CRANIAL NERVES
| Cranial Nerve | Name | Function | Nerve Type | Foramen |
| 1 | Olfactory | Smell | Sensory | Cribiform Plate |
| 2 | Optic | Sight | Sensory | Optic Canal |
| 3 | Oculomotor | Eye movement
Pupil Constr Accomodation Eyelid opening |
Motor | Superior Orbital Fissure (SOF) |
| 4 | Trochlear | Eye Movement | Motor | SOF |
| 5 | Trigeminal | Facial Sensation
Mastication |
Motor, Sensory | V1: SOF
V2: Foramen Rotundum V3: Foramen Ovale |
| 6 | Abducens | Eye Movement | Motor | SOF |
| 7 | Facial | Facial Movement
Anterior 2/3 taste Lacrimation Salivation |
Motor, Sensory | Internal auditory canal |
| 8 | Vestibulocochlear | Hearing
Balance |
Sensory | Internal auditory canal |
| 9 | Glossopharyngeal | Posterior 1/3 taste
Swallowing Salivation Carotid body and sinus monitoring |
Motor, Sensory | Jugular foramen |
| 10 | Vagus | Taste
Swallowing Palate Elev Talking Thoracoabdominal Viscera |
Motor, Sensory | Jugular foramen |
| 11 | Accessory | Head turning
Shoulder shrug |
Motor | Jugular foramen |
| 12 | Hypoglossal | Tongue Movement | Motor | Hypoglossal canal |
Mnemonic for the Cranial nerves:
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