ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Order of Cranial Nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - I. Olfactory
II. Optic
III. Oculomotor
IV. Trochlear
V. Trigeminal
VI. Abducens
VII. Facial
VIII. Vestibulocochlear
IX. Glossopharyngeal
X. Vagus
XI. Accessory
XII. Hypoglossal
Olfactory Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve I; sensory. Sense of smell
Optic Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve II; sensory. Vision
Oculomotor Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve III; motor. Controls most eye
movements, pupil constriction, and upper eyelid rise)
Trochlear Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve IV; motor. Controls downward
and inward eye movements
, Trigeminal Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve V; sensory and motor.
Mastication and facial sensation
Abducens Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve VI; motor. Parallel movement of
eye
Facial Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve VII; sensory and motor. Facial
expressions and taste (sweet and salty)
Vestibulocochlear Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve VIII; sensory. Balance
and hearing
Glossopharyngeal Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial Nerve IX; sensory and motor.
Tongue movement and swallowing and taste (sour and bitter)
Vagus Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve X; sensory and motor. Swallowing,
speaking, coughing, and facial sensation
Accessory Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve XI; motor nerve. Movement of
the muscles for swallowing, the vocal cords, and muscles of the neck and upper back. Two of its
nerve branches also assist the vagus nerve.
Hypoglossal Nerve - CORRECT ANSWER - Cranial nerve XII; motor. Movement of
tongue for swallowing and speech
5 levels of conciousness - CORRECT ANSWER - Alert, disorientated/lethargic, stupor,
semi-comatose, comatose
Three things to check for LOO - CORRECT ANSWER - Person, Place, Time