b. Optic Nerve (II).
(1)
Sensory nerve.
(2)
Transmits visual impulses from the eye to the brain.
c. Oculomotor Nerve (III).
(1)
Motor nerve.
(2)
Contracts the eyeball muscles.
d. Trochlear Nerve (IV).
(1)
Motor nerve.
(2)
Contracts the eyeball muscles.
e. Trigeminal Nerve (V).
(1)
Mixed nerve.
(2) Transmits pain, touch, and temperature impulses from the face and
head to the brain (sensory function).
(3)
Contracts the muscles of chewing (motor function).
f. Abducens Nerve (VI).
(1)
Motor nerve.
(2)
Contracts eyeball muscles.
g. Facial Nerve (VII).
(1)
Mixed nerve.
(2)
Transmits taste impulses from the tongue to the brain (sensory function).
(3) Contracts the muscles of facial expression and stimulates secretion of
salivary and lacrimal glands (motor function).
h. Vestibulocochlear Nerve (VIII).
(1)
Sensory nerve.
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