Cranial Nerves

Front 1

I
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 1

olfactory- sensory-sense of smell

Front 2

II
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 2

optic- sensory- sight (vision)

Front 3

III
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 3

Oculomotor- motor- eye muscle control- pupil constriction

Front 4

IV
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 4

Trochlear-motor-controls superior oblique eye muscle
SO4

Front 5

V
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 5

Trigeminal-mixed-sensory to face, controls chewing

Front 6

VI
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 6

Abducent-motor-controls lateral rectus eye muscle
LR6

Front 7

VII
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 7

Fascial- Mixed- Facial muscle controls, taste, tears, saliva

Front 8

VIII
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 8

Vestibulocochlear-sensory- sense of equilibrium- sense of hearing

Front 9

IX
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 9

Glossopharyngeal-Mixed- Taste- motor sensory to tongue and pharynx

Front 10

X
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 10

Vagus-mixed- autonomic to vital organs, swallowing, taste

Front 11

XI
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 11

Accessory-motor-muscle control of head and neck

Front 12

XII
Nerve:
Type:
Function:

Back 12

Hypoglossal-motor-muscles of tongue (eating and speaking)