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Motor only

CNIII Oculomotor nerve

CN IV Trochlear/pathic nerve

CN VI Abducens nerve

CN XI Accessory/spinal accessory nerve

CN XII Hypoglossal nerve

Both motor and sensory

CN V Trigeminal/dentist nerve

CN VII Facial nerve

CN IX Glossopharyngeal nerve

CN X Vagus nerve

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ONES IN BOLD ARE MOTOR (3,4,6,11,12) are motor

  • I - Olfactory nerve
  • II - Optic nerve
  • III - Oculomotor nerve
  • IV - Trochlear nerve/pathic nerve
  • V - Trigeminal nerve/dentist nerve
  • VI - Abducens nerve
  • VII - Facial nerve
  • VIII - Vestibulocochlear nerve/Auditory nerve
  • IX - Glossopharyngeal nerve
  • X - Vagus nerve
  • XI - Accessory nerve/Spinal accessory nerve
  • XII - Hypoglossal nerve
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Cranial nerves I, II, and VIII are purely sensory, so the remaining 9 nerves are both sensory and motor.

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3,,4,,,6,,11,,12

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