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Cranial Nerves Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of nerve is the Olfactory Nerve?

a)

Parasympathetic

b)

Mixed

c)

Sensory

d)

Motor

2.

Where does the Optic Nerve originate?

a)

Olfactory epithelium

b)

Pons

c)

Retinal ganglion cells

d)

Midbrain

3.

What is the primary function of the Oculomotor Nerve?

a)

Vision

b)

Smell

c)

Motor control of eye muscles

d)

Taste

4.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the sensation of touch in the upper face?

a)

Optic Nerve

b)

Trigeminal Nerve

c)

Abducens Nerve

d)

Oculomotor Nerve

5.

What is the effect of a lesion on the Trochlear Nerve?

a)

Loss of smell

b)

Vertical diplopia

c)

Monocular blindness

d)

Ptosis

6.

Which nerve is affected in Trigeminal Neuralgia?

a)

Olfactory Nerve

b)

Trigeminal Nerve

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Abducens Nerve

7.

What is the primary function of the Abducens Nerve?

a)

Controls facial expression

b)

Elevates eyelid

c)

Abducts the eye

d)

Constricts pupil

8.

Which cranial nerve has the longest intracranial course?

a)

Oculomotor Nerve

b)

Abducens Nerve

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Trigeminal Nerve

9.

What is the effect of a lesion on the Optic Nerve?

a)

Inability to abduct the eye

b)

Vertical diplopia

c)

Bitemporal hemianopia

d)

Loss of smell

10.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the motor function of the muscles of mastication?

a)

Abducens Nerve

b)

Oculomotor Nerve

c)

Trigeminal Nerve

d)

Trochlear Nerve

11.

What is the origin of the Trochlear Nerve?

a)

Pons

b)

Midbrain

c)

Medulla

d)

Cerebellum

12.

What is the effect of a lesion on the Oculomotor Nerve?

a)

Loss of vision

b)

Inability to abduct the eye

c)

Loss of facial sensation

d)

Ptosis and dilated pupil

13.

Which nerve is responsible for the sensation of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

a)

Facial Nerve

b)

Trigeminal Nerve

c)

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

d)

Olfactory Nerve

14.

What is the primary distribution of the Oculomotor Nerve?

a)

Superior oblique muscle

b)

Lateral rectus muscle

c)

Four extraocular muscles and eyelid

d)

Nasal mucosa

15.

What is the effect of a lesion on the Abducens Nerve?

a)

Inability to adduct the eye

b)

Loss of vision

c)

Medial strabismus

d)

Loss of smell