Cranial Nerves Quiz

Failure of a patient to execute lateral eye movements could indicate dysfunction of which cranial nerves?

• Oculomotor nerve

• Optic nerve

• Abducens nerve

• Abducens and trochlear nerve

The cranial nerve that does NOT pass through the superior orbital fissure of the skull is the..........

• oculomotor nerve.

• trochlear nerve.

• optic nerve.

• abducens nerve.

The facial nerve exits the skull via which foramen?

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The cranial nerves that innervate the extraocular muscles include?

• oculomotor nerve.

• trochlear nerve.

• trigeminal nerve.

• abducens nerve.

The cranial nerves that are sensory only include?

• olfactory nerve.

• trigeminal nerve.

• vestibulocochlear nerve.

• vagus nerve.

The superior orbital fissure is part of which bone?

• Temporal bone

• Parietal bone

• Zygomatic bone

• Sphenoid bone

The cribriform plate is part of which bone?

• Sphenoid bone

• Ethmoid bone

• Palatine bone

• Temporal bone

The inability to shake your head "no" may result from damage to?

• Accessory nerve

• Facial nerve

• Trigeminal nerve

• Hypoglossal nerve

Which of the following cranial nerves does NOT pass through the jugular foramen?

• Vagus nerve

• Accessory nerve

• Hypoglossal nerve

• Glossopharyngeal nerve

Which of the following is NOT a function of the facial nerve?

• 1. motor impulses to muscles of facial expression

• 1. motor impulses to muscles of swallowing

• 1. parasympathetic innervation of salivary glands

• dampens the vibrations generated in the middle ear