MSN 610: CRANIAL NERVES QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
whichWfindingsWareWconsideredWnormalWonWassessmentWofWtheWoculomotor,Wtrochlear,WandWabd
ucensWcranialWnervesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
palpebralWfissuresWareWsymmetric,WbothWpupilsWconstrictWwithWaccommodation,WbothWpupilsWco
nstrictWinWresponseWtoWlightWdirectlyWandWconsensually
whatWfacialWmovementsWareWexpectedWonWassessmentWofWCNW7W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
smile,WshowWteeth,WpuffWoutWcheeks,WraiseWeyebrows
whichWfindingsWareWconsideredWnormalWonWassessmentWofWCNW8W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
soundWfromWtuningWforkWisWheardWequallyWinWbothWears;WairWconductionWofWsoundWisWgreaterWth
anWboneWconductionWofWsoundWbialterally;WindividualWisWableWtoWcorrectlyWrepeatWwordsWwhispe
redWinWbothWears
CNW1W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-OlfactoryWnerve-S-sniffWtest—
patientWableWtoWperceiveWodorWinWeachWnostrilWequallyWandWidentifyWit
CNW2W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-optic-S
-VisualWacuityWtest—patientWableWtoWreadWlettersWatW20WfeetWawayWfromWSnellenWchart
-ConfrontationWtest—patient'sWperipheralWvisionWcorrespondsWtoWexaminer'sWperipheralWvision
-OphthalmologicWexamination—
WPositiveW(+)WredWreflexW(whiteWlightWfromWscopeWbouncesWoffWretinaWwithWredWcolor)W
-RetinalWarteriesWandWveinsWpresentW
-OpticWdisc—marginsWwellWdefined;WcolorWyellowWtoWcreamyWpink;W1.5WmmWdiameter
, -Macula—foveaWcentralisWlocatedW2WdiscWdiameters
temporalWtoWopticWdisc;WnoWbloodWvesselsWenterWfovea;WappearsWasWlighterWdotWsurroundedWbyW
avascularWarea
CNW3,W4,W&W6W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-3W=Woculmotor-M
4W=Wtrochlear-M
6W=Wabducens-M
-Eyelids—palpebralWfissuresWsymmetric;WnoWptosis,WnoWentropion,WnoWectropion
-PupillaryWLightWReflex—
bilateralWpupilsWequal,Wround,WandWreactiveWtoWlightWdirectlyWandWconsensually
-Accommodation—bilateralWpupilsWconvergeWandWconstrictWwithWaccommodation
-ExtraocularWEyeWMovements—
bilateralWeyesWmoveWsymmetricallyWalongWsameWplaneWwithWmovementWthroughoutWtheWsixWcar
dinalWfieldsWofWgaze;WnoWnystagmusW(tremor)WnotedWduringWmovements
CNW5W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-trigeminal-B
M=WnoWtremorsWorWtwitchesWnotedWinWface;WsymmetricWmuscleWtoneWpalpatedWoverWbilateralWja
wWmusclesWwithWclenchedWteeth/noWfasciculationsWnoted
S=WpatientWableWtoWdiscriminateWbetweenWsharp,Wdull,WandWlightWtouchWsensationWoverWfaceWwit
hWeyesWclosed;WcornealWreflexWintactWwhenWsymmetricWblinkWreflexWisWpresentWinWresponseWtoWbi
lateralWcornealWstimulation
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
whichWfindingsWareWconsideredWnormalWonWassessmentWofWtheWoculomotor,Wtrochlear,WandWabd
ucensWcranialWnervesW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
palpebralWfissuresWareWsymmetric,WbothWpupilsWconstrictWwithWaccommodation,WbothWpupilsWco
nstrictWinWresponseWtoWlightWdirectlyWandWconsensually
whatWfacialWmovementsWareWexpectedWonWassessmentWofWCNW7W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
smile,WshowWteeth,WpuffWoutWcheeks,WraiseWeyebrows
whichWfindingsWareWconsideredWnormalWonWassessmentWofWCNW8W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
soundWfromWtuningWforkWisWheardWequallyWinWbothWears;WairWconductionWofWsoundWisWgreaterWth
anWboneWconductionWofWsoundWbialterally;WindividualWisWableWtoWcorrectlyWrepeatWwordsWwhispe
redWinWbothWears
CNW1W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-OlfactoryWnerve-S-sniffWtest—
patientWableWtoWperceiveWodorWinWeachWnostrilWequallyWandWidentifyWit
CNW2W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-optic-S
-VisualWacuityWtest—patientWableWtoWreadWlettersWatW20WfeetWawayWfromWSnellenWchart
-ConfrontationWtest—patient'sWperipheralWvisionWcorrespondsWtoWexaminer'sWperipheralWvision
-OphthalmologicWexamination—
WPositiveW(+)WredWreflexW(whiteWlightWfromWscopeWbouncesWoffWretinaWwithWredWcolor)W
-RetinalWarteriesWandWveinsWpresentW
-OpticWdisc—marginsWwellWdefined;WcolorWyellowWtoWcreamyWpink;W1.5WmmWdiameter
, -Macula—foveaWcentralisWlocatedW2WdiscWdiameters
temporalWtoWopticWdisc;WnoWbloodWvesselsWenterWfovea;WappearsWasWlighterWdotWsurroundedWbyW
avascularWarea
CNW3,W4,W&W6W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-3W=Woculmotor-M
4W=Wtrochlear-M
6W=Wabducens-M
-Eyelids—palpebralWfissuresWsymmetric;WnoWptosis,WnoWentropion,WnoWectropion
-PupillaryWLightWReflex—
bilateralWpupilsWequal,Wround,WandWreactiveWtoWlightWdirectlyWandWconsensually
-Accommodation—bilateralWpupilsWconvergeWandWconstrictWwithWaccommodation
-ExtraocularWEyeWMovements—
bilateralWeyesWmoveWsymmetricallyWalongWsameWplaneWwithWmovementWthroughoutWtheWsixWcar
dinalWfieldsWofWgaze;WnoWnystagmusW(tremor)WnotedWduringWmovements
CNW5W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-trigeminal-B
M=WnoWtremorsWorWtwitchesWnotedWinWface;WsymmetricWmuscleWtoneWpalpatedWoverWbilateralWja
wWmusclesWwithWclenchedWteeth/noWfasciculationsWnoted
S=WpatientWableWtoWdiscriminateWbetweenWsharp,Wdull,WandWlightWtouchWsensationWoverWfaceWwit
hWeyesWclosed;WcornealWreflexWintactWwhenWsymmetricWblinkWreflexWisWpresentWinWresponseWtoWbi
lateralWcornealWstimulation