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Cranial Nerve Flashcards: Names, Numbers, Functions & Tests

Learn all 12 cranial nerves with 84 focused cards on names, numbers, classification as sensory, motor, or mixed, core functions, and safe high-level exam cues.

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Build reliable recall of all 12 cranial nerves without turning a focused study session into an anatomy encyclopedia. These 84 original English cards practice number-to-name and name-to-number recall, sensory/motor/mixed classification, core functions and pathways, and one safe high-level assessment cue for each nerve.

The sequence starts with identity in both useful directions, moves into classification, then interleaves functions across the nerves before ending with assessment cues. Related prompts are spaced apart so nearby cards do not hand you the next answer.

This deck deliberately leaves out symptom diagnosis, lesion localization, treatment, detailed nuclei and foramina, traditional mnemonic phrases, and self-assessment. It is an educational study aid, not medical advice or a substitute for supervised clinical training.

The questions, answers, organization, metadata, and original generated cover are independently authored from common knowledge and released under CC0 1.0 to the extent applicable rights exist. Scope and facts were checked against NCBI Bookshelf cranial-nerve references and the Merck Manual Professional neurological examination guide.

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  1. Карта 1

    Въпрос

    CN I — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Olfactory nerve.

  2. Карта 2

    Въпрос

    CN II — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Optic nerve.

  3. Карта 3

    Въпрос

    CN III — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Oculomotor nerve.

  4. Карта 4

    Въпрос

    CN IV — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Trochlear nerve.

  5. Карта 5

    Въпрос

    Olfactory nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN I.

  6. Карта 6

    Въпрос

    CN V — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Trigeminal nerve.

  7. Карта 7

    Въпрос

    Optic nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN II.

  8. Карта 8

    Въпрос

    CN VI — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Abducens nerve.

  9. Карта 9

    Въпрос

    Oculomotor nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN III.

  10. Карта 10

    Въпрос

    CN VII — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Facial nerve.

  11. Карта 11

    Въпрос

    Trochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN IV.

  12. Карта 12

    Въпрос

    CN VIII — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Vestibulocochlear nerve.

  13. Карта 13

    Въпрос

    Trigeminal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN V.

  14. Карта 14

    Въпрос

    CN IX — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Glossopharyngeal nerve.

  15. Карта 15

    Въпрос

    Abducens nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN VI.

  16. Карта 16

    Въпрос

    CN X — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Vagus nerve.

  17. Карта 17

    Въпрос

    Facial nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN VII.

  18. Карта 18

    Въпрос

    CN XI — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Accessory nerve, also called the spinal accessory nerve.

  19. Карта 19

    Въпрос

    Vestibulocochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN VIII.

  20. Карта 20

    Въпрос

    CN XII — nerve name?

    Отговор

    Hypoglossal nerve.

  21. Карта 21

    Въпрос

    Glossopharyngeal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN IX.

  22. Карта 22

    Въпрос

    Vagus nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN X.

  23. Карта 23

    Въпрос

    Accessory nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN XI.

  24. Карта 24

    Въпрос

    Hypoglossal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Отговор

    CN XII.

  25. Карта 25

    Въпрос

    CN I (olfactory) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Sensory.

  26. Карта 26

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    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Sensory.

  27. Карта 27

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    CN III (oculomotor) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Motor. Its motor classification includes somatic motor and parasympathetic output.

  28. Карта 28

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    CN VII (facial) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Mixed.

  29. Карта 29

    Въпрос

    CN XI (accessory) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Motor.

  30. Карта 30

    Въпрос

    CN II (optic) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Sensory.

  31. Карта 31

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    CN V (trigeminal) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Mixed.

  32. Карта 32

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    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Mixed.

  33. Карта 33

    Въпрос

    CN IV (trochlear) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Motor.

  34. Карта 34

    Въпрос

    CN X (vagus) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Mixed.

  35. Карта 35

    Въпрос

    CN XII (hypoglossal) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Motor.

  36. Карта 36

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    CN VI (abducens) — sensory, motor, or mixed?

    Отговор

    Motor.

  37. Карта 37

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    CN I (olfactory) — primary sensory function?

    Отговор

    Smell, or olfaction.

  38. Карта 38

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    CN II (optic) — what information does it carry from the retina?

    Отговор

    Visual sensory information.

  39. Карта 39

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    CN III (oculomotor) — which four extraocular muscles does it innervate?

    Отговор

    Superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, and inferior oblique.

  40. Карта 40

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    CN IV (trochlear) — extraocular muscle target?

    Отговор

    Superior oblique muscle.

  41. Карта 41

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    CN V1 (ophthalmic division) — main sensory territory?

    Отговор

    The upper face, including the forehead and cornea.

  42. Карта 42

    Въпрос

    CN VI (abducens) — extraocular muscle target?

    Отговор

    Lateral rectus muscle.

  43. Карта 43

    Въпрос

    CN VII (facial) — main somatic motor function?

    Отговор

    Movement of the muscles of facial expression.

  44. Карта 44

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    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — cochlear branch function?

    Отговор

    Hearing.

  45. Карта 45

    Въпрос

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — taste territory?

    Отговор

    The posterior one-third of the tongue.

  46. Карта 46

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    CN X (vagus) — key motor targets in the mouth and throat?

    Отговор

    The pharyngeal and soft-palate muscles used in swallowing.

  47. Карта 47

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    CN XI (accessory) — sternocleidomastoid function?

    Отговор

    Turning the head to the opposite side.

  48. Карта 48

    Въпрос

    CN XII (hypoglossal) — main muscle targets?

    Отговор

    The intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles, except palatoglossus.

  49. Карта 49

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    CN I (olfactory) — where do fibers from the nasal olfactory mucosa first synapse?

