front 1 Olfactory | back 1 Sensory. Sense of smell |
front 2 Optic | back 2 Sensory. Sense of vision |
front 3 Oculomotor | back 3 Motor Movement of the eye |
front 4 Trochlear | back 4 Motor. Causes the eye to look down and in |
front 5 Trigeminal | back 5 Both motor and sensory. Sensation to the face, forehead, eyelids, nose, nasal linings, cheeks, lips, gums, and teeth. |
front 6 abducens | back 6 Lateral rectus of the eye. causes the eye to look laterally |
front 7 Facial | back 7 Controls facial expressions. |
front 8 Vestibulocochlear | back 8 Hearing from the cochlea and balance from the vestibular apparatus. |
front 9 glossopharyngeal | back 9 sensation to the tongue, tonsils, pharynx, middle ear, and carotid body |
front 10 vagus | back 10 Parasympathetic stimulation to all visceral organs, except the adrenal glands, and from the 3rd segment of the transverse colon through the rectum |
front 11 Accessory | back 11 Sternocleidomastoid muscle. rotates and tilts head, Trapezius muscle. Elevates the shoulders and abducts the arms. |
front 12 Hypoglossal | back 12 All muscles of the tongue except vagus. |