I - Olfactory
Sensory
Olfaction (smelling)
[Exits before the level of the midbrain]
II - Optic
Sensory
Vision; pupillary light reflex (restriction of pupil)
III - Occulomotor
Motor
Eyeball movement; upper eyelid elevation
Parasympathetic
Pupillary constriction & accomodation
IV - Trochlear
Motor
Eyeball movement
[Exists via dorsal aspect of the midbrain]
V - Trigeminal
Sensory
Sensation of the face (touch)
Motor
Mouth opening/closing (innervate chewing muscles)
VI - Abducens
Motor
Eyeball movement
VII - Facial
Sensory
Taste (front of tongue)
Motor
Facial expression
Parasympathetic
Salivation & lacrimation (tears)
VIII - Vestibulocholclear
Sensory
Vestibular sensation (head positions/movement); hearing
IX - Glossopharangeal
Sensory
Throat & ear sensation; taste (back of tongue); chemoreception; baroreception
Motor
Swallowing
Parasympathetic
Salivation
X - Vagus
Sensory
Sensation of oesophagus, pharynx, larynx; visceral sensation
Motor
Speech; swallowing; cough
Parasympathetic
Innervation of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, CV glands, respiratory tracts, GI tracts
XI Accessory (Spinal roots)
Motor
Head & shoulder movement (accessory muscles of forced inspiration)
XII Hypoglossal
Motor
Tongue movement
Name the cranial nerves using the pneumonic below:
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Olfactory
Optic
Occulomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocholchlear
Glossopharangeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal
Cranial nerves involved in eye movement (motor)
III Occulomotor
IV Trochlear
VI Abducens
Cranial nerves exiting at the level of the midbrain
III Occulomotor
IV Trochlear (Dorsal aspect)
Cranial nerves exiting at the level of the pons
V Trigeminal
VI Abducens
VII Facial
VIII Vestibulocholchlear
Cranial nerves exiting at the level of the medulla oblongata
IX Glossopharangeal
X Vagus
XI (Spinal) Accessory
XII Hypoglossal
Cranial nerves involved in pupillary movement
II Optic (sensory) - reflex
III Occulomotor (parasympathetic) - accomodation
Cranial nerves involved in eating
Smelling - I Olfactory (sensory)
Chewing - V Trigeminal (motor)
Taste - VII Facial + IX Glossopharangeal (sensory)
Salivation - VII facial + IX Glossopharangeal (parasympathetic)
Swallowing - X Glossopharangeal + X Vagus (motor)
Tongue movement - XII Hypoglossal (motor)
GI Tract innervation - X Vagus (parasympathetic)
Cranial nerves involved in speech
Mouth movement - V Trigeminal
Facial expression - VII Facial
Head position; hearing - VIII Vestibulocholclear
Speech - X Vagus
Tongue movement - XI Hypoglossal