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Cranial nerve I

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Olfactory- smell

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Cranial nerve II

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Optic nerve- vision

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Cranial nerve III

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Oculomotor- eye movement, opening of eyelids, and pupil reflex

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Cranial nerve IV

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Trochlear- downward and inward movement of eye

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Cranial nerve V

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Trigeminal- chewing/mastication, sensation of face and scalp, cornea, mucous membranes of mouth and nose

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Cranial nerve VI

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Abducens- lateral movement of eye

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Cranial nerve VII

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Facial nerve- facial muscles, close eye, labial speech, close mouth. Taste!! Saliva and tear secretion

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Cranial nerve VIII

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Acoustic (vestibulococchlear) - hearing and equilibrium

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Cranial nerve IX

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Glossopharyngeal- throat sensation, taste on posterior ⅓ of tongue, swallowing, the production of speech sounds. Parotid gland and carotid reflex

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Cranial nerve X

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Vagus nerve- (talking and swallowing (pharynx and larynx), movement, sensation, and abdominal organs, carotid reflex, carotid sinus, pharynx, viscera).

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Cranial nerve XI

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Spinal (Accessory) nerve- movement of trapezius and sternomastoid muscles

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Cranial nerve XII

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Hypoglossal nerve- movement of tongue