Template talk:Cranial Nerve Table

There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves; they are attached to the brain and are transmitted through foramina in the base of the cranium. The different pairs are named from before backward as follows:

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 eye movements and pupil dilation (motor)
CN IV	Trochlear	motor	dorsal midbrain	extraocular muscles (superior oblique muscle)
CN V	Trigeminal	motor/sensory	pons	touch, mastication
CN VI	Abducent	motor	extraocular muscles	control eye movements (lateral rectus muscle)
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, 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)

Cranial Nerves
CN I	Olfactory
CN II	Optic
CN III	Oculomotor
CN IV	Trochlear
CN V	Trigeminal
CN VI	Abducent
CN VII	Facial
CN VIII	Acoustic
CN IX	Glossopharyngeal
CN X	Vagus
CN XI	Accessory
CN XII	Hypoglossal

|} 1st. Olfactory. 7th. Facial. 2d. Optic. 8th. Acoustic. 3d. Oculomotor. 9th. Glossopharyngeal. 4th. Trochlear. 10th. Vagus. 5th. Trigeminal. 11th. Accessory. 6th. Abducent. 12th. Hypoglossal.