cranial nerves

Question 1

cranial nerve I

Answer 1

olfactory- sensory- smell

Question 2

cranial nerve II

Answer 2

optic-sensory- visual activity

Question 3

cranial nerve III

Answer 3

oculomotor- motor- eye movement, pupil dilation/constriction, opening eyes

Question 4

cranial nerve IV

Answer 4

trochlear- motor - eye movement, downward/inward eye movements

Question 5

cranial nerve V

Answer 5

trigeminal- sensory and motor- sensory for nerves to the face and motor for jaw movement

Question 6

cranial nerve VI

Answer 6

abducens- motor - lateral movement of eyeballs

Question 7

cranial nerve VII

Answer 7

facial - sensory & motor - facial and taste

Question 8

cranial nerve VIII

Answer 8

vestibulcochlear (auditory) - sensory - hearing

Question 9

cranial nerve IX

Answer 9

glossopharyngeal - sensory & motor - taste and ability to swallow

Question 10

cranial nerve X

Answer 10

vagus - sensory & motor -pharynx and vocal cords

Question 11

cranial nerve XI

Answer 11

spinal accessory - motor- movement of head and neck

Question 12

cranial nerve XII

Answer 12

hypoglossal -motor - position of tongue

Question 13

what cranial nerve/s do you test for pupil response?

Answer 13

cranial nerves III, IV, and VI

Question 14

what cranial nerve do you test for a patient to smile, show teeth, and wrinkle forehead or raise eyebrows?

Answer 14

cranial nerve VII

Question 15

what cranial nerve do you test when you ask a patient to touch roof of mouth with tongue, protrude tongue out of mouth, and move side to side?

Answer 15

cranial nerve XII

Question 16

what cranial nerve do you test when you place hands on patient shoulders lightly and ask patient to shrug?

Answer 16

cranial nerve XI