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Cranial Nerves/Nervous system

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cranial Nerve 3 =

a)

Olfactory

b)

Oculomator

c)

Optic

d)

Trochlear

2.

The Accessory CN function is to...

a)

help with speech

b)

Move your eyes

c)

Tongue movements

d)

Turning your head, shoulder movement

3.

What is the other name for the Vestibulocochlear CN

a)

Accessory

b)

Acoustic

c)

Ulnar

d)

Median

4.

What number CN is the Facial nerve

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

e)

9

5.

CN # 10 is which one...

a)

Vegas

b)

Vagas

c)

Vagus

d)

Vegis

6.

Olfactory nerve function to what....

a)

Sense of taste

b)

Sense of Touch

c)

Sense of smell

d)

Sense of pain

7.

The Optic nerve is what number CN?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

e)

5

8.

Which CN (cranial nerve) helps with chewing food?

a)

1st

b)

Facial

c)

Abducens

d)

5th

9.

What is the Number and function of the Glossopharyngeal

a)

#5 - moves the tongue

b)

#8 - helps you hear

c)

#11 - moves the tongue

d)

#9 - taste, swallowing, saliva

10.

What does CN # 4 function to...

a)

move your nose

b)

move your eyes

c)

move your mouth

d)

Balance and equilibrium

11.

what is the correct order of the first 3 CN?

a)

Optic, Olfactory, Oculomotor

b)

Oculomotor, Optic, Olfactory

c)

Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor

d)

Optic, Olfactory, Oculomotor

12.

What system are the Cranial nerves a part of?

a)

The Central Nervous System

b)

The Autonomic Nervous System

c)

The Peripheral Nervous System

d)

None of the above

13.

What cranial nerves can be tested by swallowing?

a)

CN # 8 and 10

b)

5 and 7

c)

9 and 10

d)

7 and 8

14.

Which # cranial nerve is the Accessory?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

11

d)

none of these

15.

How many cranial bones are there? ;)

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

9

16.

The CNS (Central nervous System) consists of what?

a)

Brain and Cranial nerves

b)

Spinal Cord and Spinal nerves

c)

Brain and Spinal Cord

d)

Spinal Cord and Cranial Nerves

17.

The Hypothalamus controls what functions?

a)

relay station for pain

b)

Relay station for memory

c)

Homeostasis, body tempature, water balance

d)

Speech and language

18.

Broca's area =

a)

understanding speech

b)

inability to speak words correctly

c)

Hearing and listening

d)

Pain controle center

19.

What does the Occipital lobe control?

a)

Sense of Smell

b)

Vision

c)

Sense of hearing

d)

Sens of taste

20.

*BONUS: with MEMORY - what is the amount of time your short term memory processes information?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

one minute

21.

Balance and coordination are most associated with the

a)

thalamus

b)

frontal cortex

c)

hippocampus

d)

cerebellum

22.

The area of the brain that regulates hunger, thirst and other drives.

a)

thalamus

b)

hypothalamus

c)

amygdala

d)

cerebellum

23.
What is the central nervous system (CNS) made of?
a)
brain and spinal cord
b)
brain and cranial nerves
c)
spinal cord and spinal nerves
d)
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
24.
What are the three (3) main parts of the nervous system?
a)
cerebellum, cerebrum, medulla
b)
cochlea, nerves, vestibule
c)
brain, spinal cord, nerves
25.

Cranial nerves and spinal nerves are part of the:

a)

Central nervous system

b)

sensory nervous system

c)

Peripheral nervous system

d)

Associative nervous system

26.

The Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous systems are part of the :

a)

Autonomic nervous system

b)

Somatic Nervous System

c)

Central nervous system

d)

Limbic System

27.
True or False? The Autonomic System controls voluntary actions?
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The spinal cord is protected by
a)
cranium
b)
vertebrae
c)
stratum corneum
d)
Stark Model XII exoskeleton
29.
Which part of the brain controls vital functions such as breathing and heart rate?
a)
Diencephalon
b)
Frontal Lobe
c)
Brain Stem
d)
Cerebellum
30.

Which lobe of your brain are you using to answer this question?

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

temporal

d)

occipital

31.

At which spinal level might you suspect a problem if a patient has dermatomal loss of light touch sensation of the medial forearm?

a)

T1

b)

T2

c)

L1

d)

L2

32.

At which spinal level might you suspect a problem if a patient has unilateral myotomal weakness of knee extension?

a)

L3

b)

L4

c)

L5

d)

L1

33.

How many pairs of lumbar spinal nerve are there?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

8

d)

5