Cranial Nerves - NPTE Powerpoint!

Question 1

Mnemonic for cranial nerve names?

Answer 1

On 
Old 
Olympus
Towering
Top 
A
Fin 
And 
German 
Viewed 
Some
Hops

Question 2

Mnemonic for sensory or motor?

Answer 2

Some
Say
Marry 
Money
But 
My 
Brother 
Says 
Big
Brains
Matter 
More

Question 3

Observing ptosis while testing which cranial nerve would be a positive?

Answer 3

Cranial nerve III

Ptosis: is a drooping or falling of the upper eyelid

Question 4

Inability to depress the eye while tracking an object moving in an inferior and inward direction is a positive test for which nerve?

Answer 4

Cranial Nerve IV

Question 5

An inability to move the mandible through specified motions may be a positive test for which nerve?

Answer 5

CN V

Question 6

Asking a patient to distinguish between sweet and salty sensations placed on the anterior tongue test which nerve?

Answer 6

CN VII

Question 7

Inability to accurately identify tasted substance placed on the posterior portion of the tongue tests which nerve?

Answer 7

CN IX

Question 8

A lack of a gag reflex may implicate which two nerves?

Answer 8

CN IX and CN X

Question 9

With an injury to the hypoglossal nerve the tongue will deviate to which side?

Answer 9

tongue deviates towards injured side

Question 10

Which nerve controls the levator of the eyelid?

Answer 10

CN III

PTOSIS

Question 11

What nerves provide taste and touch/pain sensation to the tongue?

Answer 11

Touch/Pain:
anterior tongue - CN V
Posterior tongue - CN IX
Pharynx, larynx, bronchii - CN X

Taste:
Anterior Tongue - CN VIII
Posterior Tongue - CN IX
Epiglottis - CN X