| A | B |
| I | Olfaction |
| II | Vision |
| III | Motor impulses to extrinsic eye muscles |
| IV | Moves superior oblique muscle |
| V | Moves mastication muscles; senses from face |
| VI | Moves lateral rectus muscle |
| VII | Moves facial expression muscles; senses from taste buds |
| VII | Equilibrium and hearing senses |
| IX | Moves pharynx and senses pharynx |
| X | Regulation of many visceral functions |
| XI | Moves trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles |
| XII | Moves intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of tongue |