HCS 212 Cranial Nerves Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
Abducens nerve destination Correct Answers lateral rectus
muscle
Abducens nerve origin Correct Answers pons
Abducens nerve passes through Correct Answers superior
orbital fissure
Abducens nerve primary function Correct Answers motor, eye
movements
Accessory nerve destination Correct Answers internal branch
innervates the voluntary muscles of the palate, pharynx, and
larynx
external branch controls the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
muscles
Accessory nerve origin Correct Answers motor nuclei of the
spinal cord and medulla
Accessory nerve passes through Correct Answers jugular
foramen
Accessory nerve primary function Correct Answers motor
Facial nerve destination Correct Answers sensory to sensory
nuclei of pons
, somatic motor to muscles of facial expressions
visceral to lacrimal glands and nasal mucous galnds,
submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
Facial nerve origin Correct Answers sensory from taste
receptors on the anterior two thirds of the tongue
motor from the motor nuclei of the pons
Facial nerve passes through Correct Answers internal acoustic
meatus along facial canal to reach stylomastoid foramen
Facial nerve primary function Correct Answers mixed
Glossopharyngeal nerve destination Correct Answers sensory
to sensory nuclei of medulla
somatic motor to pharyngeal muscles involved in swallowing
visceral motor to parotid salivary gland
Glossopharyngeal nerve origin Correct Answers sensory from
posterior one third of the tongue, part of the pharynx and palate,
and the carotid arteries of the neck
motor from motor nuclei of the medulla
Glossopharyngeal nerve passes through Correct Answers
Jugular foramen between occipital and temporal bones
Solutions
Abducens nerve destination Correct Answers lateral rectus
muscle
Abducens nerve origin Correct Answers pons
Abducens nerve passes through Correct Answers superior
orbital fissure
Abducens nerve primary function Correct Answers motor, eye
movements
Accessory nerve destination Correct Answers internal branch
innervates the voluntary muscles of the palate, pharynx, and
larynx
external branch controls the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius
muscles
Accessory nerve origin Correct Answers motor nuclei of the
spinal cord and medulla
Accessory nerve passes through Correct Answers jugular
foramen
Accessory nerve primary function Correct Answers motor
Facial nerve destination Correct Answers sensory to sensory
nuclei of pons
, somatic motor to muscles of facial expressions
visceral to lacrimal glands and nasal mucous galnds,
submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
Facial nerve origin Correct Answers sensory from taste
receptors on the anterior two thirds of the tongue
motor from the motor nuclei of the pons
Facial nerve passes through Correct Answers internal acoustic
meatus along facial canal to reach stylomastoid foramen
Facial nerve primary function Correct Answers mixed
Glossopharyngeal nerve destination Correct Answers sensory
to sensory nuclei of medulla
somatic motor to pharyngeal muscles involved in swallowing
visceral motor to parotid salivary gland
Glossopharyngeal nerve origin Correct Answers sensory from
posterior one third of the tongue, part of the pharynx and palate,
and the carotid arteries of the neck
motor from motor nuclei of the medulla
Glossopharyngeal nerve passes through Correct Answers
Jugular foramen between occipital and temporal bones
