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Cranial Nerves
Nerve Number	Name	Type	Origin	Function
CN I	Olfactory	sensory	telencephalon	smell	placode
CN II	Optic	sensory	retinal ganglial cells	vision
CN III	Oculomotor	motor	anterior midbrain	extraocular muscles
CN IV	Trochlear	motor	dorsal midbrain	extraocular muscles
CN V	Trigeminal	motor/sensory	pons	proprioception, mastication
CN VI	Abducent	motor	extraocular muscles control eye movements
CN VII	Facial	motor/sensory	pons	facial expression, taste (tongue anterior and central regions) regulate salivary production.
CN VIII	Acoustic	sensory	vestibular and cochlear nuclei	hearing/balance placode
CN IX	Glossopharyngeal	motor/sensory	medulla	swallowing and speech, taste (tongue posterior region)
CN X	Vagus	motor/sensory	medulla	larynx and pharynx muscles (speech and swallowing), regulates heartbeat, sweating, and peristalsis
CN XI	Accessory	motor	motor neurons	sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
CN XII	Hypoglossal	motor	motor neurons	tongue muscles (speech, eating and other oral functions)