Cranial Nerves

NerveOriginationPurposeInnervation
I - OlfactoryCerebrumOlfaction
Smell
Sensory
II - OpticCerebrumVisionSensory
III - OculomotorMidbrainEye Movement
Pupillary Constriction
Accommodation
Motor
IV - TrochlearMidbrainEye Movement with
Superior Oblique
Motor
IX - GlossopharyngealMedulla OblongataTaste
Posterior 1/3 of Tongue
Swallowing
Salivation
Sensory Information from Carotid Sinus
Sensory & Motor
V - Trigeminal
Branches:
V1 - Ophthalmic,
V2 - Maxillary,
V3 - Mandibular
PonsCorneal & Facial Sensation
Mastication
Sensory & Motor
VI - AbducensPontomedullary RegionEye Movement with
Lateral Rectus
Motor
VII - Facial
Branches:
Posterior Auricular,
Temporal,
Zygomatic,
Buccal,
Mandibular,
Cervical
Pontomedullary RegionFacial Expression
Taste
Anterior 2/3 of Tongue
Lacrimation
Salivation
Sensory & Motor
VIII - VestibulocochlearPontomedullary RegionHearing
Equilibrium
Sensory
X - VagusMedulla OblongataTaste
Swallowing
Palate Elevation
Speech
Slowing Heart Rate
Sensory & Motor
XI - AccessoryMedulla Oblongata &
Cervical Spinal Cord
Head Turning
Shoulder Shrugging
Motor
XII - HypoglossalMedulla OblongataTongue MovementMotor