Cranial Nerve Practice Questions

Question 1

Which cranial nerves are somatic motor nerves?

Answer 1

CN III, IV, VI, and XII

Question 2

Which cranial nerves transmit visceral sensory info?

Answer 2

CN VII, IX, and X

Question 3

Taste or gustation is transmitted by which cranial nerves?

Answer 3

CN VII, IX, and X

Question 4

The superior and inferior salivary nucleus are used by which axon category?

Answer 4

visceral/autonomic motor

Question 5

The solitary nucleus is used by which axon category?

Answer 5

visceral sensory

Question 6

Is the oculomotor nucleus an origin or termination?

Answer 6

origin

Question 7

Is the main sensory nucleus of V an origin or termination?

Answer 7

termination

Question 8

Is the spinal nucleus of the trigeminal an origin or termination?

Answer 8

termination

Question 9

Is the solitary nucleus an origin or termination?

Answer 9

termination

Question 10

Is the nucleus ambiguous an origin or termination?

Answer 10

origin

Question 11

Is the facial motor nucleus an origin or termination?

Answer 11

origin

Question 12

Is the inferior salivary nucleus an origin or termination?

Answer 12

origin

Question 13

Is the mesencephalic nucleus an origin or termination?

Answer 13

termination

Question 14

The trigeminal nerve transmits afferent info to 3 sensory nuclei. Which nuclei is responsible for proprioception from muscle spindles and mechanoreceptors?

Answer 14

mesencephalic nucleus

Question 15

The trigeminal nerve transmits afferent info to 3 sensory nuclei. Which nuclei is responsible for cutaneous and deep tissue tactile info?

Answer 15

main sensory nucleus

Question 16

The trigeminal nerve transmits afferent info to 3 sensory nuclei. Which nuclei is responsible for tactile info including pain and temp?

Answer 16

spinal nucleus

Question 17

The facial n. uses which nuclei?

Answer 17

-spinal trigeminal nucleus
-facial motor nucleus
-solitary nucleus
-superior salivary nucleus

Question 18

Pharyngeal motor fibers originate in which nucleus?

Answer 18

nucleus ambiguous

Question 19

Which cranial nerves innervate pharyngeal muscles?

Answer 19

CN V, VII, IX, X, and XI

Question 20

T/F: CN nuclei are always located within the floor of the ventricular system

Answer 20

true

Question 21

T/F: the sulcus limitans is a boundary between sensory and motor nuclei in the spinal cord and the brainstem

Answer 21

true

Question 22

T/F: medial to the sulcus limitans are sensory cranial nerve nuclei

Answer 22

false

Question 23

T/F: somatic motor nuclei are lateral to visceral motor nuclei within the brainstem

Answer 23

false

Question 24

Other names for V1, V2, and V3 are?

Answer 24

ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular

Question 25

The only branch of the trigeminal nerve to contain motor fibers is ________

Answer 25

V3

Question 26

The geniculate ganglion (GG) contains the cell bodies for which cranial nerves?

Answer 26

CN VII

Question 27

Another name for the large trigeminal ganglion is the _______________________

Answer 27

gasserian ganglion

Question 28

The superior rectus innervates which nucleus?

Answer 28

oculomotor nucleus

Question 29

The superior oblique innervates which nucleus?

Answer 29

trochlear nucleus

Question 30

The lateral rectus innervates which nucleus?

Answer 30

abducens nucleus

Question 31

The stapedius innervates which nucleus?

Answer 31

facial motor nucleus

Question 32

The trapezius innervates which nucleus?

Answer 32

spinal accessory nucleus