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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Kaart 1
Küsimus
CN I — nerve name?
Vastus
Olfactory nerve.
Kaart 2
Küsimus
CN II — nerve name?
Vastus
Optic nerve.
Kaart 3
Küsimus
CN III — nerve name?
Vastus
Oculomotor nerve.
Kaart 4
Küsimus
CN IV — nerve name?
Vastus
Trochlear nerve.
Kaart 5
Küsimus
Olfactory nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN I.
Kaart 6
Küsimus
CN V — nerve name?
Vastus
Trigeminal nerve.
Kaart 7
Küsimus
Optic nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN II.
Kaart 8
Küsimus
CN VI — nerve name?
Vastus
Abducens nerve.
Kaart 9
Küsimus
Oculomotor nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN III.
Kaart 10
Küsimus
CN VII — nerve name?
Vastus
Facial nerve.
Kaart 11
Küsimus
Trochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN IV.
Kaart 12
Küsimus
CN VIII — nerve name?
Vastus
Vestibulocochlear nerve.
Kaart 13
Küsimus
Trigeminal nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN V.
Kaart 14
Küsimus
CN IX — nerve name?
Vastus
Glossopharyngeal nerve.
Kaart 15
Küsimus
Abducens nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN VI.
Kaart 16
Küsimus
CN X — nerve name?
Vastus
Vagus nerve.
Kaart 17
Küsimus
Facial nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN VII.
Kaart 18
Küsimus
CN XI — nerve name?
Vastus
Accessory nerve, also called the spinal accessory nerve.
Kaart 19
Küsimus
Vestibulocochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN VIII.
Kaart 20
Küsimus
CN XII — nerve name?
Vastus
Hypoglossal nerve.
Kaart 21
Küsimus
Glossopharyngeal nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN IX.
Kaart 22
Küsimus
Vagus nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN X.
Kaart 23
Küsimus
Accessory nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN XI.
Kaart 24
Küsimus
Hypoglossal nerve — cranial nerve number?
Vastus
CN XII.
Kaart 25
Küsimus
CN I (olfactory) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Sensory.
Kaart 26
Küsimus
CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Sensory.
Kaart 27
Küsimus
CN III (oculomotor) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Motor. Its motor classification includes somatic motor and parasympathetic output.
Kaart 28
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Mixed.
Kaart 29
Küsimus
CN XI (accessory) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Motor.
Kaart 30
Küsimus
CN II (optic) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Sensory.
Kaart 31
Küsimus
CN V (trigeminal) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Mixed.
Kaart 32
Küsimus
CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Mixed.
Kaart 33
Küsimus
CN IV (trochlear) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Motor.
Kaart 34
Küsimus
CN X (vagus) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Mixed.
Kaart 35
Küsimus
CN XII (hypoglossal) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Motor.
Kaart 36
Küsimus
CN VI (abducens) — sensory, motor, or mixed?
Vastus
Motor.
Kaart 37
Küsimus
CN I (olfactory) — primary sensory function?
Vastus
Smell, or olfaction.
Kaart 38
Küsimus
CN II (optic) — what information does it carry from the retina?
Vastus
Visual sensory information.
Kaart 39
Küsimus
CN III (oculomotor) — which four extraocular muscles does it innervate?
Vastus
Superior rectus, inferior rectus, medial rectus, and inferior oblique.
Kaart 40
Küsimus
CN IV (trochlear) — extraocular muscle target?
Vastus
Superior oblique muscle.
Kaart 41
Küsimus
CN V1 (ophthalmic division) — main sensory territory?
Vastus
The upper face, including the forehead and cornea.
Kaart 42
Küsimus
CN VI (abducens) — extraocular muscle target?
Vastus
Lateral rectus muscle.
Kaart 43
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — main somatic motor function?
Vastus
Movement of the muscles of facial expression.
Kaart 44
Küsimus
CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — cochlear branch function?
Vastus
Hearing.
Kaart 45
Küsimus
CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — taste territory?
Vastus
The posterior one-third of the tongue.
Kaart 46
Küsimus
CN X (vagus) — key motor targets in the mouth and throat?
Vastus
The pharyngeal and soft-palate muscles used in swallowing.
