Cranial Nerve Testing - Class 8 Flashcards by Victoria Caridi

Q

olfactory

A

sensory

smell

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Q

olfactory test

A

have pt identify familiar odors

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Q

optic N

A

sensory

sight

eye

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Q

optic N test

A

test visual fields

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Q

oculomotor N

A

motor

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Q

oculomotor N tests

A

rxn to light

upward, downward, and medial gaze

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Q

trochlear N

A

motor

helps to turn the adducted eye down

causes intorsion of the eye

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Q

abducens N

A

motor

turns eye out

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Q

trigeminal N

A

motor and sensory

sensation from face

corneal sensation

anterior tongue sensation

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Q

trigeminal N test

A

jaw opening and side to side mm strength

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Q

w/ unilateral deficit –> trigeminal N

A

will open to the side of the opening

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Q

facial N

A

motor and sensory

control symmetry of facial movements

smiling

whistling

closing eyes

wrinkling forehead

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Q

facial N tests

A

UMN

LMN

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Q

UMN facial N test

A

can wrinkle forehead but lower face paralyzed

CVA

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Q

LMN facial N test

A

can’t wrinkle forehead of lower face

bell’s palsy

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Q

vestibulocochlear N

A

sensory

auditory

vestibular

Q

auditory test –> CN 8

A

hearing

whisper and see how pt responds

tuning fork

Q

vestibular test –> CN 8

A

vertigo

nystagmus

Q

glossopharyngeal N

A

gag reflex

ability to swallow

Q

vagus N

A

gag reflex

symmetry of voice palate

“ahhhhh”

difficulty swallow liquids

Q

spinal accessory N

A

traps

SCM

resist shoulder shrug

Q

hypoglossal N

A

protrude tongue

will deviate towards side of the lesion