| A | B |
| Dermatome | "Skin sector" |
| Myotome | Skeletal muscle |
| Mixed Cranial Nerves | Contains axon of a sensory and motor neurons |
| Sensory Cranial Nerves | Consist of sensory axons only |
| Motor Cranial Nerves | Consist of mainly motor axons |
| Olfactory Nerves | Carry information about sense of smell |
| Optic Nerves | Carry visual information |
| Oculomotor Nerve | Found in the third cranial nerve |
| Trochlear Nerve | Have origin in cells in the midbrain |
| Trigeminal Nerves | The fifth pair of cranial nerves |
| Facial Nerve | Attached in the face and allows facial expressions |
| Vestibulocochlear Nerve | Has two major divisions: Vestibular Nerve and the Cochlear Nerve |
| Glossopharyngeal Nerve | Supplies fibers to the tongue and pharynx |
| Vagus Nerve | Means "wanderer," contains sensory and motor fibers |
| Accesory Nerve | Some of its fibers originate in the Medulla |
| Hypoglossal Nerve | Contains sensory fibers from the tongue |
| Acetylcholine | Stimulates effector cells by means of the neurotransmitter |
| Reflex | A nerve impulse that passes over the reflex arc |
| Cranial Reflex | The response that the brain mediates |
| Spinal Reflex | The response that the spinal cord mediates |