3323 Advanced Assessment Exam
Cranial Nerves Questions and
Answers.
Pupil reaction is tested using a pen light. Which cranial nerve is being tested?
a. Optic nerve (CN II)
b. Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
c. Olfactory nerve (CN I)
d. Facial nerve (CN VII) - Answer b. Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
You are testing your patient's vision using the snellen chart. What cranial nerve is being tested?
a. optic nerve
b. oculomotor nerve
c. trigeminal nerve
d. ophthalmic nerve - Answer a. optic nerve
You assess your patient using the rhomberg test and note an issue with the patient's balance.
You would worry about an alteration in which cranial nerve?
a. vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
b. Trigeminal (CN V)
c. Hypoglossal (CN XII)
d. Vagus (CN X) - Answer a. vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
Spinal accessory (CN XI) - Answer innervates neck muscle the promote movement of the
shoulders and head rotation
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) - Answer contains sensory fibers for tastes on the posterior
1/3 of the tongue, responsible for the gag reflex when stimulated
Olfactory (CN I) - Answer carries smell impulses from the nasal mucosa to the brain
Facial (CN VII) - Answer Contains sensory fibers for the taste on the anterior 2/3 of the
tongue, stimulate secretions from salivary glands and tears
Hypoglossal (CN XII) - Answer innervates tongue muscles that promote the movement of
food and talking
Cranial Nerves Questions and
Answers.
Pupil reaction is tested using a pen light. Which cranial nerve is being tested?
a. Optic nerve (CN II)
b. Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
c. Olfactory nerve (CN I)
d. Facial nerve (CN VII) - Answer b. Oculomotor nerve (CN III)
You are testing your patient's vision using the snellen chart. What cranial nerve is being tested?
a. optic nerve
b. oculomotor nerve
c. trigeminal nerve
d. ophthalmic nerve - Answer a. optic nerve
You assess your patient using the rhomberg test and note an issue with the patient's balance.
You would worry about an alteration in which cranial nerve?
a. vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
b. Trigeminal (CN V)
c. Hypoglossal (CN XII)
d. Vagus (CN X) - Answer a. vestibulocochlear (CN VIII)
Spinal accessory (CN XI) - Answer innervates neck muscle the promote movement of the
shoulders and head rotation
Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) - Answer contains sensory fibers for tastes on the posterior
1/3 of the tongue, responsible for the gag reflex when stimulated
Olfactory (CN I) - Answer carries smell impulses from the nasal mucosa to the brain
Facial (CN VII) - Answer Contains sensory fibers for the taste on the anterior 2/3 of the
tongue, stimulate secretions from salivary glands and tears
Hypoglossal (CN XII) - Answer innervates tongue muscles that promote the movement of
food and talking
