cranial nerves

Question 1

cranial nerve I

Answer 1

olfactory

Question 2

cranial nerve II

Answer 2

optic

Question 3

cranial nerve III

Answer 3

occulomotor

Question 4

cranial nerve IV

Answer 4

trochlear

Question 5

cranial nerve V

Answer 5

trigeminal

Question 6

cranial nerve VI

Answer 6

abducens

Question 7

cranial nerve VII

Answer 7

facial

Question 8

cranial nerve VIII

Answer 8

auditory/ vestibulocochlear

Question 9

cranial nerve IX

Answer 9

glossopharyngeal

Question 10

cranial nerve X

Answer 10

vagus

Question 11

cranial nerve XI

Answer 11

spinal accessory

Question 12

cranial nerve XII

Answer 12

hypoglossal

Question 13

occulomotor nerve function

Answer 13

innervates superior oblique, turns eye downward and laterally

Question 14

abducens nerve function

Answer 14

turns eye laterally

Question 15

trigeminal nerve function

Answer 15

face sensation

Question 16

facial nerve function

Answer 16

most facial expressions, taste

Question 17

vestibulocochlear/auditory nerve function

Answer 17

hearing, balance

Question 18

glossopharyngeal nerve function

Answer 18

taste, gag

Question 19

vagus nerve function

Answer 19

gag, parasympathetic innervation

Question 20

spinal accessory nerve function

Answer 20

shoulder shrug

Question 21

hypoglossal nerve function

Answer 21

swallowing, speech

Question 22

olfactory nerve test

Answer 22

occlude one nostril, place aroma under other nostril

Question 23

optic nerve test

Answer 23

visual fields, distant and near vision, opthalmic exams of disc

Question 24

oculomotor nerve test

Answer 24

6 cardinal points of gaze

Question 25

trochlear nerve test

Answer 25

6 cardinal points of gaze

Question 26

trigeminal nerve test

Answer 26

touch sensations (touch, sharp, dull), clench teeth

Question 27

abducens nerve test

Answer 27

6 cardinal points of gaze

Question 28

facial nerve test

Answer 28

raise eyebrows, squeeze eyes shut, frown, smile, puff cheeks, wrinkle the forehead

Question 29

acoustic nerve test

Answer 29

whisper test, vestibular (Romberg test)

Question 30

glossopharyngeal nerve test

Answer 30

sour/bitter, gag reflex

Question 31

vagus nerve test

Answer 31

gag, swallowing

Question 32

spinal accessory nerve test

Answer 32

trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles, shrug shoulder, hand against face and turn head to side of the hand

Question 33

hypoglossal nerve test

Answer 33

tongue movement, push tongue against the cheek, listen to speech