CRANIAL NERVES
No. NAME ACRONYM FUNCTION ASSESSMENT
Identify
familiar
1 Olfactory (OME) Sense of smell odors (e.g.,
coffee,
vanilla)
Visual
acuity,
2 Optic (OPT) Vision
visual field
testing
Pupil response
Eye movement,
Oculo- to light,
3 (OCM) pupil constriction,
motor extraocular
eyelid elevation
movements
Downward
Controls superior and inward
4 Trochlear (TRO) oblique muscle eye
(eye movement) movement
Corneal
reflex, facial
Facial sensation,
5 Trigeminal (TRI) sensation,
mastication
jaw strength
Lateral gaze
Lateral eye
6 Abducens (ABD) movement
No. NAME ACRONYM FUNCTION ASSESSMENT
Identify
familiar
1 Olfactory (OME) Sense of smell odors (e.g.,
coffee,
vanilla)
Visual
acuity,
2 Optic (OPT) Vision
visual field
testing
Pupil response
Eye movement,
Oculo- to light,
3 (OCM) pupil constriction,
motor extraocular
eyelid elevation
movements
Downward
Controls superior and inward
4 Trochlear (TRO) oblique muscle eye
(eye movement) movement
Corneal
reflex, facial
Facial sensation,
5 Trigeminal (TRI) sensation,
mastication
jaw strength
Lateral gaze
Lateral eye
6 Abducens (ABD) movement
