| Term | Definition |
| I | olfactory |
| II | optic |
| III | oculomotor |
| IV | trochlear |
| V | trigeminal |
| VI | abducens |
| VII | facial |
| VIII | vestibulocochelar |
| IX | glossopharyngeal |
| X | vagus |
| XI | accessory |
| XII | hypoglossal |
| olfactory | mucosa of nasal cavity |
| optic | retina |
| oculomotor | extrinsic eye muscles, ciliary muscle, muscles of iris |
| trochlear | superior oblique (extrinsic eye muscle) |
| trigeminal | sensory - face and head; motor - muscles of mastication |
| abducens | lateral rectus (extrinsic eye muscle) |
| facial | sensory - taste buds on anterior tongue; motor - muscles of face and scalp, salivary and tear glands |
| vestibulocochelar | cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals of inner ear |
| glossopharyngeal | sensory - taste buds on posterior tongue, receptors in pharynx and carotid sinus; motor - muscles of pharynx and parotid gland |
| vagus | sensory - taste buds on tongue and pharynx, thoracic and abdominal organs; motor - muscles of pharynx, larynx, thoracic and abdominal organs |
| accessory | muscles of larynx, pharynx, soft palate, shoulder, and neck |
| hypoglossal | tongue muscles |