Assessment Flashcards
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number I.
What does it innervate?
Olfactory
Olfactory epithelium
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number II.
What does it innervate?
How do you assess it?
Optic
Retina (vision)
Snellen Chart
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number III.
What does it innervate?
How do you assess it?
Oculomotor
The oculomotor nerve (III), [AND trochlear nerve (IV) and abducens nerve (VI)] coordinate eye movement.
Nerves III, IV and VI are tested by observing how the eye follows an object in different directions.
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number IV.
Troclear
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number V.
Trigeminal
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number VI
Abducens
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number VII
Facial
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number VIII
Acoustic/vestibulo-cochlear
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number IX
Glossopharyngeal
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number X
Vagus
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number XI
Spinal accessory
Know each of the 12 cranial nerves by name, number, what it innervates, and how to assess it.
Name cranial nerve number XII
Hypoglossal
