Authors: Flaherty, Alice W.; Rost, Natalia S.
Title: Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology, The, 2nd Edition
Copyright 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Cranial Nerves
A. See also
Brainstem Anatomy, p. 16.
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Table 5. Cranial nerve nuclei and their function. |
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| CNS Nucleus | Function | | I Olfactory bulb | Smell | | II Retina; lat. geniculate | Vision | | III Oculomotor nu. (somatic motor) Edinger-Westphal (PSNS) | EOM except sup. oblique and lat. rectus Pupillary constriction | | IV Trochlear nu. | Superior oblique muscle | | V Spinal nu. Main sensory nu. Mesencephalic nu. Trigeminal motor nu. | Pain and temp from face, dura, tympani Light touch from face Mechanoreceptors of face, mouth Muscles of chewing, tensor tymp. | | VI Abducens nu | Lateral rectus muscle (p. 48) | | VII Facial motor nu. Spinal trigeminal nu. Solitary nu. Sup. salivatory nu. | Facial expression and stapedius Ear and tympanic memb. sensation Taste from ant. 2/3 of tongue Salivation and lacrimation | | VIII Cochlear nu. | Hearing (p. 54) | | I Vestibular nu. | Balance (p. 127) | | IX Nu. ambiguus Spinal trigeminal nu. Solitary nu. Solitary and spinal trigem. Inf. salivatory nu. | Pharyngeal muscles Sensation of ear, post. 1/3 of tongue Taste from post. 1/3 tongue Carotid, oropharynx sensation Parotid gland secretion | | X Nu. ambiguus Spinal trigeminal nu. Solitary nu. Solitary and spinal trigeminal nu. Dorsal motor nu. | Larynx/pharynx muscles Sensory from external ear Taste buds of epiglottis Larynx/pharynx sensation; PSNS from chest and abdomen PSNS to chest and abdomen | | XI Nu. ambiguus Accessory nu. | Larynx and pharynx muscles Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius | | XII Hypoglossal nu. | Intrinsic tongue muscles | |
