Easy Way To Remember All 12 Cranial Nerve. CRANIAL NERVE : are the nerves that emerge directly from the brain( including the brainstem ) in the contrast to spinal nerves ( which emerge from segments of the spinal cord ) cranial nerve relay information between the brain and parts of the body primarily to and from region of the head and neck. 12 CRANIAL NERVES : A list of the 12 cranial nerves the Type of Nerve what the Number of Nerve is and the Function of Nerve. ( Olfactory ) Number : 1 Type : sensory Function : sense of smell ( Optic ) Number : 2 Type : sensory Function : vision ( Oculomotor ) Number : 3 Type : motor Function : raise eyelids. move eyes. regulate the size of pupils . focus of lenses ( Trochlear ) Number : 4 Type : motor Function : eye movement . proprioception ( Trigeminal ) Number : 5 Type : mixed Function : sensations of the head and face. chewing movment. muscle sense. ( Abducens ) Number : 6 Type : motor Function : produce movement of the eyes. ( Facial ) Number : 7 Type : mixed Function : facial expressions .secretion of Saliva. taste ( vestibulocochlear ) Number : 8 Type : sensory Function : balance or equilibrium sense. hearing ( Glossopharyngeal ) Number : 9 Type : mixed Function : taste and other sensations of tongue. swallowing. secretion of saliva. aid in reflex control of blood pressure and respiration. (Vagus ) Number : 10 Type : mixed Function : transmit impluses to muscle associated with speech. swallowing. the heart. smooth muscle of visceral organs in the thorax. the abdomen. ( Accessory ) Number : 11 Type : motor Function : turning movements of the head. movements of the shoulder and viscera .voice production. ( Hypoglossal ) Number : 12 Type : motor Function : tongue movement. Dr. Hurmat_Sharifzai .MD.
