Cranial Nerves

Front 1

I Olfactory

Back 1

smell

Front 2

II Optic

Back 2

vision

Front 3

III Oculomotor

Back 3

eyelid and eyeball movement

Front 4

IV Trochlear

Back 4

innervates superior oblique
turns eye downward and laterally

Front 5

V Trigeminal

Back 5

chewing
face & mouth touch & pain

Front 6

VI Abducens

Back 6

turns eye laterally

Front 7

VII Facial

Back 7

controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva
taste

Front 8

VIII Vestibulocochlear
(auditory)

Back 8

hearing
equillibrium sensation

Front 9

IX Glossopharyngeal

Back 9

taste
senses carotid blood pressure

Front 10

X Vagus

Back 10

senses aortic blood pressure
slows heart rate
stimulates digestive organs
taste

Front 11

XI Spinal Accessory

Back 11

controls trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
controls swallowing movements

Front 12

XII Hypoglossal

Back 12

controls tongue movements

Front 13

I Olfactory

Back 13

smell

Front 14

II Optic

Back 14

vision

Front 15

III Oculomotor

Back 15

eyelid and eyeball movement

Front 16

IV Trochlear

Back 16

innervates superior oblique
turns eye downward and laterally

Front 17

V Trigeminal

Back 17

chewing
face & mouth touch & pain

Front 18

VI Abducens

Back 18

turns eye laterally

Front 19

VII Facial

Back 19

controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva
taste

Front 20

VIII Vestibulocochlear
(auditory)

Back 20

hearing
equillibrium sensation

Front 21

IX Glossopharyngeal

Back 21

taste
senses carotid blood pressure

Front 22

X Vagus

Back 22

senses aortic blood pressure
slows heart rate
stimulates digestive organs
taste

Front 23

XI Spinal Accessory

Back 23

controls trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
controls swallowing movements

Front 24

XII Hypoglossal

Back 24

controls tongue movements

Front 25

I Olfactory

Back 25

smell

Front 26

II Optic

Back 26

vision

Front 27

III Oculomotor

Back 27

eyelid and eyeball movement

Front 28

IV Trochlear

Back 28

innervates superior oblique
turns eye downward and laterally

Front 29

V Trigeminal

Back 29

chewing
face & mouth touch & pain

Front 30

VI Abducens

Back 30

turns eye laterally

Front 31

VII Facial

Back 31

controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva
taste

Front 32

VIII Vestibulocochlear
(auditory)

Back 32

hearing
equillibrium sensation

Front 33

IX Glossopharyngeal

Back 33

taste
senses carotid blood pressure

Front 34

X Vagus

Back 34

senses aortic blood pressure
slows heart rate
stimulates digestive organs
taste

Front 35

XI Spinal Accessory

Back 35

controls trapezius & sternocleidomastoid
controls swallowing movements

Front 36

XII Hypoglossal

Back 36

controls tongue movements