Nerves in Order | Modality | Function |
---|---|---|
Olfactory | Special Sensory | Smell |
Optic | Special Sensory |
Vision |
Oculomotor | Somatic Motor Visceral Motor |
Levator palpebrae, superioris, superior, medial &
inferior recti muscles
|
Trochlear | Somatic Motor | Superior oblique muscle |
Trigeminal | Branchial Motor General Sensory |
Muscles of mastication Sensory for head/neck, sinuses, meninges, & external surface of tympanic membrane |
Abducens | Somatic Motor | Lateral rectus muscle |
Facial | Visceral Motor General Sensory Special Sensory |
Muscles of facial expression
Parasympathetic to all glands of head except the parotid Sensory for ear and tympanic membrane Taste anterior two-thirds of tongue |
Vestibulocochlear | Special Sensory | Hearing and Balance |
Glossopharyngeal | Branchial Motor Visceral Motor Visceral Sensory General Sensory Special Sensory |
Stylopharyngeus muscle
Parotid Gland Carotid Body Sensation posterior one-third tongue & internal surface of tympanic membrane. Taste posterior one-third tongue |
Vagus | Branchial Motor Visceral Motor Visceral Sensory Special Sensory |
Muscles pharynx & larynx
Parasympathetic to neck, thorax, & abdomen Sensory from pharynx, larynx & viscera Sensory from external ear |
Spinal Accessory | Branchial Motor | Trapezius & sternocleidomastoid muscles |
Hypoglossal | Somatic Motor | Tongue muscles except palatoglossal |