Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Give the 12 Cranial Nerves

Answer 1

Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Accessory
Hypoglossal

Question 2

Providing the sense of hearing and balance.

Answer 2

Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII)

Question 3

Moving your eyes from left to right.

Answer 3

Abducens Nerve ( VI)

Question 4

Providing the sense of smell.

Answer 4

Olfactory (CN 1)

Question 5

Controlling tongue movement, which plays a role in speaking, eating and swallowing.

Answer 5

Hypoglossal Nerve ( CN XII)

Question 6

Controlling shoulder and neck movement.

Answer 6

Accessory Nerve ( CN XI)

Question 7

Providing vision.

Answer 7

Optic ( CN II)

Question 8

Controlling several facial muscles to make facial expressions and providing the sense of taste in part of your tongue.

Answer 8

Facial Nerves ( CN VII)

Question 9

Providing taste sensations to part of your tongue and controlling muscles for swallowing. It also has parasympathetic nerve fibers that play a role in blood pressure regulation and saliva (spit) production.

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal Nerve ( CN IX)

Question 10

Providing sensations in your eyes, most of your face and inside your mouth. It also allows you to chew food.

Answer 10

Trigeminal Nerve ( CN V)

Question 11

Looking down and moving your eyes toward your nose or away from it.

Answer 11

Trochlear Nerve ( CN IV)

Question 12

Opening and moving your eyes and adjusting pupil width.

Answer 12

Oculomotor Nerve ( CN II)

Question 13

Regulating several automatic bodily processes, including your digestion, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, mood, saliva production and more. It’s the main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system.

Answer 13

Vagus Nerve ( CN X)

Question 14

Superior Oblique Muscle

Answer 14

Trochlear Nerve (CN IV)