| A | B |
|---|
| Olfactory | Sense of smell |
| Optic | Vision |
| Oculomotor | Controls extrinsic and instrinsic eye movements |
| Trochlear | Controls extrinsic eye movements |
| Trigeminal | Sensory sensations of the scalp and face & muscles of mastication |
| Abducens | Controls extrinsic eye movements |
| Facial | Sensory signals from taste buds. Motor messages to the muscles of facial expression and the secretion of tears and saliva |
| Vestibulocochlear | Carries sensory impulses for equilibrium and hearing |
| Glossopharyngeal | Sensory signals from taste buds & secretion of saliva and swallowing |
| Vagus | Sensations from visceral organs in the thorax and abdomen. Motor messages to control heart rate, breathing rate, and control of the digestive tract |
| Accessory | Motor messages to the SCM and trapezius |
| Hypoglossal | Motor messages to innervate the tongue during speech and swallowing |