    Отговор

    In the olfactory bulb, after passing through the cribriform plate.

  50. Карта 50

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    CN II (optic) — role in the pupillary light reflex?

    Отговор

    It forms the afferent sensory limb that detects the light stimulus.

  51. Карта 51

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    CN III (oculomotor) — role in eyelid position?

    Отговор

    It supplies levator palpebrae superioris, which elevates the upper eyelid.

  52. Карта 52

    Въпрос

    CN IV (trochlear) — key eye-movement contribution?

    Отговор

    Through the superior oblique, CN IV intorts the eye; it depresses the eye most strongly in adduction.

  53. Карта 53

    Въпрос

    CN V2 (maxillary division) — main sensory territory?

    Отговор

    The midface, including the cheek, upper lip, and maxillary teeth.

  54. Карта 54

    Въпрос

    CN VI (abducens) — primary eye movement?

    Отговор

    Abduction: moving the eye laterally, away from the nose.

  55. Карта 55

    Въпрос

    CN VII (facial) — taste territory?

    Отговор

    The anterior two-thirds of the tongue, carried through the chorda tympani.

  56. Карта 56

    Въпрос

    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — vestibular branch function?

    Отговор

    Balance and sensory information about head orientation and motion.

  57. Карта 57

    Въпрос

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — what visceral sensory information comes from the carotid sinus and body?

    Отговор

    Blood-pressure and blood-chemistry signals, respectively.

  58. Карта 58

    Въпрос

    CN X (vagus) — key laryngeal motor function?

    Отговор

    Motor control of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles for phonation.

  59. Карта 59

    Въпрос

    CN VII (facial) — role in the corneal reflex?

    Отговор

    It carries the efferent motor limb that closes the eyelids through orbicularis oculi.

  60. Карта 60

    Въпрос

    CN XII (hypoglossal) — role in tongue protrusion?

    Отговор

    It supplies genioglossus, a principal muscle for protruding the tongue.

  61. Карта 61

    Въпрос

    CN III (oculomotor) — parasympathetic effect on the pupil?

    Отговор

    Pupillary constriction through the sphincter pupillae.

  62. Карта 62

    Въпрос

    CN V3 (mandibular division) — main sensory territory?

    Отговор

    Most of the lower face and jaw, plus mandibular teeth and general sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

  63. Карта 63

    Въпрос

    CN VII (facial) — parasympathetic role in tear production?

    Отговор

    It provides secretomotor input to the lacrimal gland.

  64. Карта 64

    Въпрос

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — motor target that assists swallowing?

    Отговор

    Stylopharyngeus, which elevates the pharynx during swallowing.

  65. Карта 65

    Въпрос

    CN X (vagus) — main parasympathetic territory?

    Отговор

    Thoracic and abdominal viscera, extending through much of the gastrointestinal tract.

  66. Карта 66

    Въпрос

    CN III (oculomotor) — parasympathetic role in near vision?

    Отговор

    Lens accommodation through the ciliary muscle.

  67. Карта 67

    Въпрос

    CN V (trigeminal) — main motor function?

    Отговор

    Motor control of the muscles of mastication through the mandibular division, V3.

  68. Карта 68

    Въпрос

    CN VII (facial) — parasympathetic role in salivation?

    Отговор

    It provides secretomotor input to the submandibular and sublingual glands.

  69. Карта 69

    Въпрос

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — parasympathetic salivary target?

    Отговор

    The parotid gland.

  70. Карта 70

    Въпрос

    CN X (vagus) — main visceral sensory territory?

    Отговор

    The pharynx, larynx, and thoracic and abdominal organs.

  71. Карта 71

    Въпрос

    CN V (trigeminal) — role in the corneal reflex?

    Отговор

    It carries the afferent sensory limb through the ophthalmic division, V1.

  72. Карта 72

    Въпрос

    CN XI (accessory) — trapezius function?

    Отговор

    Elevating the shoulder, as in a shoulder shrug.

  73. Карта 73

    Въпрос

    CN I (olfactory) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Ask the person to identify a familiar, nonirritating odor in each nostril separately, with the other nostril occluded.

  74. Карта 74

    Въпрос

    CN II (optic) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Check visual acuity in each eye separately with an appropriate distance or near chart.

  75. Карта 75

    Въпрос

    CN III (oculomotor) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Shine a light into each eye and observe brisk, symmetric direct and consensual pupillary constriction; CN III is the efferent limb.

  76. Карта 76

    Въпрос

    CN IV (trochlear) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Have the person follow a target through an H pattern, watching the adducted eye as it looks down.

  77. Карта 77

    Въпрос

    CN V (trigeminal) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    With the eyes closed, compare light facial sensation across the V1, V2, and V3 territories on both sides.

  78. Карта 78

    Въпрос

    CN VI (abducens) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Have the person follow a target into lateral gaze and check that each eye abducts smoothly.

  79. Карта 79

    Въпрос

    CN VII (facial) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Compare facial-movement symmetry while the person smiles, raises the eyebrows, and closes the eyes tightly.

  80. Карта 80

    Въпрос

    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Screen hearing in each ear separately with a quiet whisper while the opposite ear is occluded.

  81. Карта 81

    Въпрос

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    In a supervised exam, assess the sensory limb of the gag reflex alongside CN X; bilateral absence can occur in healthy people.

  82. Карта 82

    Въпрос

    CN X (vagus) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Ask the person to say “ah” and observe whether the soft palate elevates symmetrically.

  83. Карта 83

    Въпрос

    CN XI (accessory) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Compare shoulder elevation while the person shrugs against resistance.

  84. Карта 84

    Въпрос

    CN XII (hypoglossal) — one high-level assessment cue?

    Отговор

    Ask the person to protrude the tongue and observe its position and movement.

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