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What are the two main types of nerves mentioned?
Sensory nerves
and
motor nerves
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What do sensory nerves do?
They bring
signals
to the brain
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What do motor nerves do?
They carry
instructions
to the muscles
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What is the function of the facial nerve?
To the
tongue
for taste, saliva, and tear glands
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What is the function of the vestibulocochlear nerve?
For
hearing
and balance
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What is the function of the glossopharyngeal nerve?
To the rear
tongue
for taste
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What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve?
To the
tongue
for speaking and swallowing
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What is the function of the olfactory nerve?
From the nose for
smell
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What is the function of the optic nerve?
From the eye for
vision
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What do the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nerves do?
They
control
eye muscles
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What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?
To the skin on the
face
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What is the function of the accessory nerve?
To the
voice box
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What is the function of the vagus nerve?
To
lungs
, heart, and other organs
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What do sensory nerves bring signals from?
From the sense
organs
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Which nerves are classified as sensory nerves?
Olfactory
,
vestibulocochlear
, and
optic
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Which nerves are classified as motor nerves?
Oculomotor
,
trochlear
,
abducens
,
accessory
,
hypoglossal
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Which nerves carry both sensory and motor signals?
Vagus, trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal
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What are the main types of cranial nerves and their functions?
Sensory nerves
: Bring signals to the
brain
Olfactory
: Smell
Vestibulocochlear
: Hearing and balance
Optic
: Vision
Motor nerves
: Carry signals to muscles
Oculomotor
: Eye muscles
Trochlear
: Eye muscles
Abducens
: Eye muscles
Accessory
: Voice box
Hypoglossal
: Tongue for speaking and swallowing
Mixed nerves
: Carry both sensory and motor signals
Vagus
: Lungs, heart, other organs
Trigeminal
: Skin on face
Facial
: Taste, saliva, tear glands
Glossopharyngeal
: Taste
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