Nerves of the Brain Flashcards
Olfactory
Sensory
Sense of smell
Most foreward
Optic
Sensory
Sense of vision
Second back
Oculomotor
Motor
Raises eyelids, Moves eye, Focuses the lens
Third back
Trochlear
Motor
Moves the eyes
Fourth back
Trigeminal
Mixed
Tear glands, Scalp, Forehead, Eyelids, Teeth, Gums, Lips, Palate, Skin of face
Fifth one back
Abducens
Motor
Moves the eyes
Sixth back
Facial
Mixed
Taste receptors of the tongue, Facial expressions, Tear and salivary gland
Seventh back
Vestibulocochlear
Sensory
Sense of hearing
Eighth back
(Auditory)
Glossopharangeal
Mixed
Sense of taste
Ninth back
Vagus
Mixed
Taste buds, External ear, Various other organs
Tenth back
Accessory
Mixed
Trapezius, Sternocledomastoid muscles, Muscles of neck and back
Eleventh back
Hypoglossal
Motor
Muscles of the tongue, Speech, And swallowing
Twelfth back
