Cranial Nerves Overview

Cranial Nerve I Olfactory II Optic III Oculomotor IV Trochlear V Trigeminal VI Abducens VII Facial VIII Vestibulocochlear IX Glossopharyngeal

Function Sensory. Smell Sensory. Vision Motor. Innervation of muscles to move eyeball, pupil and upper lid. Motor. Innervation of superior oblique muscle of eye sensory and motor. Chewing and sensation to face, teeth, anterior tongue. Motor. Abduction of eye. sensory and motor. Movement of facial muscles, taste, salivary glands. Sensory. Equilibrium and hearing. sensory and motor. Taste, swallowing, elevation of pharynx and larynx, parotid salivary gland, sensation to posterior tongue, upper pharynx sensory and motor. Taste, swallowing, elevation of palate, phonation, parasympathetic outflow to visceral organs. Motor. Turning of head and shrugging of shoulders. Motor. Movement of tongue.

X Vagus

XI Accessory XII Hypoglossal

More important CN for speech, communication and swallowing: V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII.