Cranial Nerve Knowledge Check

Practicum Health Science II2011-2012

• Use your knowledge of the cranial nerves to answer the following questions or statements.

• List the correct number and spelling of the cranial nerve.

1. I control the sensation of taste on the anterior portion of the

tongue.

2. I am responsible the neuron responsible for lateral eye

movement.

3. I am the neuron responsible for the sense of smell.

4. I am the neuron responsible for the ability to hear.

5. I am the neuron responsible for the sensation of taste on the

posterior portion of the tongue.

6. I am the neuron responsible for visual acuity.

7. I am the neuron responsible for the control and movement of the

muscles of the jaw.

8. I am the neuron responsible for sensation of the pharynx.

9. I am the neuron resposible for the movement of the eyes up and

down.

10. I am the neuron responsible for controlling the ability to

swallow.

11. I am the neuron responsible for controlling the sensation to

the skin.

12. I am the neuron responsible for the ability to move the head

and neck.

13. I am the neuron responsible for the extracul0r movements of

the eye.

14. If you have the patient smile, frown, or move their eyebrows up and down, what cranial nerve are

you checking?

15. If you use the Snellen chart during your PE, what cranial nerve

are you assessing?

16. If you check the gag reflex during your PE, what cranial nerve

are you assessing?

17. If you use the process of directional gaze during your PE,

what cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?

18. If you check the gag reflex during your PE, what cranial nerve

are you assessing?

19. If you have the patient say “ah” what cranial nerve are you

checking?

20. If you stand 2 feet behind the patient and whisper a phrase and

have the patient repeat the phrase you whispered, you are assessing what cranial nerve?

21. If during the assessment you palpate the patient’s temples and

have them clench their teeth, what cranial nerve are you

assessing?

22. If you have the patient say a sentence out loud, what cranial

nerve are you assessing?

23. I am the neuron responsible for the position of the tongue.

24. I am the neuron responsible for the ability of the pupils to

dilate and constrict, what cranial nerve am I?

25. If during the PE you ask the patient to turn head and shrug

shoulders against passive resistance, what cranial nerve are

you assessing?