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12 Cranial Nerves

CN I Olfactory bulb-Smell

CN II Optic nerve-Vision

CN III Oculomotor nerve-Most eye movement,papillary constriction, upper eyeelevation

CN IV Trochlear nerve-Down and in eye movement

CN V Trigeminal nerve-Chewing, corneal reflex, face and scalp sensations

CN VI Abducens nerve-Lateral eye movement

CN Facial nerve-Expressions in forehead, eye and mouth;taste


VII

CN Auditory or vestibulocochlear nerve- Hearing and balance


VIII

CN IX Glossopharyngeal nerve-Swallowing,salivating and taste

CN X Vagus nerve-Swallowing,gag relax,talking, sensations of throat,larynx, and


abdominal viscera;activities of thoracic and abdominal viscera, such as the heart
rate and peristalsis

CN XI Accessory nerve-Shoulder movement and head rotation

XII Hypoglossal nerve-Tongue movement

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