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Worksheetsthe twelve cranial nerves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
choose the correct order of the first four nerves out of the twelve
optic, oculomotor, trochlear, olfactory
olfactory, optic, oculomotor, trochlear
trochlear, olfactory, optic, oculomotor
oculomotor, trochlear, optic, olfactory
what number is the trigeminal nerve?
VIII - 8
IV - 4
X - 10
V - 5
does the abducens nerve come before or after the facial nerve?
before
after
true or false: the vestibulocochlear nerve is the 8th nerve
true
false
choose the correct order of the last four nerves out of the twelve
hypoglossal, accessory, vagus, glossopharyngeal
accessory, vagus, hypoglossal, glossopharyngeal
glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, hypoglossal
glossopharyngeal, accessory, vagus, hypoglossal
true or false: the olfactory, optic, and vestibulocochlear nerves are NOT sensory nerves
true
false
which of these is a motor nerve? (more than one answer)
abducens
optic
oculomotor
vestibulocochlear
what are the functions of the trigeminal nerve?
sensory: balance, hearing
sensory: vision
motor: tongue movements
sensory: sensations of head and face, muscle sense
motor: mastication
true or false: the vestibulocochlear nerve maintains balance and hearing
true
false
true or false: the olfactory nerve maintains vision and the optic nerve maintains smell
true
false, the olfactory nerve maintains taste
false, it's the opposite
false, the optic nerve maintains voice production
fill in the blanks: the accessory nerve functions in ________ movement, turning of _______, and _______ production
shoulder, head, voice
tongue, head, saliva
eye, eyeball, mucus
true or false: the oculomotor, trochlear, hypoglossal, and abducens nerves function particularly in eye movements
true, ALL of them function in eye movements
false, they function in head movement
false, the hypoglossal nerve functions in tongue movements
false, the trochlear nerve functions in tongue movements
fill in the blanks: the vagus nerve's sensory function is ______ supplied, and its motor function is ______ supplied
muscle sense, mastication
taste, swallowing
sensation of organs, movement of organs
what are the functions of the glossopharyngeal nerve?
sensory: muscle sense
motor: mastication
sensory: taste
motor: swallowing, secretion of saliva
sensory: balance, hearing
motor: eye movements, pupil size regulation
which nerve has the following functions?
sensory: taste
motor: facial expressions, secretion of saliva
trochlear
trigeminal
facial
vagus
