Cranial Nerve Names
Cranial Nerve Functions
Cranial Nerve Testing
Clinical Correlations
Sensory, Motor, or Both
100

What is Cranial Nerve I?

 What is the Olfactory nerve?

100

Which cranial nerve is responsible for smell?

What is the Olfactory nerve (Cranial Nerve I)?

100

How do you test the Olfactory nerve?

What is by asking the patient to identify common scents like coffee or vanilla? (Cranial Nerve I)

100

Loss of smell can indicate damage to which cranial nerve?

What is the Olfactory nerve (Cranial Nerve I)?

100

Is the Olfactory nerve sensory, motor, or both?

What is sensory?

200

What is Cranial Nerve II?

What is the Optic nerve?

200

 Which cranial nerve is responsible for vision?

What is the Optic nerve (Cranial Nerve II)?

200

How do you test the Optic nerve?

What is by checking visual acuity and visual fields? (Cranial Nerve II)

200

Loss of vision in one eye can indicate damage to which cranial nerve?

What is the Optic nerve (Cranial Nerve II)?

200

Is the Optic nerve sensory, motor, or both?

What is sensory?

300

What is Cranial Nerve VII?

What is the Facial nerve?

300

Which cranial nerve controls the muscles of facial expression?

What is the Facial nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)?

300

How do you test the Oculomotor nerve?

What is by assessing pupil reaction to light and accommodation, and testing eye movements? (Cranial Nerve III)

300

Bell's Palsy affects which cranial nerve?

What is the Facial nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)?

300

Is the Facial nerve sensory, motor, or both?

What is both? 

400

What is Cranial Nerve X?

What is the Vagus nerve?

400

Which cranial nerve is involved in hearing and balance?

What is the Vestibulocochlear nerve (Cranial Nerve VIII)?

400

How do you test the Facial nerve (Cranial Nerve VII)?


What is by asking the patient to smile, frown, and raise their eyebrows?

400

Difficulty swallowing and hoarseness can indicate damage to which cranial nerve?

What is the Vagus nerve (Cranial Nerve X)?

400

Is the Vagus nerve sensory, motor, or both?

What is both?

500

What is Cranial Nerve XI?

What is the Accessory nerve

500

Which cranial nerve is responsible for tongue movement?

What is the Hypoglossal nerve (Cranial Nerve XII)?

500

How do you test the Vagus nerve?

What is by asking the patient to say "ah" and observing the uvula movement, and by assessing the gag reflex? (Cranial Nerve X)

500

Loss of shoulder shrug and head-turning strength can indicate damage to which cranial nerve?

What is the Accessory nerve (Cranial Nerve XI)?

500

Is the Trigeminal nerve sensory, motor, or both?

What is both?