Cranial Nerves

Question 1

What is cranial nerve l

Answer 1

Olfactory nerve; responsible for smell

Question 2

What is cranial nerve II

Answer 2

Optic; senses light entering the eye

Question 3

What is cranial nerve III

Answer 3

Occulomoter; responsible for movement in the upper eyelid, extraocular muscle and pupillary muscle (iris)

Question 4

What cranial nerve controls the downward and sideways movement of the eyes

Answer 4

Cranial nerve IV; Trochlear; controls the superior oblique

Question 5

What cranial Nerve is responsible for sensation in the face and for mastication: V shaped

Answer 5

Cranial nerve V; trigeminal

Question 6

What cranial nerve is responsible for sideways movement of the eyes

Answer 6

Cranial nerve VI; Abducens. Controls the lateral rectus muscle

Question 7

Which cranial nerve controls facial expression

Answer 7

Cranial Nerve VII; Facial nerve

Question 8

Which cranial nerve is responsible for both hearing and balance

Answer 8

Cranial Nerve VIII; Vestibulocochlear Nerve

Question 9

Which Cranial Nerve is responsible for taste and swallowing and the back 1/3 of the tongue?

Answer 9

Cranial Nerve IX; Glossopharyngeal Nerve