CRANIAL NERVES EXAMS WITH 100% CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
I - Olfactory (sensory) CORRECT ANSWERS
- smell
- smell something familiar and they are able to recognize it
II - Optic (sensory) CORRECT ANSWERS
- vision
- snellen eye chart
III - Oculomotor (motor) CORRECT ANSWERS
- eye muscles, EOM, opening eyelids, pupil constriction and lens shape
- Diagnostic Positions Test
IV - Trochlear (motor) CORRECT ANSWERS
- inward and downward eye movement
- Diagnostic positions test or Pupillary Light Reflex test
V - Trigeminal (both) CORRECT ANSWERS
- mastication muscle, sensation of face, mouth and cornea, mucous membranes
- test by clenching teeth, clench jaw and try and pull it apart, and with eyes closed
lightly touch with cotton ball and ask where they feel it
VI - Abducens (motor) CORRECT ANSWERS
- lateral movement of eye
- pupillary light reflex test or diagnostic positions test
VII - Facial (both) CORRECT ANSWERS
- facial movements, eye closure, speech, close mouth, and taste on anterior 2/3 of
tongue
- smile, frown, close eyes, raise eyebrows, show teeth, and puff cheeks
VIII - Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear (sensory) CORRECT ANSWERS
ANSWERS UPDATED 2025/2026 BEST GRADED A+ FOR
SUCCESS
I - Olfactory (sensory) CORRECT ANSWERS
- smell
- smell something familiar and they are able to recognize it
II - Optic (sensory) CORRECT ANSWERS
- vision
- snellen eye chart
III - Oculomotor (motor) CORRECT ANSWERS
- eye muscles, EOM, opening eyelids, pupil constriction and lens shape
- Diagnostic Positions Test
IV - Trochlear (motor) CORRECT ANSWERS
- inward and downward eye movement
- Diagnostic positions test or Pupillary Light Reflex test
V - Trigeminal (both) CORRECT ANSWERS
- mastication muscle, sensation of face, mouth and cornea, mucous membranes
- test by clenching teeth, clench jaw and try and pull it apart, and with eyes closed
lightly touch with cotton ball and ask where they feel it
VI - Abducens (motor) CORRECT ANSWERS
- lateral movement of eye
- pupillary light reflex test or diagnostic positions test
VII - Facial (both) CORRECT ANSWERS
- facial movements, eye closure, speech, close mouth, and taste on anterior 2/3 of
tongue
- smile, frown, close eyes, raise eyebrows, show teeth, and puff cheeks
VIII - Acoustic/Vestibulocochlear (sensory) CORRECT ANSWERS