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WorksheetsCRANIAL NERVE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Which cranial nerve is responsible for the majority of taste perception from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?
a)
a) Glossopharyngeal (IX)
b)
b) Trigeminal (V)
c)
c) Facial (VII)
d)
d) Hypoglossal (XII)
2.
2. A patient presents with loss of corneal reflex. Which cranial nerves are most likely affected?
a)
) Trigeminal (V) and Facial (VII)
b)
b) Trochlear (IV) and Abducens (VI)
c)
c) Oculomotor (III) and Vagus (X)
d)
d) Optic (II) and Facial (VII)
3.
3. Which cranial nerve exits the brainstem dorsally?
a)
a) Trochlear (IV)
b)
b) Oculomotor (III)
c)
c) Abducens (VI)
d)
d) Hypoglossal (XII)
4.
4. Which cranial nerve has its nucleus in the spinal cord rather than the brainstem?
a)
a) Vagus (X)
b)
b) Spinal Accessory (XI)
c)
c) Trigeminal (V)d)
d)
d) Hypoglossal (XII)
5.
5. If a patient’s uvula deviates to the right when they say "ahh," which cranial nerve is likely damaged?
a)
a) Left Hypoglossal (XII)
b)
b) Right Glossopharyngeal (IX)
c)
c) Left Vagus (X)
d)
d) Right Facial (VII)
6.
6. A lesion in the right hypoglossal nerve will cause the tongue to deviate in which direction when protruded?
a)
a). RIGHT
b)
b)LEFT
c)
c)UPWARD
d)
d) NO DEVIATION
7.
7. Which cranial nerve provides the parasympathetic innervation to the lacrimal gland?
a)
a) Trigeminal (V)
b)
b) Facial (VII)
c)
c) Glossopharyngeal (IX)
d)
d) Vagus (X)
8.
8. Which of the following cranial nerves does not contain parasympathetic fibers?
a)
a) Oculomotor (III)
b)
b) Trigeminal (V)
c)
c) Glossopharyngeal (IX)
d)
d) Vagus (X)
9.
9. The only cranial nerve that directly emerges from the cerebrum rather than the brainstem is?
a)
a) Optic (II)
b)
b) Olfactory (I)
c)
c) Trochlear (IV)
d)
d) Vestibulocochlear (VIII)
10.
10. Which cranial nerve innervates the superior oblique muscle of the eye?
a)
a) Oculomotor (III)
b)
b) Abducens (VI)
c)
c) Trochlear (IV)
d)
d) Optic (II)
11.
11. Which cranial nerve carries sensory information from the carotid body and sinus?
a)
a) Vagus (X)
b)
b) Facial (VII)
c)
c) Glossopharyngeal (IX)
d)
d) Hypoglossal (XII)
12.
12. A patient with Bell’s palsy would most likely have difficulty with which action?
a)
a) Clenching the jaw
b)
b) Smiling symmetrically
c)
c) Shrugging shoulders
d)
d) Swallowing
13.
13. Which cranial nerve has the longest intracranial course?
a)
a) Trochlear (IV)
b)
b) Vagus (X)
c)
c) Optic (II)
d)
d) Abducens (VI)
14.
14. Which cranial nerve is responsible for the afferent limb of the pupillary light reflex?
a)
a) Oculomotor (III)
b)
b) Optic (II)
c)
c) Trochlear (IV)
d)
d) Abducens (VI)
15.
15. Which nerve provides the motor function for chewing?
a)
a) Facial (VII)
b)
b) Hypoglossal (XII)
c)
c) Trigeminal (V)
d)
d) Vagus (X)
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