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Cranial Nerves - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
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| '''''Abducens nerve'''''
| '''''Abducens nerve'''''
| Abducens nucleus
| Abducens nucleus
| Innervates the lateral rectus, which abducts the eye
| Innervates the lateral rectus, which abducts the eye and the retractor bulbi which forces the third eyelid across the surface of the cornea as a protective mechanism.
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| '''VII''' || '''''Facial nerve''''' || Facial nucleus, Solitary nucleus, Superior salivary nucleus || Provides motor innervation to the muscles of facial expression and stapedius, receives the special sense of taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue, and provides secretomotor innervation to the salivary glands (except parotid) and the lacrimal gland
| '''VII''' || '''''Facial nerve''''' || Facial nucleus, Solitary nucleus, Superior salivary nucleus || Provides motor innervation to the muscles of facial expression and stapedius, receives the special sense of taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue, and provides secretomotor innervation to the salivary glands (except parotid) and the lacrimal gland