Cranial Nerve Source/Skull foramen/Destination

Question 1

Cranial nerve I

Answer 1

olfactory nerve

Frontal lobe

Foramina in cribriform plate

Question 2

Cranial nerve II

Answer 2

optic nerve

Diencephalon

Optic canal

Question 3

Cranial nerve III

Answer 3

oculomotor nerve

Midbrain

Superior orbital fissure

Question 4

Cranial nerve IV

Answer 4

trochlear nerve

Midbrain

Superior orbital fissure

Question 5

Cranial nerve V2

Answer 5

trigeminal nerve-maxillary division

Pons

Foramen rotundum

Question 6

Cranial nerve VIII

Answer 6

vestibulocochlear nerve

Junction between pons and medulla

Internal acoustic meatus

Question 7

Cranial nerve VII

Answer 7

facial nerve

Junction between pons and medulla

Internal acoustic meatus to facial canal, out stylomastoid foramen in floor of temporal bone

Question 8

Cranial nerve X

Answer 8

vagus nerve

Medulla

Jugular foramen

Question 9

Cranial nerve XI

Answer 9

spinal accessory nerve

Superior spinal cord

Jugular foramen

Question 10

Cranial nerve XII

Answer 10

hypoglossal nerve

Medulla

Hypoglossal canal

Question 11

Cranial nerve IX

Answer 11

glossopharyngeal nerve

Medulla

Jugular foramen

Question 12

Cranial nerve VI

Answer 12

abducens nerve

Junction between pons and medulla

Superior orbital fissure

Question 13

Cranial nerve V1

Answer 13

trigeminal nerve-ophthalmic division

Pons

Superior orbital fissure

Question 14

Cranial nerve V3

Answer 14

trigeminal nerve-mandibular division

Pons

Foramen ovale