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Cranial Nerves

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3570secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are ______ pairs of cranial nerves

a)

10

b)

12

c)

31

d)

14

2.

Sense of smell

a)

Olfactory - I

b)

Optic - II

c)

Oculomotor - III

d)

Facial - VII

3.

The Optic nerve is what number CN?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

1

d)

4

e)

5

4.

Optic nerve

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

5.

Cranial Nerve 3 =

a)

Olfactory

b)

Oculomator

c)

Optic

d)

Trochlear

6.
Trochlear Nerve
a)
II
b)
IV
c)
V
d)
VIII
7.

Eye movement down and in

a)

Occulomotor - III

b)

Trochlear - IV

c)

Trigeminal - V

d)

Abducens - VI

8.

Numbed by the dentist when you're getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw

a)

Occulomotor - III

b)

Trigeminal - V

c)

Facial - VII

d)

Glossopharyngeal - VIIII

9.

Chewing

a)

Optic - II

b)

Accessory - XI

c)

Abducens - VI

d)

Trigeminal - V

10.

Moves eyes laterally away from the nose

a)

Abducens - VI

b)

Facial - VII

c)

Trigeminal - V

d)

Accessory - XI

11.

What number CN is the Facial nerve

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

e)

9

12.

Bell's Palsy

a)

Trigeminal - V

b)

Facial - VII

c)

Olfactory - I

d)

Vagus - X

13.

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

a)

Olfactory - I

b)

Trigeminal - V

c)

Vestibulocochlear - VIII

d)

Accessory - XI

14.

Balance

a)

Optic - II

b)

Trigeminal - V

c)

Vestibulocochlear - VIII

d)

Vagus - X

15.

Allows you to swallow your food

a)

Trigeminal - V

b)

Facial - VII

c)

Glossopharyngeal - IX

d)

Hypoglossal- XII

16.

What is the Number and function of the Glossopharyngeal

a)

#5 - moves the tongue

b)

#8 - helps you hear

c)

#11 - moves the tongue

d)

#9 - taste, swallowing, saliva

17.

gag reflex

a)

Glossopharyngeal - IX

b)

Vagus - X

c)

Trigeminal - V

d)

Optic - II

18.

Vagus nerve

a)

I

b)

IX

c)

X

d)

XII

19.

What is the Number and function of the Glossopharyngeal

a)

#5 - moves the tongue

b)

#8 - helps you hear

c)

#11 - moves the tongue

d)

#9 - taste, swallowing, saliva

20.

Stimulates peristalsis

a)

Vagus - X

b)

Trochlear - IV

c)

Abducens - VI

d)

Hypoglossal - XII

21.

Which # cranial nerve is the Accessory?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

11

d)

none of these

22.

Shrugs the shoulders

a)

Accessory - XI

b)

Facial - VII

c)

Vagus - X

d)

Trigeminal - V

23.

Moves the tongue

a)

Trigeminal - V

b)

Facial - VII

c)

Hypoglossal - XII

d)

Accessory - XI

24.

Controls most of the movement of the eye

a)

Abducens - VI

b)

Trochlear - IV

c)

Oculomotor - III

d)

Hypoglossal - XII

25.

looking outward and up

a)

Trochlear - IV

b)

Trigeminal - V

c)

Glossopharyngeal - IX

d)

Optic - II

26.

abducts the eyes

a)

Trigeminal - V

b)

Abducens - VI

c)

Oculomoter - III

d)

Facial - VII

27.

Match the following Cranial nerves

a)

Abducens Nerve VI

1.

moves eyeballs outwards

b)

Facial Nerve VII

2.

Mvmt of Face; some neck and ear muscles

c)

Vestibulocochlear Nerve (auditory Nerve) VIII

3.

Sense of hearing

d)

Glossopharyngeal Nerve IX

4.

Sense of taste

e)

Vagus Nerve X

5.

Mvmt of heart rate; breathing; digestion

28.

Match the following Cranial Nerves

a)

Olfactory Nerve I

1.

Sense of Smell

b)

Optic Nerve II

2.

sense of sight

c)

Oculomotor Nerve III

3.

Constricts pupils; raises eyelids;

d)

Trochlear Nerve IV

4.

moves eyeballs down and out

e)

Trigeminal Nerve V

5.

sensations of face & jaw & tongue mvmnt

29.

Match the following Cranial nerves

a)

Spinal Accessory Nerve XI

1.

Shoulder; mvmt of neck muscles

b)

Hypoglossal Nerve VII

2.

Tongue movement

c)

Facial Nerve VII

3.

Facial expression

30.
Which cranial nerve is responsible smiling and tasting?
a)
Accessory
b)
Gag Reflex
c)
Facial 
d)
Vagus 
31.

Which nerve is sensory and responsible for hearing and balance?

a)

vestibulocochlear (VIII)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

oculomotor (III)

32.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for facial sensation and chewing?

a)

trigeminal (V)

b)

olfactory (I)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

oculomotor (III)

33.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for tongue movement and taste?

a)

glossopharyngeal (IX)

b)

facial (VII)

c)

trochlear (IV)

d)

hypoglossal (XII)

34.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for eye movement?

a)

oculomotor (III)

b)

vestibulocochlear (VIII)

c)

hypoglossal (XII)

d)

olfactory (I)

35.

Which nerve is sensory & motor and responsible for facial movements and taste?

a)

facial (VII)

b)

olfactory (I)

c)

vagus (X)

d)

trochlear (IV)

36.

The Facial nerve controls all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Taste on the anterior two-thirds of the tongue

b)

Saliva production

c)

Hearing

d)

Facial expressions

37.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for moving the tongue?

a)

Hypoglossal

b)

Glossopharyngeal

c)

Vagus

d)

Accessory

38.

Which cranial nerve is responsible for smell?

a)

Optic

b)

Vagus

c)

Olfactory

d)

Trigeminal

39.

Match the following cranial nerves to their function

a)

Olfactory

1.

sense of smell

b)

vestibulocochlear

2.

Sense of hearing and balance

c)

Optic

3.

Vision

d)

Facial

4.

sense of touch on face, facial muscles

e)

Vagal

5.

parasympathetic control of heart, digestive tract

40.

Match the cranial nerve with its function

a)

hypoglossal

1.

control tongue muscles

b)

trigeminal

2.

chewing

c)

vestibulocochlear

3.

balance

d)

olfactory

4.

smell

e)

optic

5.

vision