Cranial Nerves Multiple Choice Quiz

Question 1

The three nerves, or divisions, of the trigeminal ganglion, include?

1. ocular, palatine, and lingual nerves
2. ophthalmic, palatine, and lingual nerves
3. frontal, maxillary, and mandibular nerves
4. ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves

Answer 1

4. ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves

Question 2

Failure of a patient to execute lateral eye movements could indicate dysfunction of which cranial nerves?

1. Oculomotor
2. Optic
3. Abducens
4. Abducens and trochlear

Answer 2

4. Abducens and trochlear

Question 3

The cranial nerve that does not pass through the superior orbital fissure of the skull is the??

1. oculomotor nerve
2. trochlear nerve
3. facial nerve
4. abducens nerve

Answer 3

3. facial nerve

Question 4

The facial nerve exits the skull via which foramen?

Answer 4

stylomastoid foramen

Question 5

The cranial nerves that innervate the extrinsic ocular (eye) muscles include?

1. trochlear, oculomotor, and facial nerves
2. abducens, facial, and trigeminal nerves
3. oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear nerves
4. oculomotor, facial, and trigeminal nerves

Answer 5

3. oculomotor, abducens, and trochlear nerves

Question 6

The cranial nerves that are sensory only include?

1. optic, vestibulocochlear, and vagus nerves
2. olfactory, optic, and facial nerves
3. olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear nerves
4. optic, facial, and vestibulocochlear nerves

Answer 6

3. olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear nerves

Question 7

10. The superior orbital fissure is part of which bone?
11. Temporal
12. Parietal
13. Zygomatic
14. Sphenoid

Answer 7

4. Sphenoid

Question 8

Accessory nerves innervate?

1. Levator scapulae
2. Trapezius
3. Anterior Scalenes
4. Posterior scalenes

Answer 8

2. Trapezius

Question 9

The cribriform Plate is part of which bone?

1. Ethmoid
2. Sphenoid
3. Temporal
4. palatine bone

Answer 9

1. Ethmoid

Question 10

The inability to shake your head “no” may result from damage to?

1. Accessory Nerve
2. Facial Nerve
3. Trigeminal nerve
4. Hypoglossal nerve

Answer 10

1. Accessory Nerve

Question 11

Which of the following cranial nerves does not pass through the jugular foramen?

1. Vagus Nerve
2. Accessory Nerve
3. Hypoglossal nerve
4. Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 11

3. Hypoglossal nerve

Question 12

The proper sequence of sensory transmission through the olfactory nerve?

1. olfactory bulb, olfactory nerve, olfactory tract
2. olfactory nerve, olfactory bulb, olfactory tract
3. olfactory bulb, olfactory tract, olfactory nerve
4. olfactory nerve, olfactory tract, olfactory bulb

Answer 12

2. olfactory nerve, olfactory bulb, olfactory tract

Question 13

Which of the following is not innervated by the vagus nerve?

1. pharyngeal muscles
2. heart
3. stomach
4. sternocleidomastoid muscle

Answer 13

4. sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a function of the facial nerve?

1. motor impulses to muscles of facial expression
2. motor impulses to muscles of swallowing
3. parasympathetic innervation of salivary glands
4. all of the above

Answer 14

2. motor impulses to muscles of swallowing

Question 15

Failure by a patient to walk a straight line could show dysfunction in which cranial nerve?

1. facial nerve
2. optic nerve
3. vagus nerve
4. vestibulocochlear nerve

Answer 15

4. vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 16

The cranial nerves which innervate the tongue include?

1. trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, and hypoglossal nerves
2. facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves
3. facial, glossopharyngeal, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves
4. trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, and hypoglossal nerves

Answer 16

4. trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, and hypoglossal nerves

Question 17

Failure of a patient to execute the lateral movement of the eye could indicate dysfunction of which of the following cranial nerves?

