Cranial Nerves

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Olfactory

Sensory fibers for olfaction

A

Optic

Sensory fibers for vision

B

Oculomotor

•Motor fibers to extrinsic eye muscles
•Parasympathetic motor fibers control focus of eye and size
of pupil

C

Trochlear

Motor fibers to one extrinsic eye muscle

D

Trigeminal

•Sensory fibers from skin of face, nasal mucosa, and oral mucosa
•Motor fibers to muscles of mastication

E

Abducens

Motor fibers to one extrinsic eye muscle

F

Facial

•Motor fibers to facial muscles
•Parasympathetic motor fibers to salivary glands
•Sensory fibers from taste buds

G

Vestibulocochlear

•Sensory fibers for sense of balance
•Sensory fibers for hearing

H

Glossopharyngeal

•Motor fibers to pharyngeal muscles
•Parasympathetic motor fibers to salivary glands
•Sensory fibers from taste buds
•Sensory fibers from pressure receptors in carotid arteries

I

Vagus

•Motor fibers to pharynx and larynx
•Sensory fibers from pharynx, larynx, and viscera
•Parasympathetic fibers to neck, thorax, and abdominal viscera

J

Accessory

Motor fibers to sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles

K

Hypoglossal

Motor fibers to muscles of the tongue

L

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