Cranial Nerves

CN I

olfactory; sensory; sensation of smell

CN II

optic; sensory; sensation of vision

CN III

oculomotor; motor; movements of the eye and eyelid

CN IV

trochlear; motor; movements of the eye

CN V

trigeminal; both; sensation of touch to the face; movement of muscles of mastication

CN VI

abducens; motor; movements of the eyes

CN VII

facial; both; movement of muscles of facial expressions; sensation of taste in anterior 2/3s of tongue

CN VIII

auditory-vestibular; sensory; sensation of hearing and balance

CN IX

glossopharyngeal; both; movement of muscles in the throat, parasympathetic control of the salivary glands, sensation of taste in posterior one third of tongue, detection of blood pressure changes in the aorta

CN X

vagus; both; parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and abdominal organs. sensation of pain associated with viscera, movement of muscles in the throat

CN XI

accessory; motor; movement of neck

CN XII

hypoglossal; motor; movement of the tongue