Cranial Nerves and Testing Flashcards
Olfactory (Ooh)
Smell
Optic (Ooh)
Vision
Oculomotor (Ooh)
Eye movement and pupillary reaction
Trochlear (To)
Eye Movement
Trigeminal (Touch)
Face Sensation
Abducens (A)
Eye Movement
Facial (Female)
Facial muscles and taste
Vestibulotrochlear/Acoustic (Virgin)
Hearing and balance
Glossopharyngeal (Girl’s)
Swallow, voice and gag reflex
Vagus (Vagina)
Swallow, voice and gag reflex
Spinal Accessory (And)
SCM and Trapezius
Hypoglossal (Hymen)
Tongue MOvement
Olfactory (Ooh) Test
Identify odors with eyes closed.
Optic (Ooh) Test
Test peripheral vision with 1 eye closed.
Oculomotor (Ooh) Test
Peripheral vision,eye chart, reaction to light.
Trochlear (To) Test
Test ability to depress and adduct the eye.
Trigeminal (Touch)
Face sensation and clench teeth.
Abducens (A)
Test ability to abduct eye past midline.
Facial (Female)
Close eyes and smile; detect various taste-sweet, sour, salty, bitter.
Vestibulotrochlear/Acoustic (Virgin)
Hearing; balance - feet together, eyes open/closed X 5 seconds; test for past-pointing.
Glossopharyngeal (Girl’s)
Swallow and say “Ahh”, use tongue depressor to elicit gag reflex.
Vagus (Vagina)
Swallow and say “Ahh”, use tongue depressor to elicit gag reflex.
Spinal Accessory (And)
Rotate/Side Bend neck; shrug shoulders.
Hypoglossal (Hymen)
Protrude tongue (watch for lateral deviation)
