Cranial Nerves
Conditions
EXTRA
Cranial Nerve
CN
100

Which cranial nerve laterally moves eye (abduction) 

CN VI (6)- Abducens 

100

What condition is caused by a viral infection, immune disorder or nerve compression (one side paralysis of facial muscle) 

Bell's Palsy 

100

What is the snail shape organ in the ear?

Cochlea

100

What cranial nerve is responsible for somatosensorial of the face including TMJ

CN V (5)- Trigeminal 

100

What cranial nerve is responsible for vision, afferent pathways for pupillary & accommodation reflex, visual acuity? 

CN II(2) Optic Nerve 

200

Which CN elevates shoulders; turns head

CN XI (11)- Spinal Accessory

200
This diagnosis is what you may have if you have nerve damage that swallows food moving from the stomach to the intestines 

Gastroparesis 

200

What is the primary part of the brain that controls emotional response where odor affects hunger?

Amygdala

200

What cranial nerve moves the tongue by controlling the intrinsic & extrinsic muscles of the tongue? 

CN XII (12)-Hypoglossal

200

What are small bones in the ear that vibrate? 

Ossicles 

300

What CN that carries sensation from the pharynx, impacts the gag reflex, swallowing and monitor BP 

CN IX (9)- Glossopharyngeal

300

What condition affects both facial & vestibulocochelar causing acute facial paralysis, and often ear pain/ blisters? 

Ramsay- Hunt 

300

Which sensory input reaches the cortex w/o synapsing in thalamus? 

Olfaction

300

What cranial nerve moves eye down and medially, playing a role in vestibulocochlear reflex? (helps with reading )

CN IV (4) Trochlear Nerve 

300

What cranial nerve is responsible for regulation of visceral, vocal cord control, peristalsis 

CN X (10) Vagus

400

What 2 muscles are innervated by CN (11 XI)- Spinal Accessory 

Trapezius & Sternocleidomastoid 

400

What condition would you find damage in the optic nerve that impairs signal transmission?

Optic Atrophy 

400

Which test compares air & bone conduction?

Rinne Test

400

What cranial nerve is responsible for taste, tear production, salivation, & facial expression? 

CN VII (7) Facial

400

What cranial nerve is responsible for hearing, sensation of head position relative to gravity?

CN VIII (8) Vestibulocochlear

500

Which CN raises upper eyelid, adjust shape of lens and manages pupil constriction 

CN III (3)-Oculomotor

500

What condition would you have if you sustained sudden loss of vision due to impaired blood supply to the optic nerve?

Nonarteritic AION

500

What test assess lateralization of tone, identifies unilateral hearing loss? 

Weber Test

500

What cranial nerve is responsible for our ability to smell? 

CN I (1) Olfactory 

500

Order the circle of Willis from top to bottom of the arteries ( HINT THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 8 ARTERIES ) 

1. Anterior Cerebral Artery 

2. Anterior Communicating Artery 

3.Middle Cerebral Artery. 

4.Posterior Communicating Artery 

5.  Posterior Cerebral Artery 

6. Basilar Artery 

7.Vertebral Artery 

8. Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery