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Memorable Motor & Sensory
Cranky Cranials
Vaguely Vagal & Others
Special Senses
Potpourri
100
Rhythmic involuntary movements, often seen at the ankle
What is clonus?
100
Makes your tongue stick out
What is hypoglossal nerve (XII)?
100
This nerve carries impulses to & from thorax & abdomen
What is the vagus nerve (10th)
100
Serves the retina
What is the Optic nerve (II)
100
Cotton balls and safety pins
What are methods to test for sensation?
200
Used to test for DTRs
What is a reflex hammer?
200
Nerve that aggravates toothaches
What is trigeminal nerve (V)
200
Transmits sound & balance
What is the Acoutic nerve (XIII)
200
Let's you smell the roses
What is the olfactory nerve (I)
200
Finger-to-thumb test
What is a test of cerebellum function for coordination?
300
A test that can be used in DUI evaluation, where patient stands with feet together & eyes closed
What is the Romberg Test?
300
Adjusts the amount of light that enters the eye
What is the Oculomotor nerve (III)
300
This nerve controls the sternocleidomastoid (whew!)
What is the Eleventh cranial nerve (Accessory)?
300
These nerves abduct the eyes
What is the Abducens Nerves (VII)?
300
A tuning fork is used in muscular neuro evaluation for this
What is vibration? (Also evaluates Acoustic nerve)
400
Muscle that allows elbow extension
What is the triceps?
400
The motor fiber of this nerve transmits impulses to muscles of the back
What is the Accessory nerve(XII)?
400
Controls the parotid gland
What is the glossy pharyngeal (9)
400
The smallest cranial nerves & those that control eye movement
What are the Acoustuc nerves (IV)?
400
An abnormal plantar reflex in the adult could be called this
What is a + Babinski sign?
500
Pain in the median nerve might indicate this condition
What is can be an indication of carpal tunnel syndrome?
500
Controls facial expression
What are the facial nerves (VII)?
500
Also control salivary glands
What is the 7th cranial nerve (Facial)?
500
This nerve creates the rapid eye movement called nystagmus
What is the third cranial nerve (Oculomotor)?
500
Part of inspection of the muscular neuro exam could be
What is looking for involuntary movements, muscle hypertrophy or atrophy, etc