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CN (eng)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

By which CN facial muscles are innervated?

a)

VII pair

b)

X pair

c)

IX pair

d)

V pair

e)

XIII pair

2.

Which cranial nerve regulates the rhythm of heart contractions?

a)

trigeminal

b)

vagus

c)

abducens

d)

accessory

e)

trochlear

3.

Which cranial nerve exits the brain between the pyramid and the olive?

a)

IX

b)

XI

c)

XII

d)

X

e)

VII

4.

Which organs of the abdominal cavity are innervated by the vagus nerve?

a)

liver and stomach

b)

all organs of the digestive system up to the sigmoid colon

c)

small intestine

d)

large intestine

5.

Specify the opening through which the second branch of the trigeminal nerve exits the skull.

a)

foramen ovale

b)

foramen rotundum

c)

foramen spinosum

d)

superior orbital fissure

6.

Identify the nerve that innervates the skin of the face.

a)

facial nerve

b)

trigeminal nerve

c)

glossopharyngeal nerve

d)

cutaneous branches of the cervical plexus

7.

Which nerve provides sensory innervation to the parotid salivary gland?

a)

glossopharyngeal nerve

b)

vagus nerve

c)

trigeminal nerve

d)

branches of the cervical plexus

8.

The cervical plexus is connected to

a)

accessory and vagus nerves

b)

vagus and optic nerves

c)

accessory and hypoglossal nerves

d)

trigeminal and optic nerves

e)

vagus and accessory nerves

9.

Which nerve innervates the muscles of the tongue?

a)

hypoglossal nerve

b)

glossopharyngeal nerve

c)

trigeminal nerve

d)

muscular branches of the cervical plexus

10.

The vagus nerve has sections

a)

radial

b)

ulnar

c)

femoral

d)

abdominal

e)

thoracic

11.

Mastication muscles are innervated by

a)

VII pair

b)

X pair

c)

IX pair

d)

V pair

e)

XIII pair

12.

Which anatomical structures belong to the peripheral nervous system?

a)

sensory cranial nerves

b)

motor cranial nerves

c)

anterior and posterior roots of spinal nerves

d)

spinal and cranial nerves, their roots, plexuses, branches

13.

How are spinal nerves formed?

a)

anterior roots

b)

posterior roots

c)

by the connection of anterior and posterior roots

d)

autonomic plexuses

14.

The following branches depart from the facial canal

a)

greater petrosal nerve

b)

obturator nerve

c)

ischiatic nerve

d)

intercostal nerves

e)

stapedius nerve

15.

Accessory nerve innervates

a)

sternocleidomastoid muscle

b)

femoral muscles

c)

supraspinatus muscle

d)

muscles of the tongue

e)

trapezius muscle

16.

The glossopharyngeal nerve has lateral branches

a)

tympanic nerve

b)

zygomatic nerve

c)

optic nerve

d)

olfactory nerve

e)

oculomotor nerve

17.

Which cranial nerves are mixed?

a)

olfactory, optic, vestibulocochlear

b)

oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, accessory, and hypoglossal

c)

facial, trigeminal, glossopharyngeal, vagus

d)

oculomotor, olfactory, glossopharyngeal, optic

18.

What is the location of the nuclei of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves?

a)

midbrain, central gray substance of the aqueduct

b)

lateral angles of the rhomboid fossa

c)

dorsal sections of the pons

d)

dorsal areas of the medulla oblongata

19.

Indicate the exit point of the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves from the skull

a)

superior orbital fissure

b)

internal acoustic meatus

c)

lacerum

d)

jugular foramen

20.

Indicate the exit point of the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves from the skull

a)

superior orbital fissure

b)

internal acoustic meatus

c)

lacerum

d)

jugular foramen