1. oculomotor nerve
2. trochlear nerve
3. abducens nerve
4. trochlear and abducens nerves

Answer 17

4. trochlear and abducens nerves

Question 18

The trochlear nerve innervates which muscle of the eye?

Answer 18

superior oblique muscle

Question 19

Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles that raise the upper eyelid?

1. trochlear nerve
2. oculomotor nerve
3. abducens nerve
4. facial nerve

Answer 19

2. oculomotor nerve

Question 20

Which cranial nerve passes through the stylomastoid foramen?

1. vague nerve
2. facial nerve
3. glossopharyngeal nerve
4. hypoglossal nerve

Answer 20

2. facial nerve

Question 21

The internal acoustic meatus is a landmark of which bone?

1. Temporal
2. Frontal
3. Ethmoid
4. Sphenoid

Answer 21

1. Temporal

Question 22

Which cranial nerves originates from the cerebrum?

1. The accessory and hypoglossal
2. The facial and trigeminal
3. The olfactory and optic
4. The oculomotor and trigeminal

Answer 22

3. The olfactory and optic

Question 23

The olfactory nerve leaves which foramen?

1. Cribriform Plate
2. Optic Canal
3. Jugular Foramen
4. Internal acoustic meatus

Answer 23

1. Cribriform Plate

Question 24

Which nerves leave the superior orbital fissure?

1. Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens
2. Oculomotor, facial and accessory
3. Oculomotor, vegus, hypoglossal
4. Trochlear, accessory, optic

Answer 24

1. Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens

Question 25

The vegus nerve, the glossopharyngeal nerve and the accessory nerve leave which foramen? 1. Optic Canal 2. Cribriform Plate 3. Hypoglossal Canal 4. Jugular Foramen

Answer 25

4. Jugular Foramen

Question 26

Glossopharyngeal nerves are mixed nerves? 1. True 2. False

Answer 26

1. True

Question 27

The Glossopharyngeal nerves innervate which glands? | Begins with an P.

Answer 27

Parotid Salivary Glands

Question 28

Which nerve innervates the muscles of mastication? 1. Trigeminal 2. Abducens 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Optic

Answer 28

1. Trigeminal

Question 29

Which nerve is responsible for swallowing and the gag reflex? 1. Glossopharyngeal 2. Vagus 3. Abducens 4. Hypoglossal

Answer 29

1. Glossopharyngeal

Question 30

Which gives sensation to the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue? 1. Trigeminal 2. Abducens 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Facial

Answer 30

4. Facial

Question 31

Damage to this ear will result in balance being compromised? 1. Maxillary 2. Abducens 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Optic

Answer 31

3. Vestibulocochlear

Question 32

Which nerve leaves through the foramen magnum? 1. Maxillary 2. Abducens 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Accessory

Answer 32

4. Accessory

Question 33

Which nerve can be compromised by enlargement of the pituitary gland? 1. Maxillary 2. Abducens 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Optic

Answer 33

4. Optic

Question 34

Which nerve enters the orbit via the superior orbital fissure? 1. Maxillary 2. Oculomotor 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Optic

Answer 34

2. Oculomotor

Question 35

Which nerve innervates the superior oblique muscle? 1. Trochlear 2. Abducens 3. Vestibulocochlear 4. Optic

Answer 35

1. Trochlear

Question 36

The cervical plexus 1. Is positioned deep on the front of the neck 2. is formed by the anterior rami of the first four cervical nerves and a portion of C5 3. branches to innervate the muscles of the lower back 4. all of the above apply

Answer 36

2. is formed by the anterior rami of the first four cervical nerves and a portion of C5

Question 37

All of the following are components of a reflex arc except the following. 1. Effector 2. Sympathetic Trunk 3. Motor Neuron 4. Receptor

Answer 37

2. Sympathetic Trunk

Question 38

Which of the following is not a function of the facial nerve? 1. motor impulses to muscles of facial expression 2. parasympathetic innervation of salivary glands 3. all of the above 4. motor impulses to muscles of swallowing

Answer 38

4. motor impulses to muscles of swallowing