PN 111 CRANIAL NERVES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 100% RATED

PN 111 CRANIAL NERVES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH

COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED 100% RATED


CN 1 (olfactory) - Sensory

Aromas

CN 2 (Optic) - Sensory

Snellen Chart--

far vision, depth and color perception

Peripheral vision

CN 3 (Oculomotor) - Motor

6 Cardinal Gazes EOM



PERRLA-Pupils, Equal, Round, Reactive, Light, & Accommodation

CN 4 (Trochlear) - Motor

6 Cardinal Gazes EOM

CN 5 (Trigeminal) - Both

Facial sensation-Light & touch

Jaw clench -assess for symmetry

DO NOT TEST corneal reflex test

CN 6 (Abducens) - Motor

6 Cardinal Gazes EOM

CN 7 (Facial) - Both

, Smile, frown, puff cheeks, raise eye brows, close

eyelid

Taste sweet and salty

CN 8 (Vestibulocochlear) - Sensory

Whisper test and Finger rub test



Tuning fork -weber and Rhine Balance

CN 9 (Glossopharyngeal) - Both

Swallow

Taste bitter & sour

DO NOT TEST GAG REFLEX-

NO objects to back of the throat

CN 10 (Vagus) - Both

Ask patient to say Ah-h-h (phonation)

assess uvula for deviation (dysphagia) or symmetry

CN 11 (Spinal Accessory) - Motor

Have pt turn neck against resistance to hand

or jaw

Shrug shoulders against resistance

CN 12 (Hypoglossal) - Motor

Move tongue from side to side

And up and down

Head and Face