Nervous System - Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Cranial nerve I is known as

Answer 1

Olfactory

Question 2

Cranial nerve II is known as

Answer 2

Optic

Question 3

Cranial nerve III is known as

Answer 3

Oculomotor

Question 4

Cranial nerve IV is known as

Answer 4

Trochlear

Question 5

Cranial nerve V is known as

Answer 5

Trigeminal

Question 6

Cranial nerve VI is known as

Answer 6

Abducens

Question 7

Cranial nerve VII is known as

Answer 7

Facial

Question 8

Cranial nerve VIII is known as

Answer 8

Vestibulocochlear/Auditory/Acoustic

Question 9

Cranial nerve IX is known as

Answer 9

Glossopharyngeal

Question 10

Cranial nerve X is known as

Answer 10

Hypoglossal

Question 11

CN for sense of smell

Answer 11

CN I: Olfactory

Question 12

CN for visual activity and visual field

Answer 12

CN II: Optic

Question 13

CN for movement of eye eyelid, pupillary constriction, lens accomodation

Answer 13

CN III: Oculomotor

Question 14

CN for downward eye movement

Answer 14

CN IV: Trochlear

Question 15

CN for facial sensation, corneal reflex, and mastication; it is the largest CN

Answer 15

CN V: Trigeminal

Question 16

CN for horizontal eye movement

Answer 16

CN VI: Abducens

Question 17

CN for facial expressions and muscle movement, salivation and tearing, taste, and sensation of the ear

Answer 17

CN VII: Facial

Question 18

CN for hearing and equilibrium

Answer 18

CN VIII: Vestibulocochlear

Question 19

CN for taste, sensation in pharynx and tongue, pharyngeal muscles, swallowing

Answer 19

CN IX: Glossopharyngeal

Question 20

CN for muscles of pharynx, larynx, and soft palate; sensation in external ear, pharynx, larynx, thoracic and abdominal viscera; parasympathetic innervation of thoracic and abdominal organs

Answer 20

CN X: Vagus

Question 21

CN for sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles

Answer 21

CN XI: Accessory

Question 22

CN for tongue movement

Answer 22

CN XII: Hypoglossal