eulla
Taste ( general sensation of
the e*ternal ( mile ear.
Sali%ation
Inner%ation of pharyn*
Loss of taste (posterior 6)1
r
of tongue)
Insignificant
Loss of gag refle*
Vagus (5)
Nucleus am$iguus
+orsal motor %agal
Solitary
#eulla
#eulla
#eulla
S'allo'ing ( tal.ing
Cariac& 4I tract& respiration
Taste ( general sensation of
e*ternal ear.
+ysphagia ( hoarseness of %oice
Insignificant
Loss of cough refle* (laryn*)pharyn*)& loss of taste (har palate)
Cranial Accessory (5I)
Spinal accessory
Nucleus am$iguus
Spinal accessory
#eulla
Cer%ical cor
,haryn*)laryn* muscles
Nec. ( shouler mo%ement
Insignificant
2ea turning)shouler shrugging 'ea.ness
2ypoglossal (5II) 2ypoglossal #eulla Tongue mo%ement Atrophy of tongue muscles& e%iation on protrusion&
fasciculations

Nerve Main Function%s& Cranial e'it!entry oint (eri)eral innervation o# )ea$
Olfactory (CNI) Smell Cri$iform plate #ucosa of nasal ca%ity
Optic (CNII) Vision Optic foramen 7etina of eye
Oculomotor (CNIII)
!ye mo%ement
(ele%ation& auction)
Superior or$ital fissure All e*traocular eye muscles e*cept SO ( L7
Trochlear (CNIV)
!ye mo%ement
(epression of aucte
eye)
Superior or$ital fissure Superior o$li3ue (e*traocular eye muscle)
Trigeminal (CNV)
-acial sensation
#astication
V6 8 Superior or$ital fissure

V0 foramen rotunum


V1 9 foramen o%ale
Cutaneous sensation of nose& eyes& s.in of forehea& lacrimal glan&
con:uncti%e& upper eye li& frontal& ethmoial& sphenoial air sinus (
scalp.
Cutaneous sensation of face; ma*illa& nasal mucosa& upper lip& teeth&
gums& lo'er eye li ( ma*illary air sinus.
Cutaneous sensation of lo'er face; mouth mucosa& lo'er :a' teeth& tm:
an anterior 0)1
r
of tongue.
#otor supply to muscles of mastication
A$ucent (CNVI)
!ye mo%ement
(A$uction)
Superior or$ital fissure Lateral rectus (e*traocular eye muscle)
-acial (CNVII)
-acial e*presssion
Taste
!ntry; Internal acoustic meatus
!*it; stylomastoi foramen
#otor; muscles of facial e*pression an scalp.
Sensory< taste from anterior 0)1
r
of tongue.
,arasympathetic< to Su$mani$ular ( pterygopalatine ganglion.
Vesti$ulocochlear (CN
VIII)
Balance
2earing
Internal acoustic meatus
Inner ear la$yrinth structures (%esti$ular an cochlear apparatus)
4lossopharyngeal
(CN I5)
Taste
Sali%ation
Inner%ation of pharyn*
=ugular foramen ,osterior 6)1
r
of tongue
,aroti glan (parasympathetic)
#ucosa an ele%ator muscles of pharyn*.
Vagus (5)
S'allo'ing ( tal.ing
Taste
2eart
=ugular foramen
#otor< ,alatal muscles& pharyngeal constrictors& %ocal cors
Sensory< Taste ( sensation to epiglottis.
,arasympathetic
Spinal accessory (5I)
Nec. ( shouler
mo%ement
=ugular foramen
#otor supply to Sternocleiomastoi muscle ( Trape>ius.
2ea rotation ( shouler shrugging
2ypoglossal (5II) Tongue mo%ement 2ypoglossal canal ? Intrinsic ( 1e*trinsic tongue muscles.