Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Olfactory

Answer 1

Number 1
Sensory
Sense of Smell

Question 2

Optic

Answer 2

Number 2
Sensory
Vision

Question 3

Oculomotor

Answer 3

Number 3
Motor
Raise eyelids, move eyes, regulate the size of the pupils, focus of lenses

Question 4

Trochlear

Answer 4

Number 4
Motor
Eye movements, proprioception

Question 5

Trigeminal

Answer 5

Number 5
Mixed
Sensations of the head and face, chewing movements, and muscle sense

Question 6

Abducens

Answer 6

Number 6
Motor
Produce movements of the eyes

Question 7

Facial

Answer 7

Number 7
Mixed
Facial expressions, secretion of saliva, taste

Question 8

Vestibulocochlear

Answer 8

Number 8
Sensory
Balance or equilibrium sense, hearing

Question 9

Glossopharyngeal

Answer 9

Number 9
Mixed
Taste and other sensations of tongue swallowing, secretion of saliva, aid in reflex control of blood pressure and respiration

Question 10

Vagus

Answer 10

Number 10
Mixed
Transmit impulses to muscles associated with speech, swallowing, the heart, smoother muscles and visceral organs in the thorax, and abdomen

Question 11

Accessory

Answer 11

Number 11
Motor
Turning movements of the head, movements of the shoulder and viscera, voice production

Question 12

Hypoglossal

Answer 12

Number 12
Motor
Tongue movements