Cranial Nerves Flashcards
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Vision
Type: Sensory
Function: vision
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Olfactory
Type: Sensory
Function: sense of smell
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Oculomotor
Type: motor
Function: raise eyelids, move eyes, regulate the size of pupils, focus of lenses
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Trochlear
Type: Motor
Function: eye movements, proprioception
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Trigeminal
Type: mixed
Function: sensations of the head and face, chewing movements, and muscle sense
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Abductees
Type: motor
Function: produce movements of the eyes
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Facial
Type: mixed
Function: facial expressions, secretion of saliva, taste
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Vestibulocochlear
Type: sensory
Function: balance or equilibrium sense, hearing.
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Glossopharyngeal
Type: mixed
Function: taste and other sensations of tongue, swallowing, secretion of saliva, aid in reflex control of blood pressure and respiration
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Vagus
Type: mixed
Function: transmit impulses to muscles associated with speech, swallowing, the heart, smooth muscles of visceral organs in the thorax and abdomen
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Accessory
Type: motor
Function: turning movements of the head, movements of the shoulder and viscera, voice production
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Hypoglossal
Type: motor
Function: tongue movements