Cranial Nerves Flashcards
sensory impulses for sense of smell
olfactory
sensory impulses for vision
optic
motor to eye muscles
parasympathetic fibers control lens shape
oculomotor
primary sensory for face , muscles of mastication
trigeminal
motor to eye muscle
trochlear
motor to eye muscle
abducens
motor to muscles of facial expression
parasympathetic to lacrimal/salivary glands
sensory for taste receptors
facial
sensory for equilibrium and hearing
vestibulocochlear
motor to pharyngeal muscles
parasympathetic to salivary glands; sensory from tongue, pharynx
glossopharyngeal
motor to pharynx and larynx
parasympathetic to heart and smooth muscle of abdomen sensory for taste sensation; longest cranial nerve
vagus
motor-to neck and upper back muscles, e.g. trapezius and sternocleidomastoid pharynx, larynx…
accessory
motor- to tongue muscles
hypoglossal