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*** The following format is used: Nerve -- Motor (M) or Sensory (S) -- Origin -- Function0 Terminal (Preoptic)SSmell? and sensory endings of snoutI OlfactorySSmellII OpticSDiencephalon; optic lobesSightIII OculomotorMIV TrochlearMMesencephalon; dorso-lateral anterior surface of medullaMovement superior oblique muscleV TrigeminalMSa) sensory to snout, conjunctiva, cornea, iris, ciliary body (ophthalmicus); b) sensory to upper jaw and snout (maxillaris); c) sensory to lower lip and teeth, motor to mastication muscle (mandibularis)VI AbducensMVII FacialMSMetencephalon; lateral border of medulla oblongata just posterior to trigeminal and with acousticMotor to muscles of hyoid arch (hyomandibular); sensory to geniculate ganglion, sensory to taste bud system; sensory to lateral line organs of snoutVIII AcousticSMyelencephalon; with facial from lateral border of medulla oblongataSensory to equilibrium, hearing, accelerationIX GlossopharyngealMSMotor to third visceral arch; sensory to pharyngeal area and posterior tongue region; sensory to lateral line components of posterior head regionX Vagus (Pneumogastric)MS
Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.