Cranial Nerves Exam Prep Questions and Correct
Answers.
What are the 12 cranial nerves? - ANS Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlea
Trigeminal - V1, V2, V3
Abducens
Facial
Vestibocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal Accessory
Hypoglossal
Draw and label the parts of the brain that relate to the cranial nerves. - ANS Anterior
brain, pons, medulla oblongata correctly labelled.
What cranial nerves originate from the anterior brain? - ANS Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlea
What cranial nerves originate from the pons? - ANS Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibocochlear
What cranial nerves originate from the medulla oblongata? - ANS Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal Accessory
Hypoglossal
What cranial nerves are sensory only? - ANS Olfactory
Optic
Vestibocochlear
What cranial nerves are motor only? - ANS Oculomotor
Trochlea
Abducens
Spinal accessory
Hypoglossal
What cranial nerves are mixed? - ANS Trigeminal
, Facial
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
What cranial nerves have autonomic components? - ANS Vagus
Glossopharyngeal
Occulomotor
What is the cutaneous sensory supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS Scalp, face, neck
What is the non cutaneous sensory supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS Oral cavity,
cornea, nasal cavity and nasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, tympanic membrane
What it the articular sensory supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS TMJ, cervical
vertebrae, atlantooccipital joint
What are the motor supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS Muscles of facial expression,
mastication, extra-ocular, tongue muscles, larynx, pharynx and cervical muscles
What reflexes are cranial nerves involved in? - ANS Visual, auditory, swallowing, gag
reflex, sneezing, coughing
What is the origin, exit and type of olfactory nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Cribiform Plate
Sensory
What is the origin, exit and type of optic nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Optic canal
Sensory
What is the origin, exit and type of oculomotor nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Superior orbital fissure
Motor
What is the origin, exit and type of trochlear nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Superior orbital fissure
Motor
What is the origin, exit and type of trigeminal nerve? - ANS Pons
V1 - superior orbital fissure
V2 - foramen rotundum
V3 - foramen ovale
Mixed
What exits out of the foramen spinosum? - ANS Middle meningeal artery
Answers.
What are the 12 cranial nerves? - ANS Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlea
Trigeminal - V1, V2, V3
Abducens
Facial
Vestibocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal Accessory
Hypoglossal
Draw and label the parts of the brain that relate to the cranial nerves. - ANS Anterior
brain, pons, medulla oblongata correctly labelled.
What cranial nerves originate from the anterior brain? - ANS Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlea
What cranial nerves originate from the pons? - ANS Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibocochlear
What cranial nerves originate from the medulla oblongata? - ANS Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Spinal Accessory
Hypoglossal
What cranial nerves are sensory only? - ANS Olfactory
Optic
Vestibocochlear
What cranial nerves are motor only? - ANS Oculomotor
Trochlea
Abducens
Spinal accessory
Hypoglossal
What cranial nerves are mixed? - ANS Trigeminal
, Facial
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
What cranial nerves have autonomic components? - ANS Vagus
Glossopharyngeal
Occulomotor
What is the cutaneous sensory supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS Scalp, face, neck
What is the non cutaneous sensory supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS Oral cavity,
cornea, nasal cavity and nasal sinuses, pharynx, larynx, tympanic membrane
What it the articular sensory supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS TMJ, cervical
vertebrae, atlantooccipital joint
What are the motor supply of the cranial nerves? - ANS Muscles of facial expression,
mastication, extra-ocular, tongue muscles, larynx, pharynx and cervical muscles
What reflexes are cranial nerves involved in? - ANS Visual, auditory, swallowing, gag
reflex, sneezing, coughing
What is the origin, exit and type of olfactory nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Cribiform Plate
Sensory
What is the origin, exit and type of optic nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Optic canal
Sensory
What is the origin, exit and type of oculomotor nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Superior orbital fissure
Motor
What is the origin, exit and type of trochlear nerve? - ANS Anterior brain
Superior orbital fissure
Motor
What is the origin, exit and type of trigeminal nerve? - ANS Pons
V1 - superior orbital fissure
V2 - foramen rotundum
V3 - foramen ovale
Mixed
What exits out of the foramen spinosum? - ANS Middle meningeal artery