Cranial Nerves

Question 1

CN 1

Answer 1

Olfactory

Question 2

CN 2

Answer 2

Optic

Question 3

CN 3

Answer 3

Oculomotor

Question 4

CN 4

Answer 4

Trochlear

Question 5

CN 5

Answer 5

Trigeminal

Question 6

CN 6

Answer 6

Abducens

Question 7

CN 7

Answer 7

Facial

Question 8

CN 8

Answer 8

Auditory

Question 9

CN 9

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal

Question 10

CN 10

Answer 10

Vagus

Question 11

CN 11

Answer 11

Spinal Accessory

Question 12

CN 12

Answer 12

Hypoglossal

Question 13

What type of nerve is Olfactory nerve (1)

Answer 13

Special visceral sensory

Question 14

What type of nerve is Optic (2)

Answer 14

Special somatic sensory

Question 15

What type of nerve is Occularmotor (3)

Answer 15

Somatic motor

Question 16

What type of nerve is Trochlear (4)

Answer 16

Somatic Motor

Question 17

What type of nerve is Trigeminal (5)

Answer 17

Somatic sensory and somatic motor

Question 18

What type of nerve is Abducens (6)

Answer 18

Somatic motor

Question 19

What type of nerve is Facial (7)

Answer 19

Special visceral sensory, General visceral motor, somatic motor

Question 20

What type of nerve is Vestibulochlear (8)

Answer 20

Special somatic sensory

Question 21

What type of nerve is Glossopharygeal (9)

Answer 21

Special visceral sensory, somatic motor, General visceral motor

Question 22

What type of nerve is Vagus (10)

Answer 22

Somatic sensory, visceral sensory, somatic motor, visceral motor

Question 23

What type of nerve is spinal accessory (11)

Answer 23

Somatic motor

Question 24

What type of never is hypoglossal (12)

Answer 24

Somatic motor

Question 25

What does the Olfactory nerve innervate/do?

Answer 25

Sense of smell

Question 26

What does the Optic nerve innervate/do?

Answer 26

Nerves for eye sight

Question 27

What does the Occularmotor nerve innervate /do

Answer 27

Dorsal rectus, Medial rectus, Ventral rectus, Ventral oblique (SM)
Pupillary constrictor, ciliary muscles (GVM)

Question 28

What does the Trochlear nerve innervate/do

Answer 28

Dorsal oblique

Question 29

What does the Trigeminal nerve innervate/do

Answer 29

First pharyngeal arch (Mandibular)
Muscles of Mastication (anterior digastric, tensor tympani) (SM)
“touch” of skin of head and neck (SS)

Question 30

What does the Abducens nerve innervate/do

Answer 30

Lateral rectus

Question 31

What does the Facial nerve innervate/do

Answer 31

Second pharyngeal arch (hyoid)
Muscles of expression, posterior digastric, sphincter coli (amphibians) (SM)
Anterior 2/3 of taste (SVS)
Lacrimal, sublingual, submandibular glands (GVM)

Question 32

What does the Vestibulocochlear nerve innervate/do

Answer 32

Cochlear nerve - sound
Vestibular nerve - balance

Question 33

What does the Glossopharyngeal nerve innervate/do

Answer 33

Posterior 1/3 of taste (VS)
First branchial arch (SSM)
Parotid gland (GVM)

Question 34

What does the Vagus nerve innervate/do

Answer 34

Posterior pharynx (SS)
Thoracic and abdominal viscera (VS)
4 - 7 branchial arches and derivatives (SM)
Smooth muscle and glands of thoracic and abdominal viscera (VM)

Question 35

What does the Spinal Accessory nerve innervate/do

Answer 35

Triceps, sterno/cleidmastiod (cucullaris homologies)

Question 36

What does Hypoglossal nerve innervate/do

Answer 36

Tongue movement