NSG500 QUIZ 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Cranial nerves mnemonic - ANS Ooh, ooh, ooh to touch and feel very good velvet. Such
heaven!
cranial nerves order - ANS olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens,
facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal
olfactory nerve - ANS smell
optic nerve testing - ANS -visual activity: cover one eye, read smallest line at 20 ft away ;
20/20 numerator = distance, denominator = what line read
-Confrontation test (peripheral vision): pencil brought into field of vision from 8 separate
directions
oculomotor nerve, trochlear and abducens - ANS III, IV, VI : eyelid drooping, pupil size and
equality and response to light/accomidation, EOM
trochlear nerve - ANS eye movement
trigeminal nerve testing - ANS V
-clinch teeth and palpate temporal and masseter muscles (motor)
-Pinprick close to midline of the face: manibular, maxillary, opthalmic (sensory)
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, -corneal reflex
abducens nerve testing - ANS located in pons, injury will deviate eye medially
facial nerve testing - ANS -VII
Test facial expressions (close eyes tightly, smile, and show teeth)
-Identify sweet and sour tastes
vestibulochochlear (ACOUSTIC) nerve testing - ANS VIII
-Hearing: rub 2 fingers equidistant from person's ear simultaneously
-Balance: balance test (one leg stance); caloric stimulation is a test which uses differences in
temp to diagnose ear nerve damage as a cause of dizziness or vertigo
glossopharyngeal nerve testing - ANS IX
-Gag reflex; reserved for severely affected patients only
vagus nerve testing - ANS X
-Say 'aah' watch movement of soft palate and pharynx; soft palate should rise symmetrically
and the uvula should remain in the mid-line
-check phonation
accessory nerve testing - ANS XI
-resisted head and shoulder shrug (trapezius strenght)
resisted turning of head (sternocleidomastoid)
hypoglossal nerve testing - ANS XII
-have person stick out tongue, look for atrophy, asymmetry, or deviation from mid-line, L, T, D, N
sounds
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
Cranial nerves mnemonic - ANS Ooh, ooh, ooh to touch and feel very good velvet. Such
heaven!
cranial nerves order - ANS olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear, trigeminal, abducens,
facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal
olfactory nerve - ANS smell
optic nerve testing - ANS -visual activity: cover one eye, read smallest line at 20 ft away ;
20/20 numerator = distance, denominator = what line read
-Confrontation test (peripheral vision): pencil brought into field of vision from 8 separate
directions
oculomotor nerve, trochlear and abducens - ANS III, IV, VI : eyelid drooping, pupil size and
equality and response to light/accomidation, EOM
trochlear nerve - ANS eye movement
trigeminal nerve testing - ANS V
-clinch teeth and palpate temporal and masseter muscles (motor)
-Pinprick close to midline of the face: manibular, maxillary, opthalmic (sensory)
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, -corneal reflex
abducens nerve testing - ANS located in pons, injury will deviate eye medially
facial nerve testing - ANS -VII
Test facial expressions (close eyes tightly, smile, and show teeth)
-Identify sweet and sour tastes
vestibulochochlear (ACOUSTIC) nerve testing - ANS VIII
-Hearing: rub 2 fingers equidistant from person's ear simultaneously
-Balance: balance test (one leg stance); caloric stimulation is a test which uses differences in
temp to diagnose ear nerve damage as a cause of dizziness or vertigo
glossopharyngeal nerve testing - ANS IX
-Gag reflex; reserved for severely affected patients only
vagus nerve testing - ANS X
-Say 'aah' watch movement of soft palate and pharynx; soft palate should rise symmetrically
and the uvula should remain in the mid-line
-check phonation
accessory nerve testing - ANS XI
-resisted head and shoulder shrug (trapezius strenght)
resisted turning of head (sternocleidomastoid)
hypoglossal nerve testing - ANS XII
-have person stick out tongue, look for atrophy, asymmetry, or deviation from mid-line, L, T, D, N
sounds
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
