Cranial Nerves Flashcards
CN7
Facial Expressions, Raise Eyebrows, Close eyes
Face
Facial Nerve
CN5
Jaw Movement (motor, palpate temporal and massester)
Superficial pain (sensory, cotton ball vs blunt object)
Head
Trigeminal nerve
CN11
Look left and right with resistance
Shrug shoulders with resistance
Neck
Spinal accessory nerve
CN2
Visual Acuity (rosebaum or snellen)
Pupil response (direct and consesual)
Accommodation of pupils
Eyes
Optic nerve
CN3
Pupil responses
Accommodation of pupils
Extraocular movements using 6 cardinal fields of gaze)
Eyes
Occulomotor nerve
CN4
EOMs using 6 cardinal fields of gaze
Eyes
Trochlear nerve
CN6
EOMs using 6 cardinal fields of gaze
Eyes
Abducens nerve
CN 8
Hearing acuity: Whisper test
Ears
Vestibulocochlear/Acoustic nerve
CN1
Smelling test using coffee or lemon
Nose
Olfactory nerve
CN9
Rising of the uvula “AHH” and swallow test
Mouth
Glossopharyngeal nerve
CN10
Rising of the uvula “AHH” and swallow test
Mouth
Vagus nerve
CN12
Stick tongue and note midline protrusion. Say light, tight, dynamite
Mouth
Hypoglossal nerve
