WorksheetsFacial nerve
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Facial nerve is derived from which branchial arch?
First
Second
Third
Fourth
The facial nerve occupies which part of the internal auditory meatus?
Posterior–inferior
Posterior–superior
Anterior–inferior
Anterior–superior
Which is the narrowest segment of the facial canal?
Mastoid segment
Tympanic segment
Labyrinthine segment
Extratemporal segment
The facial nerve gives all the following branches EXCEPT:
Greater superficial petrosal nerve
Chorda tympani
Nerve to stapedius
Inferior alveolar nerve
In LMN facial palsy, which of the following is true?
Only lower face is involved
Forehead is spared
Entire face on affected side is involved
Contralateral facial paralysis occurs
Schirmer’s test assesses the function of which branch of facial nerve?
Chorda tympani
Greater superficial petrosal nerve
Auricular branch
Nerve to stapedius
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is caused by reactivation of:
Herpes simplex virus
Epstein–Barr virus
Cytomegalovirus
Varicella zoster virus
Which condition has a worse prognosis compared to Bell’s palsy?
Melkersson–Rosenthal syndrome
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Post local anaesthesia
Idiopathic facial palsy
The most common cause of acute facial nerve paralysis is:
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
Trauma
Bell’s palsy
Malignant otitis externa
Most common temporal bone fracture associated with highest incidence of facial nerve palsy is:
Transverse fracture
Longitudinal fracture
Oblique fracture
Basilar skull fracture
