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Cranial nerves -anatomy

Cranial nerves -anatomy

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12 Slides • 24 Questions

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What is the name of Cranial Nerve III

1

Facial

2

Abducens

3

Trochlear

4

Oculomotor

2

Multiple Choice

What number Cranial nerve is the Glossopharyngeal nerve?

1

VIII

2

IX

3

XI

4

XII

3

Multiple Choice

What is the name of cranial nerve XI?

1

Vagus

2

Glossopharyngeal

3

Hypoglossal

4

Accessory

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following Cranial nerves only carries motor fibres?

1

Oculomotor

2

Accessory

3

Trigeminal

4

Facial

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following Cranial nerves does not carry autonomic fibres?

1

III

2

V

3

VII

4

IX

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Multiple Choice

Which cranial nerve only carries sensory fibres?

1

Glossopharyngeal

2

Vagus

3

Trigeminal

4

Vestibulocochlear

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Multiple Choice

Which cranial nerves exit the skull through the jugular foramen?

1

Glossopharyngeal, vagus and accesory

2

Vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal and vagus

3

X, XI and XII

4

VII and VIII

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Multiple Choice

Through which foramen does the mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve exit the skull?

1

Foramen rotundum

2

Foramen spinosum

3

Superior orbital fissure

4

Foramen ovale

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not exit the skull through the superior orbital fissure?

1

Abducens

2

Oculomotor

3

Ophthalmic branch of Trigeminal (V1)

4

Optic

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Multiple Choice

The fibres of Cranial nerve I (Olfactory nerve) enter the skull through the cribriform plate. In which bone is the cribriform plate?

1

Sphenoid

2

Ethmoid

3

Frontal

4

Nasal

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Multiple Choice

The optic nerve (CNII) has a complex pathway. Where in the brain is the primary visual cortex?

1

Occipital lobe

2

Temporal lobe

3

Lateral geniculate nucleus

4

Thalamus

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18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following muscles is not supplied by Cranial nerve III?

1

Levator palpebrae superioris

2

Inferior oblique

3

Superior oblique

4

Medial rectus

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are actions of the oculomotor nerve?

1

Constriction of the pupil

2

Moving the eye laterally

3

Moving the eye up

4

Raising the eyelid

5

Dilatation of the pupil

20

Multiple Choice

Which cranial nerve supplies the lateral rectus muscle?

1

Trochlear

2

Abducens

3

Accessory

4

Oculomotor

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Multiple Choice

Which nerve supplies the muscles of mastication?

1

Ophthalmic branch of the Trigeminal nerve

2

Maxillary branch of the Trigeminal nerve

3

Mandibular branch of the Trigeminal nerve

4

Facial nerve

23

Multiple Choice

Which nerve supplies sensation to the tip of the nose?

1

Ophthalmic branch of the Trigeminal nerve

2

Maxillary branch of the Trigeminal nerve

3

Mandibular branch of the Trigeminal nerve

4

Facial nerve

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Multiple Choice

Which cranial nerve forms the efferent pathway of the corneal reflex?

1

CNIII

2

CNV

3

CNVI

4

CNVII

26

Multiple Choice

Which cranial nerve supplies sensation to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

1

Trigeminal (V)

2

Facial (VII)

3

Glossopharyngeal (IX)

4

Hypoglossal (XII)

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Multiple Select

What type of fibres does the facial nerve carry?

1

Motor

2

Somatic sensory

3

Special sensory

4

Para-sympathetic secretomotor

5

Sympathetic secretomotor

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Multiple Choice

Where does the vestibulocochlear nerve exit the skull base and which which other cranial nerve?

1

Jugular foramen with CNVII

2

Internal acoustic meatus with CNVII

3

Internal acoustic meatus with CNIX

4

Foramen ovale with V3

31

Multiple Choice

The glossopharyngeal nerve supplies parasympathetic fibres to which gland?

1

Parotid

2

Lacrimal

3

Submandibular

4

Sublingual

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Multiple Choice

Which branch of the vagus nerve supplies most of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles?

1

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

2

Superior laryngeal nerve

3

Internal laryngeal nerve

4

External laryngeal nerve

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Multiple Choice

Which cranial nerve crosses the posterior triangle of the neck?

1

CNX

2

CNXI

3

CNXII

4

CNIX

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Multiple Choice

Where does CNXII exit the skull?

1

Internal acoustic meatus

2

Jugular foramen

3

Hypoglossal canal

4

Foramen magnum

What is the name of Cranial Nerve III

1

Facial

2

Abducens

3

Trochlear

4

Oculomotor

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