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Cranial Nerves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

tongue/speech

a)

glossopharyngeal

b)

auditory

c)

facial

d)

hypoglossal

2.

Olfactory nerve function to what....

a)

Sense of taste

b)

Sense of Touch

c)

Sense of smell

d)

Sense of pain

3.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of smell?

a)

Optic nerve

b)

Olfactory nerve

c)

Trigeminal nerve

d)

Facial nerve

4.

Which cranial nerve controls the muscles of facial expression?

a)

Trigeminal nerve

b)

Facial nerve

c)

Vagus nerve

d)

Hypoglossal nerve

5.

The glossopharyngeal nerve is which cranial nerve number?

a)

VII

b)

VIII

c)

IX

d)

X

6.

Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles that move the eyeball laterally?

a)

Oculomotor nerve

b)

Trochlear nerve

c)

Abducens nerve

d)

Optic nerve

7.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for tongue movements?

a)

Facial nerve

b)

Glossopharyngeal nerve

c)

Vagus nerve

d)

Hypoglossal nerve

8.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sense of taste in the posterior one-third of the tongue?

a)

Facial nerve

b)

Glossopharyngeal nerve

c)

Vagus nerve

d)

Hypoglossal nerve

9.

Which cranial nerve is the longest and extends beyond the head and neck to the thorax and abdomen?

a)

Trigeminal nerve

b)

Facial nerve

c)

Vagus nerve

d)

Hypoglossal nerve

10.

The hypoglossal nerve is which cranial nerve number?

a)

X

b)

XI

c)

XII

d)

IX

11.

The optic nerve is which cranial nerve number?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

12.

The trigeminal nerve is responsible for which of the following functions?

a)

Vision

b)

Hearing

c)

Sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing

d)

Balance

13.

Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for eye movement and pupil constriction?

a)

Oculomotor nerve

b)

Trochlear nerve

c)

Abducens nerve

d)

Optic nerve

14.

The vestibulocochlear nerve is associated with which of the following functions?

a)

Balance and hearing

b)

Vision and smell

c)

Taste and touch

d)

Speech and swallowing

15.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sensation of taste in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

a)

Facial nerve

b)

Glossopharyngeal nerve

c)

Vagus nerve

d)

Trigeminal nerve