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Which of the cranial nerves deals primarily with motor function?
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∙ 12y ago
Motor only
CNIII Oculomotor nerve
CN IV Trochlear/pathic nerve
CN VI Abducens nerve
CN XI Accessory/spinal accessory nerve
CN XII Hypoglossal nerve
Both motor and sensory
CN V Trigeminal/dentist nerve
CN VII Facial nerve
CN IX Glossopharyngeal nerve
CN X Vagus nerve
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoONES IN BOLD ARE MOTOR (3,4,6,11,12) are motor
- I - Olfactory nerve
- II - Optic nerve
- III - Oculomotor nerve
- IV - Trochlear nerve/pathic nerve
- V - Trigeminal nerve/dentist nerve
- VI - Abducens nerve
- VII - Facial nerve
- VIII - Vestibulocochlear nerve/Auditory nerve
- IX - Glossopharyngeal nerve
- X - Vagus nerve
- XI - Accessory nerve/Spinal accessory nerve
- XII - Hypoglossal nerve
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∙ 11y agoCranial nerves I, II, and VIII are purely sensory, so the remaining 9 nerves are both sensory and motor.
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∙ 11y ago3,,4,,,6,,11,,12
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Actually, there are three cranial nerves that are completely sensory: Olfactory nerve, Optic nerve and the Vestibulocohlear nerve. The Optic nerve is responsible for sensory information for vision, the Olfactory nerve is responsible for sensory information coming from the nose and the Vestibulocohlear (the craziest word to spell) involves sensory information for hearing (get it?- cohlear, ear) and equilibrium.
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