Cranial Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
CN 1
A
- Olfactory
- Sensory
- Test: Smell
2
Q
CN 2
A
- Optic
- Sensory
- Test: Snellen Chart
3
Q
CN 3
A
- Oculomotor
- Motor
- Test: Follow my pen with your eyes: up, down, diagonal
- Innervates: medial rectus mm
4
Q
CN 4
A
- Trochlear
- Motor
- Test: Follow my pen with your eyes: down and inward
- Innervates: Superior Obliques
5
Q
CN 5
A
- Trigeminal
- Both
- Test: (Sensory) sharp or dull on face (M)mandibular protrusion
6
Q
CN 6
A
- Abducens
- Motor
- Test: Follow my pen with your eyes: to the side
- Innervates: lateral rectus mm
7
Q
CN 7
A
- Facial
- Both
- Test: (Sensory) sweet vs salty (Motor) facial expressions [whistle, smile, puff cheeks]
8
Q
CN 8
A
- Vestibulocochlear
- Sensory
- Test: hearing [Weber or Rinne]
9
Q
CN 9
A
- Glossopharyngeal
- Both
- Test: (Sensory) posterior tongue taste (Motor) Gag reflex
10
Q
CN 10
A
- Vagus
- Both
- Test: (Sensory) posterior tongue taste (Motor) Gag reflex
11
Q
CN 11
A
- Accessory
- Motor
- Test: Shrug shoulders
12
Q
CN 12
A
- hypoglossal
- Motor
- Test: symmetrical protrusion of tongue
