Cranial Nerve Knowledge Check

1. Cranial Nerve Knowledge Check Practicum Health Science II 2011-2012

2. Use your knowledge of the cranial nerves to answer the following questions or statements. • List the correct number and spelling of the cranial nerve.

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

4. 2. I am responsible the neuron responsible for lateral eyemovement.

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

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

7. 5. I am the neuron responsible for the sensation of taste on the posterior portion of the tongue.

8. 6. I am the neuron responsible for visual acuity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 13. I am the neuron responsible for the extraoculormovements of the eye.

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

17. 15. If you use the Snellen chart during your PE, what cranial nerve are you assessing?

18. 16. If you check the gag reflex during your PE, what cranial nerve are you assessing?

19. 17. If you use the process of directional gaze during your PE, what cranial nerve(s) are you assessing?

20. 18. If you check the gag reflex during your PE, what cranial nerve are you assessing?

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

22. 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?

23. 21. If during the assessment you palpate the patient’s temples and have them clench their teeth, what cranial nerve are you assessing?

24. 22. If you have the patient say a sentence out loud, what cranial nerve are you assessing?

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

26. 24. I am the neuron responsible for the ability of the pupils to dilate and constrict, what cranial nerve am I?

27. 25. If during the PE you ask the patient to turn head and shrug shoulders against passive resistance, what cranial nerve are you assessing?