Cranial Nerve VII

Question 1

CN VII supplies motor innervation to

Answer 1

muscles of facial expression and taste at anterior 2/3 of the tongue

Question 2

movement of CN VII that is controlled with bilateral symmetry

Answer 2

forehead movement

Question 3

CN VII divides within this area

Answer 3

parotid gland

Question 4

two divisions of CN VII

Answer 4

temporofacial and cervicofacial

Question 5

CN VII innervates this muscle in the ear

Answer 5

stapedius muscle

Question 6

peripheral facial paralysis associated with CN VII is called

Answer 6

prosopoplegia

Question 7

with Bell’s palsy the lesion is located

Answer 7

peripheral to the geniculate ganglion

Question 8

causes flaccid paralysis involving all ipsilateral facial muscles

Answer 8

Bell’s palsy

Question 9

central type of facial paralysis with bilateral innervation and the forehead is spared

Answer 9

stroke

Question 10

CN VII exits the skull here

Answer 10

stylomastoid foramen

Question 11

CN VII parasympathetic function

Answer 11

gland function (lacrimal, sublingual, submandibular)

Question 12

CN VII sensory function

Answer 12

taste

Question 13

with CN VII, an infranuclear or peripheral lesion causes this

Answer 13

Bell’s palsy

Question 14

with CN VII, a supranuclear or central lesion causes this

Answer 14

stroke

Question 15

CN VII travels here

Answer 15

internal auditory meatus