Question

give two examples of cranial nerves and their function​

Answer 1

Answer:

Number Name Function Location

I Olfactory Nerve Smell  

II Optic Nerve Vision  

III Oculomotor Nerve Eye movement; pupil constriction  

IV Trochlear Nerve Eye movement  

V Trigeminal Nerve Somatosensory information (touch, pain) from the face and head; muscles for chewing.  

VI Abducens Nerve Eye movement  

VII Facial Nerve Taste (anterior 2/3 of tongue); somatosensory information from ear; controls muscles used in facial expression.  

VIII Vestibulocochlear Nerve Hearing; balance  

IX Glossopharyngeal Nerve Taste (posterior 1/3 of tongue); Somatosensory information from tongue, tonsil, pharynx; controls some muscles used in swallowing.  

X Vagus Nerve Sensory, motor and autonomic functions of viscera (glands, digestion, heart rate)  

XI Spinal Accessory Nerve Controls muscles used in head movement.  

XII Hypoglossal Nerve Controls muscles of tongue

Explanation:

Answer 2

⦋ Question⦌ ⤵

give two examples of cranial nerves and their function

⦋Answer⦌ ⤵

The cranial nerves are a set of 12 paired nerves that arise directly from the brain. The first two nerves (olfactory and optic) arise from the cerebrum, whereas the remaining ten emerge from the brain stem.