fibers carry sensory and motor impulses for the pharynx, larynx and thoracic viscera; most motor fibers are parasympathetic and help promote digestive activity as well as regulate heart activity

carries impulses for sense of smell

supplies motor fibers to the lateral rectus muscle of the eye

two sensory branches; one transmits impulses for balance, the other impulses for sense of hearing

activates muscles of facial expression, lacrimal and salivary glands

carries impulses for vision

mostly motor fibers which activate sternocleidomastoid and trapezius

motor fibers control tongue movements; sensory fibers carry impulses from the tongue

supply motor fibers for the superior oblique eye muscles