Part I: Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Controls the skeletal muscles of the face

Answer 1

Facial

Question 2

Main nerve used to move the eyeball

Answer 2

Oculomotor

Question 3

Has ophthalmic, maxillary, and
mandibular branches

Answer 3

Trigeminal

Question 4

Allows for hearing and balance

Answer 4

Vestibulocochlear

Question 5

Moves the eyeball laterally

Answer 5

Abducens

Question 6

Moves the tongue for speech

Answer 6

Hypoglossal

Question 7

Main nerve used for taste

Answer 7

Facial

Question 8

Allows for vision

Answer 8

Optic

Question 9

Moves the eye out and down

Answer 9

Trochlear *Inferolateral movement

Question 10

Has important role in the regulation of blood pressure and breathing rate

Answer 10

Glossopharyngeal, Vagus *Baroreception, Chemoreception

Question 11

Controls mastication (chewing) muscles

Answer 11

Trigeminal

Question 12

Regulates parasympathetic actions of
almost all organs

Answer 12

Vagus

Question 13

Moves the tongue during swallowing

Answer 13

Glossopharyngeal, Hypoglossal

Question 14

Has a section that crosses through
the middle ear, over the eardrum

Answer 14

Facial

*Middle ear infections can put pressure on it,
causing temporary loss of taste sensations

Question 15

Allows eyes to focus on nearby objects

Answer 15

Oculomotor

Question 16

Controls contractions of the trapezius
and sternocleidomastoid muscles

Answer 16

Accessory

Question 17

Interprets taste and sensation for the tongue

Answer 17

Glossopharyngeal

Question 18

Main nerve for speech (controls larynx)

Answer 18

Vagus (*Accessory helps)

Question 19

Provides facial sensory information

Answer 19

Trigeminal

Question 20

Gets its name because it assists functions
of the Vagus

Answer 20

Accessory

Question 21

Allows for smell

Answer 21

Olfactory

Question 22

Has five branches

Answer 22

Facial

Question 23

Has only motor functions

Answer 23

Oculomotor, Trochlear,
Abducens, Hypoglossal, Accessory

Question 24

Has mixed functions

Answer 24

Trigeminal, Facial, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus

Question 25

Involved in speech

Answer 25

Hypoglossal, Vagus, Accessory

Tongue Larynx

Question 26

Controls the sound attenuation
reflex

Answer 26

Trigeminal, Facial