Cranial Nerves

Question 1

CN I

Answer 1

Olfactory Nerve

Question 2

CN II

Answer 2

Optic Nerve

Question 3

CN III

Answer 3

Oculomotor Nerve

Question 4

CN IV

Answer 4

Trochlear Nerve

Question 5

CN V

Answer 5

Trigeminal Nerve

Question 6

CN VI

Answer 6

Abducens Nerve

Question 7

CN VII

Answer 7

Facial Nerve

Question 8

CN VIII

Answer 8

Vestibulocochlear Nerve

Question 9

CN IX

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Question 10

CN X

Answer 10

Vagus Nerve

Question 11

CN XI

Answer 11

Spinal Accessory Nerve

Question 12

CN XII

Answer 12

Hypoglossal Nerve

Question 13

CN I-Olfactory Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 13

Cribiform Plate

Question 14

CN II-Optic Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 14

Optic Canal

Question 15

CN III-Oculomotor Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 15

Superior Orbital Fissure

Question 16

CN IV-Trochlear Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 16

Superior Orbital Fissure

Question 17

CN V- Trigeminal Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 17

V1: Superior Orbital Fissure
V2: Foramen rotundum
V3: Foramen Ovale

Question 18

CN VI-Abducens Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 18

Superior Orbital Fissure

Question 19

CN VII-Facial Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 19

Auditory Canal (Stylomastoid foramen)

Question 20

CN VIII-Vestibulocohlear Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 20

Auditory Canal

Question 21

CN IX-Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 21

Jugular Foramen

Question 22

CN X-Vagus Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 22

Jugular Foramen

Question 23

CN XI-Spinal Accessory Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 23

Jugular Foramen (enters skull via foramen magnum)

Question 24

CN XII-Hypoglossal Nerve

Exit Foramen?

Answer 24

Hypoglossal Foramen (canal)

Question 25

Cranial Nerves associated with PONS?

Answer 25

V, VI, VII, VIII

Question 26

Cranial Nerves associated with Medulla?

Answer 26

IX, X, XI, XII

Question 27

Cranial Nerves associated with the midbrain?

Answer 27

III, IV

Question 28

Cranial Nerves associated with the cerebrum?

Answer 28

I, II

Question 29

What four cranial nerves EXIT on the ventral pons?

Answer 29

CN V, VI, VII, VII

Question 30

What cranial nerve EXITS on the surface of the ventral midbrain?

Answer 30

CN III

Question 31

What cranial nerve EXITS on the dorsal midbrain?

Answer 31

CN IV

Question 32

What four cranial nerves EXIT on the ventral medulla?

Answer 32

CN IX, X, XI, XII