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Cranial Nerves

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which mixed nerve includes sensory nerves that lead to the eyes, scalp, forehead, teeth, and jaws, and motor nerves that lead to the jaw and mouth?

a)

facial (VII)

b)

abducens (VI)

c)

trochlear (IV)

d)

trigeminal (V)

2.

Which nerve is a motor nerve that conducts impulses that moves the eyes and eyelids and focuses light coming into the eye?

a)

optic (II)

b)

trochlear (IV)

c)

oculomotor (III)

d)

facial (VII)

3.

Which mixed nerve has sensory fibers associated with the pharynx, tonsils, and carotid arteries, and motor fibers associated with swallowing?

a)

glossopharyngeal (IX)

b)

hypoglossal (XII)

c)

facial (VII)

d)

trigeminal (V)

4.

Which mixed nerve has sensory fibers conducting impulses to the pharynx, larynx, esophagus, and viscera of the chest and abdomen, and motor fibers associated with speech, swallowing, and conducting impulses to the heart?

a)

accessory (XI)

b)

vagus (X)

c)

hypoglossal (XII)

d)

trigeminal (V)

5.

Which mixed nerve has sensory fibers associated with taste and motor fibers for conducting impulses for facial expressions, tear ducts, and salivary glands?

a)

oculomotor (III)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

abducens (VI)

d)

hypoglossal (XII)

6.

Which nerve is a sensory nerve that conducts impulses associated with the sense of smell

a)

olfactory (I)

b)

optic (II)

c)

Trigeminal (V)

d)

Facial (VII)

7.

What is the name of a motor nerve that conducts impulses to muscles that move the eyes and other muscles?

a)

trigeminal (V)

b)

vagus (X)

c)

accessory (XI)

d)

trochlear (IV)

8.

Which nerve is a sensory nerve that conducts impulses associated with the sense of vision?

a)

vagus (X)

b)

optic (II)

c)

facial (VII)

d)

accessory (XI)

9.

Which of the following motor neurons moves the eyes and conduct impulses to other muscles?

a)

optic (II)

b)

accessory (XI)

c)

abducens (VI)

d)

trigeminal (V)

10.

Which sensory nerve has fibers the conduct impulses associated with hearing and equilibrium?

a)

vestibulocochlear (VIII)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

oculomotor (III)

d)

trochlear (IV)

11.

A loss of hearing could be associated with which cranial nerve?

a)

Olfactory

b)

Trigeminal

c)

Vestibulocochlear

d)

Accessory

12.

Bell's Palsy causing weakness or paralysis of facial muscles would be associated with which cranial nerve?

a)

Trigeminal

b)

Facial

c)

Olfactory

d)

Vagus

13.

Which of the following cranial nerve controls the movement of the eyeball, the opening of the eyelid, pupillary dilation, and lens accommodation?

a)

Optic

b)

Oculomotor

c)

Vagus

d)

Trigeminal

14.

a)

optic nerve

b)

oculomotor nerve

c)

trochlear nerve

15.

a)

accessory nerve

b)

vestibulocochlear nerve

c)

vagus nerve

16.
a)

Oculomotor

b)

Optic

c)

Olfactory

d)

Trochlear

17.
a)

Abducens

b)

Accessory

c)

Facial

d)

Trochlear

18.
a)

Vestibulocochlear

b)

Vagus

c)

Abducens

d)

Glossopharyngeal

19.
a)

Hypoglossal

b)

Abducens

c)

Trochlear

d)

Trigeminal

20.
a)

Abducens

b)

Vagus

c)

Accessory

d)

Facial

21.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for transmitting sensory information from the inner ear to the brain, specifically related to balance and hearing?

a)

A) Olfactory (I)

b)

B) Optic (II)

c)

C) Vestibulocochlear (VIII)

d)

D) Vagus (X)

22.

Which cranial nerve controls the muscles responsible for facial expressions, and also carries taste sensations from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

a)

A) Trigeminal (V)

b)

B) Facial (VII)

c)

C) Glossopharyngeal (IX)

d)

D) Hypoglossal (XII)

23.

Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for eye movement, including the ability to look downward and inward?

a)

A) Oculomotor (III)

b)

B) Trochlear (IV)

c)

C) Abducens (VI)

d)

D) Optic (II)

24.

Which cranial nerve is involved in the parasympathetic control of the heart, lungs, and digestive tract?

a)

A) Accessory (XI)

b)

B) Vagus (X)

c)

C) Trigeminal (V)

d)

D) Facial (VII)

25.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?

a)

A) Olfactory (I)

b)

B) Optic (II)

c)

C) Trigeminal (V)

d)

D) Facial (VII)