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Olfactory nerve [I] Modalities

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Sensory Afferent- SVA (special visceral afferent)

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Optic nerve [II] Modalities

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Sensory Afferent- SVA (special visceral afferent)

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Oculomotor nerve [III] Modalities

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Motor Efferent- GSE, GVE

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Trochlear nerve [IV] Modalities

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Motor Efferent- GSE

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Trigeminal nerve [V] Modalities

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Sensory and Motor- GSA, BE (SVE- special visceral efferent)

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Abducent nerve [VI] Modalities

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Motor Efferent- GSE

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Facial nerve [VII] Modalities

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Motor and Sensory- GSA, SA, GVE, BE (SVE)

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Vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII] Modalities

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Sensory Afferent- SA

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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] Modalities

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Sensory and Motor- GVA, SA, GSA, GVE, BE

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Vagus nerve [X] Modalities

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Sensory and Motor- GSA, GVA, SA, GVE, BE

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Accessory nerve [XI] Modalities

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Motor- GSE

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Hypoglossal nerve [XII] Modalities

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Motor- GSE

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General somatic efferent (GSE)

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Function- Perception of touch, pain, temperature

Cranial nerves- Trigeminal nerve [V]; facial nerve [VII]; glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]; vagus nerve [X]

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General visceral afferent (GSA)

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Function- sensory input from viscera

Cranial nerves- Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]; vagus nerve [X]

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Special afferent (SVA)

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Function- Smell, taste, vision, hearing, and balance
Cranial nerves- Olfactory nerve [I]; optic nerve [II]; facial nerve [VII]; vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII]; glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]; vagus nerve [X]

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General somatic efferent (GSE)

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Function- motor innervation to skeletal (voluntary) muscles
Cranial nerves- Oculomotor nerve [III]; trochlear nerve [IV]; abducent nerve [VI]; accessory nerve [XI]; hypoglossal nerve [XII]

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General visceral efferent (GVE)

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Function- motor innervation to smooth muscle, heart muscle, and glands
Cranial nerves- Oculomotor nerve [III]; facial nerve [VII]; glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]; vagus nerve [X]

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Special visceral efferent (BE)

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Function- motor innervation to skeletal muscles derived from pharyngeal arch mesoderm
Cranial nerves- Trigeminal nerve [V]; facial nerve [VII]; glossopharyngeal nerve [IX]; vagus nerve [X]

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Olfactory nerve [I] Location

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Exits from skull- Cribriform plate of ethmoid bone

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Olfactory nerve [I] Function

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Smell

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Optic nerve [II] Location

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Exits from skull- optic canal

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Optic nerve [II] Function

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Vision

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Nerves that exit skull at superior orbital fissure

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Oculomotor nerve [III]
Trochlear nerve [IV]
Trigeminol never [V]- Ophthalmic division [V1]
Abducent nerve [VI]

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Oculomotor nerve [III] GSE Function

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GSE-innervates levator palpebrae superioris, superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, and inferior oblique muscles

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Trochlear nerve [IV] Function
Innervates superior oblique muscle
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Trigeminal nerve [V]- Maxillary nerve [V2] Location
Foramen rotundum
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Trigeminal nerve [V]- Mandibular division [V3] Location
Foramen ovale
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Trigeminal nerve [V]- Opthalmic division [VI] Function at GSA
GSA-sensory from: ophthalmic division [V1]-eyes, conjunctiva, orbital contents, nasal cavity, frontal sinus, ethmoidal cells, upper eyelid, dorsum of nose, anterior part of scalp, dura in anterior cranial fossa, superior part of tentorium cerebelli; maxillary nerve
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Trigeminal nerve [V]- Maxillary nerve [V2] Function at GSA
GSA- sensory from [V2]-dura in middle cranial fossa, nasopharynx, palate, nasal cavity, upper teeth, maxillary sinus, skin covering the side of the nose, lower eyelid, cheek, upper lip; mandibular division
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Trigeminal nerve [V]- Mandibular division [V3] Function at GSA
GSA- sensory from [V3]-skin of lower face, cheek, lower lip, anterior part of external ear, part of external acoustic meatus, temporal fossa, anterior two-thirds of tongue, lower teeth, mastoid air cells, mucous membranes of cheek, mandible, dura in middle cranial fossa
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Trigeminal nerve [V] BE Function
BE-innervates temporalis, masseter, medial and lateral pterygoids, tensor tympani, tensor veli palatini, anterior belly of digastric, and mylohyoid muscles
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Abducent nerve [VI]
Innervates lateral rectus muscle
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Facial nerve [VII] Location
Exits skull from- Stylomastoid foramen [nerve leaves cranial cavity through internal acoustic meatus]
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Facial nerve [VII] GSA Function
GSA-sensory from part of external acoustic meatus and deeper parts of auricle
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Facial nerve [VII] SA Function
SA-taste from anterior two-thirds of tongue
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Facial nerve [VII] GVE Function
GVE-innervates lacrimal gland, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, and mucous membranes of nasal cavity, hard and soft palates
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Facial nerve [VII] BE Function
BE-innervates muscles of face (muscles of facial expression) and scalp derived from the second pharyngeal arch, and stapedius, posterior belly of digastric, stylohyoid muscles
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Vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII] Location
Exits from skull- nerve leaves cranial cavity through internal acoustic meatus
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Vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII] Function
Vestibular division-balance | Cochlear division-hearing
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Nerves that exit skull through internal acoustic meatus
Facial nerve [VII] | Vestibulocochlear nerve [VIII
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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] Location
Exits skull from- jugular foramen
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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] GVA Function
GVA-sensory from carotid body and sinus
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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] GSA Function
GSA-posterior one-third of tongue, palatine tonsils, oropharynx, and mucosa of middle ear and pharyngotympanic tube
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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] GVE Function
GVE-innervates parotid salivary gland
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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] BE Function
BE-innervates stylopharyngeus muscle
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Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] SA Function
SA-taste from posterior one-third of tongue
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Nerves that exit skull at jugular foramen
Glossopharyngeal nerve [IX] Vagus nerve [X] Accessory nerve [XI]
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Vagus nerve [X] Location
Exits skull from- jugular foramen
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Vagus nerve [X] GSA Function
GSA-sensory from larynx, laryngopharynx, deeper parts of auricle, part of external acoustic meatus, and dura in posterior cranial fossa
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Vagus nerve [X] GVA Function
GVA-sensory from aortic body chemoreceptors and aortic arch baroreceptors, esophagus, bronchi, lungs, heart, and abdominal viscera of the foregut and midgut
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Vagus nerve [X] SA Function
SA-taste from the epiglottis and pharynx
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Vagus nerve [X] GVE Function
GVE-innervates smooth muscle and glands in the pharynx, larynx, thoracic viscera, and abdominal viscera of the foregut and midgut
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Vagus nerve [X] BE Function
BE-innervates one tongue muscle (palatoglossus), muscles of soft palate (except tensor veli palatini), pharynx (except stylopharyngeus), and larynx
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Accessory nerve [XI] Location
Exits skull from- jugular foramen
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Accessory nerve [XI] Function
Innervates sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
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Hypoglossal nerve [XII] Location
Exits skull from- hypoglossal canal
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Hypoglossal nerve [XII] Function
Innervates hyoglossus, genioglossus, and styloglossus muscles and all intrinsic muscles of the tongue
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Oculomotor nerve [III] GVE Function
GVE-innervates sphincter pupillae for pupillary constriction; ciliary muscles for accommodation of the lens for near vision

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