Cranial Nerves

Question 1

What is the first cranial nerve?

Answer 1

1. Olfactory nerve

Question 2

What is the second cranial nerve?

Answer 2

2. Optic nerve

Question 3

What is the third cranial nerve?

Answer 3

3. Oculomotor nerve

Question 4

What is the fourth cranial nerve?

Answer 4

4. Trochlear nerve

Question 5

What is the fifth cranial nerve?

Answer 5

5. Trigeminal nerve

Question 6

What is the 6th cranial nerve?

Answer 6

6. Abducens nerve

Question 7

What is the 7th cranial nerve?

Answer 7

7. Facial nerve

Question 8

What is the 8th cranial nerve?

Answer 8

8. Auditory/Vestibular nerve

Question 9

What is the 9th cranial nerve?

Answer 9

9. Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 10

What is the 10th cranial nerve?

Answer 10

10. Vagus nerve

Question 11

What is the 11th cranial nerve?

Answer 11

11. Accessory nerve

Question 12

What is the 12th cranial nerve?

Answer 12

12. Hypoglossal nerve

Question 13

What is the olfactory nerve for?

Answer 13

sense of smell

Question 14

What is the optic nerve for?

Answer 14

sense of sight

Question 15

What is the oculomotor nerve for?

Answer 15

pupil dilation/constriction, upper eyelid movement. ability to move/blink eyes

Question 16

What is the trochlear nerve for?

Answer 16

ability to move eyes up and down or back and forth

Question 17

What is the trigeminal nerve for?

Answer 17

3 branches, sensations in face (forehead, cheeks, chin). jaw movements

Question 18

What is the abducens nerve for?

Answer 18

ability to move eyes

Question 19

What is the facial nerve for?

Answer 19

facial expressions

Question 20

What is the auditory nerve for?

Answer 20

sense of hearing/balance

Question 21

What is the glossopharyngeal nerve for?

Answer 21

ability to swallow

Question 22

What is the vagus nerve for?

Answer 22

digestion and heart rate

Question 23

What is the spinal accessory nerve for?

Answer 23

shoulder and neck movement

Question 24

What is the hypoglossal nerve for?

Answer 24

ability to move tongue

Question 25

how do you test for the olfactory nerve? (#1)

Answer 25

Use of cotton grounds or essential oil to test smell (ask: close your eyes, what do you smell?)

Question 26

how do you test for the optic nerve? (#2)

Answer 26

Snellen chart

Question 27

how do you test for the oculomotor nerve? (#3)

Answer 27

Have pt look up and down

Question 28

how do you test for the trochlear nerve? (#4)

Answer 28

follow finger to nose

Question 29

how do you test for the trigeminal nerve? (#5)

Answer 29

use cotton swab to test feeling on forehead, cheek, and chin. have pt bite down with jaws

Question 30

how do you test for the abducens nerve? (#6)

Answer 30

six cardinal gazes

Question 31

how do you test for the facial nerve? (#7)

Answer 31

smile, frown, show teeth, raise eyebrows

Question 32

how do you test for the auditory nerve? (#8)

Answer 32

whisper, rinne, weber test

Question 33

how do you test for the glossopharyngeal nerve? (#9)

Answer 33

use tongue depressor to test gag

Question 34

how do you test for the vagus nerve? (#10)

Answer 34

swallow

Question 35

how do you test for the spinal accessory nerve? (#11)

Answer 35

shrug shoulders

Question 36

how do you test for the hypoglossal nerve? (#12)

Answer 36

stick tongue in and out