Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Cranial Nerve 1

Answer 1

Olfactory nerve, Smell

Question 2

Cranial Nerve 2

Answer 2

Optic nerve, Vision

Question 3

Cranial Nerve 3

Answer 3

Oculomotor nerve, Pupil constriction, accomodation, moves eye up, down, medially, opens eyelids

Question 4

Cranial Nerve 4

Answer 4

Trochlear nerve, Supplies superior oblique muscle, moves eye down and inwards

Question 5

Cranial Nerve 5

Answer 5

Trigeminal nerve, sensation to face, muscles of mastication

Question 6

Cranial Nerve 6

Answer 6

Abducens nerve, supplies lateral rectus, moves eyes laterally

Question 7

Cranial Nerve 7

Answer 7

Facial nerve, supplies muscles of facial expressions, taste (anterior 2/3 of tongue), closes eyelids, lacrimal, nose, palate glands, submandibular and sublingual salivary glands

Question 8

Cranial Nerve 8

Answer 8

Vestibulocochlear nerve, hearing and balance

Question 9

Cranial Nerve 9

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal nerve, sensation/taste to posterior 1/3 of tongue, posterior pharynx, stylopharyngeus (swallowing), parotid gland (salivation)

Question 10

Cranial Nerve 10

Answer 10

Vagus nerve, parasympathetic supply to eye, heart, gut, lungs, larynx (sensation to airway, motor to vocal cords)

Question 11

Cranial Nerve 11

Answer 11

Accessory nerve, rotates head and lifts shoulders

Question 12

Cranial Nerve 12

Answer 12

Hypoglossal nerve, supplies tongue muscles