Cranial Nerves

Names

100

Name the first 6 cranial nerves.

Olfactory, Oculomotor, Optic, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens

200

Names cranial nerves 7-12.

Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Accessory, Hypoglossal

300

Name the three branches of the Trigeminal Nerve.

Opthalmic, Maxillary, Mandibular

400

This music artist sings "keep your head up" and looks like nick ernst:

Andy Grammar

500

The following cranial nerves carry sensory information only:

Olfactory, Optic, Vestibulocochlear

Function

100

Cranial nerve VII innervates muscles responsible for:

Facial expression

200

The temporalis, medial and lateral pterygoids, and masseter are innervated by this cranial nerve.

Cranial Nerve V, Trigeminal, Mandibular Branch

300

True or False - the pupillary reflex involves only cranial nerve II.

False - CN II and III

400

Name 4 muscles controlled by Cranial Nerve III.

Medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus, inferior oblique, levator palpebrae superioris

500

The following cranial nerve is responsible for gag reflex:

CN IX and X - glossopharyngeal and vagus

Testing

100

The following muscles are tested to assess cranial nerve XI:

SCM and trapezius

200

Names 2 ways cranial nerve II can be assessed.

Snellen Eye Chart, pupillary reflex, peripheral vision

300

Testing this cranial nerve involves placing sugar/salt/lemon/aspirin (what?!) on the ant 2/3 of your patient's tongue.

CN VII - Facial

400

If Evan had a uvula, and a lesion in his right cranial nerve X, which way would it deviate? 

Left

500

Name 1 of the 2 tests utilizing the tuning fork to assess vestibulocochlear nerve. 

Weber, Rinne

Findings

100

True or false: end point nystagmus is a normal finding during CN assessment. 

True

200

Your patient is unable to move his right eye down and out. This cranial nerve is likely affected. 

Cranial nerve IV - Trochlear

300

This condition is present in the left eye and is likely a result of lesion to Cranial Nerve _____, controlling this muscle:

Ptosis - Cranial Nerve III - levator palprebrae superioris

400

Your patient's tongue deviates toward the right when she sticks it out. The cranial nerve (including side) most likely affected is:

Right cranial nerve XII - Hypoglossal

500

This visual deficit is called           and is caused by a lesion in this cranial nerve. 

Homonymous Hemianopsia - CN II/Optic Nerve

Cases

100

Following COVID, your classmate it no longer able to smell. The cranial nerve likely affected is: 

CN I - Olfactory

200

This 35 year old male is unable to abduct his left eye and complains of diplopia following a mild stroke. Which cranial nerve and the muscle it innervates are affected?

Lateral Rectus - CN VI/Abducens

300

A 50 year old female reports dysequilibrium, tinnitus, impaired hearing and dizziness following recovery from the shingles. Which cranial nerve is likely affected?

CN VIII - Vestibulocochlear

400

A 61 year old female with a history of an R acoustic neuroma presents with R sided facial paralysis and the inability to close her right eye. Which Cranial nerve is likely affected?

Cranial Nerve VII - Facial

500

A 78 year old male trips and falls down the steps due to reported visual difficulties when looking down. A lesion in this cranial (and the muscle it innervates) muscle (and it's cranial nerve) were likely the cause.

Inferior Rectus - CN III/Oculomotor