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cranial nerves
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/02/2009

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CN I
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olfactory nerve
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CN II
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optic nerve
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CN III
Definition
oculomotor nerve; "eye mover"- innervates inferior and superior and medial rectus, inferior oblique
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CN IV
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trochlear nerve; innervates superior oblique
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CN V
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trigeminal nerve; sensory infor from nasal cavity, palate, upper teeth, skin of cheek, upper lip, lower eyelid
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CN VI
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abducens nerve; innervates lateral rectus
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CN VII
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facial nerve; chief motor nerves of the face; five branches are temporal,zygomtic, buccal, mandibular, carvical
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CN VIII
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vestibulocochlear nerve;vestibular branch is sensory for equilibrium, while cochlear do hearing receptors
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CN IX
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glossopharngeal nerve; innervate posterior 1/3 of tongue, and pharynx
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CN X
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vagus nerve; innervates major organs, does both sensory and motor
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CN XI
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accessory nerve; motor to larynx, pharynx, and soft palate
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CN XII
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hypoglossal nerve; motor to tongue muscles
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