Cranial nerves - functions - Statistics

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Function Motor/Sensory Cranial nerve % Correct
Transmits Visual signals from the retina of the eye to the brain Sensory Optic (II)
98%
Taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue and facial expressions Both Facial (VII)
79%
Transmits sense of smell from the nasal cavity Sensory Olfactory (I)
79%
Controls sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles (Head and shoulders) Motor Accessory (XI)
74%
Turns eye laterally Motor Abducens (VI)
70%
Eyelid movement, pupil size and reactivity Motor Oculomotor (III)
69%
Moves eye downward and laterally Motor Trochlear (IV)
65%
Chewing; facial and mouth sensation Both Trigeminal (V)
64%
Carries impulses for hearing and equilibrium for balance Sensory Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
63%
Controls muscles for voice, gagging and smooth muscle control Both Vagus (X)
62%
Movement of the tongue, helps articulate speech Motor Hypoglossal (XII)
59%
Taste from posterior 1/3 of tongue, gagging and swallowing Both Glossopharyngeal (IX)
56%
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