Question

Write the name and function of any five cranial nerves.

Answer 1

Hint: Cranial nerves are the nerves that emerge directly from the brain.

Complete answer:Olfactory nerve: The olfactory nerve transmit sensory information to the brain regarding smells that you encounter.
Optic nerve: The optic nerve is a sensory nerve that involves vision.
The information received by rods and cones is transmitted from your retina to the brain by optic nerves.
Oculomotor nerve: The oculomotor nerve has two different motor functions muscle function and pupil response.
Trochlear nerve: The superior oblique muscle of the eye is controlled by the trochlear nerve this means the ability of the eye to look down and inward is controlled by the trochlear nerve.
Abducens nerve: It controls the lateral rectus muscle of the eye.
The ability to look outwards is controlled by the Abducens nerve.

Additional information: Trigeminal nerve: It provides sensation to the skin of the face and also controls the muscles of chewing.
Facial nerve: The facial nerve controls most muscles of facial expression.
Vestibulocochlear nerve: This nerve supplies information relating to balance and hearing of the body.
Glossopharyngeal nerve: This nerve supplies the stylopharyngeus muscle and to the oropharynx and back of the tongue.
Vagus nerve: This nerve provides sensory and parasympathetic supply to the structures in the neck and also to most of the organs in the chest and abdomen.
Accessory nerve: This nerve supplies the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles.
Hypoglossal Nerve: This nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue and controlling tongue movement.

Note: The cranial nerves are twelve in number.