NERVES FUNCTION TYPE

Olfactory Olfaction Sensory

(smell)
e.g. When you inhale
something let say the
perfume of your bf/gf.
The scent called as
aromatic molecules
dissolve in a moist lining
on the roof of your nasal
cavity. This lining is
known as the olfactory
epithelium. It stimulates
receptors, causing nerve
impulses to travel to your
olfactory bulb. Your
olfactory bulb is an oval-
shaped organ that to parts
of your brain associated
with houses specialized
groupings of nerve cells.
Nerves exit the olfactory
bulb and enter the
olfactory tract, which is
positioned below the
frontal lobe of your brain.
Nerve signals are then
delivered memory and
smell identification where
you identify it as the scent
of the perfume of your
significant others.
Optic Vision Sensory
e.g. You are in the dark
forest and suddenly you
see spark of light. When
light enters your eye, it
make contact with rods
and cones, which are
 particular receptors in
your retina. Rods can be
found in great quantities
and are extremely light
sensitive. They are more
focused on black-and-
white or night vision.
Your retina sends the
information received by
your rods and cones to
your optic nerve. The
optic chiasm is formed
when both of your optic
nerves connect inside
your skull. Nerve fibers
from half of each retina
produce two distinct optic
tracts at the optic chiasm.
The nerve impulses travel
via each optic tract until
they reach your visual
brain, which analyses the
information. The visual
cortex is found in the back
of your brain. Therefore,
with that spark of light
you can identify where it
came from and the things
it will shade the light
with.
Oculomotor Eye movement, focus & Motor
control to pupil response.
e.g. You went to see an
eye doctor because your
degrading eyesight. On
the check, up the doctor
will check eye closely
with the use of a medical
flashlight that will flash
directly to eye, your pupil
 will be responding to the
light as well as if the
doctor checks the focus
and movement of your
eyes by using a pen
checking if you follow the
pen by your eyes focused
to the object. That is call
the muscle activity. Four
of the six muscles around
your eyes are controlled
by your oculomotor
nerve. These muscles
assist your eyes in moving
and focusing on objects.
Pupil reaction. It also aids
in controlling the size of
your pupil when it reacts
to light.
This nerve starts in the
front of your midbrain,
which is part of your
brainstem. It advances
from there until it reaches
the area of your eye
sockets.
Trochlear Eye movement Motor
This example mostly used
by girls where they
communicate with each
other by using just our
eyes. By controlling the
movement of their eyes
tells you something.
This superior oblique
muscle is the muscle that
controls the downward,
outward, and inward
movements of the eyes.
 It appears from the rear of
your midbrain. It travels
ahead, like your
oculomotor nerve, until it
reaches your eye sockets
and stimulates the
superior oblique muscle.
Trigeminal Facial sensation Both
& mastication
e.g. When an insect just
landed on your face
without knowing it is an
insect. You will some
tingling sensation and
most of the times you can
move the part of your face
where the insect landed
and when the information
sink in that is an insect
you will shove it away
from your face.
Abducens Eye movement Motor
(lateral rectus muscle)
e.g. The abducens nerve
controls another muscle
that’s associated with eye
movement called the
lateral rectus muscle. This
muscle is involved in
outward eye movement.
For example, you would
use it to look to the side.
This nerve, also called the
abducens nerve, starts in
the pons region of your
brainstem. It eventually
enters your eye socket,
where it controls the
lateral rectus muscle.
Facial • moving muscles Both
used for facial
expressions as well
as some muscles in
your jaw. e.g. when
you’re happy you
form a smile or
laugh.
• providing a sense
of taste for most of
your tongue. e.g.
Tasting that the
adobo is a tad bit
salty for your
liking.
• supplying glands in
your head or neck
area, such as
salivary glands and
tear-producing
glands. e.g.
Salivating when
you are watching
Chef Gordon
Ramsey cooks his
famous beef
wellington then
crying because you
can’t afford it yet.
• sending sensations
from the outer parts
of your ear. e.g.
 Knowing that there
is a mosquito flying
near your ear not
because you hear it
but you sense it.

Vestibulocochlear Hearing & balance Sensory

e.g. When you are in the
concert/festival and you
hear and feel the vibration
of the speaker and know
that the music is too loud.
And you look to your
friend who happens to be
with you at that moment
by just rotating you hear
sideways ad without even
talking you said to her
that is time to go home
because you can’t take the
loudness of the sound
anymore. Because the
vestibulocochlear nerve
consists of two parts, the
cochlear portion and
vestibular portion.
The cochlear portion.
Specialized cells within
your ear detect vibrations
from sound based on the
sound’s loudness and
pitch. This generates
nerve impulses that are
sent to the cochlear nerve.
Vestibular portion.
Another set of special
cells in this portion can
track both linear and
 rotational movements of
your head. This
information is transmitted
to the vestibular nerve and
used to adjust your
balance and equilibrium.
Glossopharyngeal • providing a sense Both
of taste for the
back part of your
tongue e.g. Tasting
that the medicine
is bitter because it
caught on the back
of your tongue.
• stimulating
voluntary
movement of a
muscle in the back
of your throat
called the
stylopharyngeus.
e.g. Swallowing
your food.

Vagus The vagus nerve is a very Both

diverse nerve. It has both
sensory and motor
functions. This system
controls specific body
functions such as your
digestion, heart rate and
immune system. These
functions are involuntary,
meaning you can't
consciously control them.
 e.g. Certain reflex
actions, such as coughing,
sneezing, swallowing,
and vomiting.
Accessory Head turning Motor
& Shoulder shrugging
Your accessory nerve is a
motor nerve that controls
the muscles in your neck.
These muscles allow you
to rotate, flex, and extend
your neck and shoulders.
It’s divided into two parts:
spinal and cranial. The
spinal portion originates
in the upper part of your
spinal cord. The cranial
part starts in your medulla
oblongata.
e.g. Exercising when you
are warming up or
stretching your head,
neck and shoulder.
Hypoglossal Tongue Motor
Movements
It’s responsible for the
movement of most of the
muscles in your tongue. It
starts in the medulla
oblongata and moves
down into the jaw, where
it reaches the tongue.
e.g. When you are playing
and flexing your tongue to
create certain shape
appearing like a flower.