12 CRANIAL

NERVES

OLFACTORY
It is responsible of the smell. The nerve cells are located in the
olfactory area of the mucous membrane on the nose.

OPTIC
The optic nerve is located in the back of the eye. It is also called the
second cranial nerve or cranial nerve II. The job of the optic nerve is to
transfer visual information from the retina to the vision centers of the
brain via electrical impulses.

OCCULOMOTOR
This nerve is responsible for eyeball and eyelid movement. It follows
the olfactory and optic nerves in terms of order.

TROCHLEAR
it provides motor function, or movement. It serves the superior oblique
eye muscle and connects to the annular tendon.
This processes the brain signals to move the eyes up and down, and
also outwards

TRIGEMINAL
is responsible for transmitting sensations to the mouth, teeth, face, and
nasal cavity. It is also the nerve that controls the muscles used for
chewing.

ABDUCENS
It controls the eye's lateral rectus muscle, which moves the eye
sideways, away from the nose.

AUDITORY(VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR)
This nerve is responsible for hearing and balance it brings
information from the inner ear to the brain. A human's sense of
equilibrium is determined by this nerve.

GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
nerve has many functions, including receiving various forms of sensory
fibers from parts of the tongue, carotid body, the tonsils, the pharynx,
and the middle ear
It also helps with the Swallowing

VAGUS
forms part of the involuntary nervous system and commands
unconscious body procedures, such as keeping the heart rate constant
and controlling food digestion.

SPINAL ACCESSORY
controls the movement of certain neck muscles.
It also extends the neck and the trapezius, as well as the upper back
and shoulder.

HYPOGLOSSAL
cranial nerve and controls movements of the tongue, such things as
mixing food you have eaten into a ball.