Cranial Nerve Check Off

Question 1

CN I

Answer 1

Olfactory- smell

Question 2

CN II

Answer 2

Optic- vision

Question 3

CN III

Answer 3

Oculomotor- vision mm.

Question 4

CN IV

Answer 4

Trochlear- extraocular mm.

Question 5

CN V

Answer 5

Trigeminal- face mm. mastication

Question 6

CN VI

Answer 6

Abducens- eye movement m.

Question 7

CN VII

Answer 7

Facial- face mm. for expression

Question 8

CN VIII

Answer 8

Vestibulocochlear/Acoustic- hearing and balance

Question 9

CN IX

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal- swallowing and taste

Question 10

CN X

Answer 10

Vagus- gut, heart, and larynx

Question 11

CN XI

Answer 11

Accessory- sternocleidomastoid mm., trapezius mm.

Question 12

CN XII

Answer 12

Hypoglossal- mm. of tongue

Question 13

1. Intro:

Answer 13

• Hello, my name is Erika I will be your nurse today. Maay I please have your name?… DOB?
• Can you tell me today’s date?
• Where are you right now?
• Do you know why you are here?

Question 14

CN I check

Answer 14

• I am going to have you close one of your nostrils with your thumb and close your eyes, then I want you to tell me what you smell.
• ok let’s try the other side

Question 15

confrontation visual field test used for

Answer 15

peripheral vision

Question 16

visual acuity test used for (Snellen Chart)

Answer 16

• have pt stand 20 ft from Snellen chart
• “Do you wear glasses?”
• read

Question 17

CN II

Answer 17

• have pt stand about arms length away
• “I need you to cover copy me”(cover eye directly in front of my eye)
• see if they can see object you are holding (below and above?)

acuity
- pt stands 20 ft away

Question 18

PERRLA

Answer 18

pupillary response test.
Pupils
Equal
Round
Reactive to
Light and
Accomidation

Question 19

nystagmus

Answer 19

eyes that move on their own. Either side-to-side, up and down, or circular motion

Question 20

cardinal positions

Answer 20

Of gaze. Used to test for any abnormal movements, signals something wrong with mm,

Question 21

strabismus

Answer 21

aka hypertopia, eyes are not aligned. One eye may be facing nose or ouward and ther other is unfocused.

Question 22

ptosis

Answer 22

upper eyelid droops over eye

Question 23

soft palate