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Cranial Nerves |
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Nerve |
Name |
Sensory Function |
Motor Function |
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I |
Olfactory |
smell |
- |
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II |
Optic |
vision |
- |
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III |
Oculomotor |
- |
eye movement |
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IV |
Trochlear |
- |
eye movement |
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V |
Trigeminal |
general sensation of head and face |
chewing |
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VI |
Abducens |
- |
eye movement |
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VII |
Facial |
taste |
facial movement |
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VIII |
Vestibulocochlear |
hearing and balance |
- |
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IX |
Glossopharyngeal |
taste |
swallowing |
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X |
Vagus |
taste |
heart rate, breathing, digestive function |
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XI |
Accessory |
- |
head movement |
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XII |
Hypoglossal |
- |
tongue movemen |
Selected Structures and Functions |
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Cerebrum |
controls reasoning and thinking; responsible for conscious movement |
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Pineal Body |
endocrine gland secreting melatonin; prepares the body for sleep |
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Corpora Quadrigemina |
control some reflex responses, such as the response to sound |
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Thalamus |
relay area for sensory impulses passing to the cerebral cortex |
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Hypothalamus |
controls the ANS, regulation of body temperature, water balance, thirst, and fat and carbohydrate metabolism |
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Corpus Callosum |
major commissure connecting the cerebral hemispheres |
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Lateral Ventricle |
fluid-filled chamber protecting the brain from trauma |
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Olfactory Lobe |
sense of smell |
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Pons |
consists primarily of motor and sensory fiber tracts between the brain and lower CNS centers |
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Medulla Oblongata |
contains autonomic centers involved in the control of heart rate, respiratory rhythm, blood pressure, swallowing and vomiting |
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Spinal Cord |
tracts of CNS fibers within the spinal column |
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Fourth Ventricle |
chamber within the cerebellum that protects the area from trauma |
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Cerebellum |
unconscious coordination of skeletal muscle activity and control of balance and equilibrium |
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Pituitary Gland |
"master" endocrine gland; see description under Endocrine System |