Kaart 47
Küsimus
CN XI (accessory) — sternocleidomastoid function?
Vastus
Turning the head to the opposite side.
Kaart 48
Küsimus
CN XII (hypoglossal) — main muscle targets?
Vastus
The intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles, except palatoglossus.
Kaart 49
Küsimus
CN I (olfactory) — where do fibers from the nasal olfactory mucosa first synapse?
Vastus
In the olfactory bulb, after passing through the cribriform plate.
Kaart 50
Küsimus
CN II (optic) — role in the pupillary light reflex?
Vastus
It forms the afferent sensory limb that detects the light stimulus.
Kaart 51
Küsimus
CN III (oculomotor) — role in eyelid position?
Vastus
It supplies levator palpebrae superioris, which elevates the upper eyelid.
Kaart 52
Küsimus
CN IV (trochlear) — key eye-movement contribution?
Vastus
Through the superior oblique, CN IV intorts the eye; it depresses the eye most strongly in adduction.
Kaart 53
Küsimus
CN V2 (maxillary division) — main sensory territory?
Vastus
The midface, including the cheek, upper lip, and maxillary teeth.
Kaart 54
Küsimus
CN VI (abducens) — primary eye movement?
Vastus
Abduction: moving the eye laterally, away from the nose.
Kaart 55
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — taste territory?
Vastus
The anterior two-thirds of the tongue, carried through the chorda tympani.
Kaart 56
Küsimus
CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — vestibular branch function?
Vastus
Balance and sensory information about head orientation and motion.
Kaart 57
Küsimus
CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — what visceral sensory information comes from the carotid sinus and body?
Vastus
Blood-pressure and blood-chemistry signals, respectively.
Kaart 58
Küsimus
CN X (vagus) — key laryngeal motor function?
Vastus
Motor control of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles for phonation.
Kaart 59
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — role in the corneal reflex?
Vastus
It carries the efferent motor limb that closes the eyelids through orbicularis oculi.
Kaart 60
Küsimus
CN XII (hypoglossal) — role in tongue protrusion?
Vastus
It supplies genioglossus, a principal muscle for protruding the tongue.
Kaart 61
Küsimus
CN III (oculomotor) — parasympathetic effect on the pupil?
Vastus
Pupillary constriction through the sphincter pupillae.
Kaart 62
Küsimus
CN V3 (mandibular division) — main sensory territory?
Vastus
Most of the lower face and jaw, plus mandibular teeth and general sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.
Kaart 63
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — parasympathetic role in tear production?
Vastus
It provides secretomotor input to the lacrimal gland.
Kaart 64
Küsimus
CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — motor target that assists swallowing?
Vastus
Stylopharyngeus, which elevates the pharynx during swallowing.
Kaart 65
Küsimus
CN X (vagus) — main parasympathetic territory?
Vastus
Thoracic and abdominal viscera, extending through much of the gastrointestinal tract.
Kaart 66
Küsimus
CN III (oculomotor) — parasympathetic role in near vision?
Vastus
Lens accommodation through the ciliary muscle.
Kaart 67
Küsimus
CN V (trigeminal) — main motor function?
Vastus
Motor control of the muscles of mastication through the mandibular division, V3.
Kaart 68
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — parasympathetic role in salivation?
Vastus
It provides secretomotor input to the submandibular and sublingual glands.
Kaart 69
Küsimus
CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — parasympathetic salivary target?
Vastus
The parotid gland.
Kaart 70
Küsimus
CN X (vagus) — main visceral sensory territory?
Vastus
The pharynx, larynx, and thoracic and abdominal organs.
Kaart 71
Küsimus
CN V (trigeminal) — role in the corneal reflex?
Vastus
It carries the afferent sensory limb through the ophthalmic division, V1.
Kaart 72
Küsimus
CN XI (accessory) — trapezius function?
Vastus
Elevating the shoulder, as in a shoulder shrug.
Kaart 73
Küsimus
CN I (olfactory) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Ask the person to identify a familiar, nonirritating odor in each nostril separately, with the other nostril occluded.
Kaart 74
Küsimus
CN II (optic) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Check visual acuity in each eye separately with an appropriate distance or near chart.
Kaart 75
Küsimus
CN III (oculomotor) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Shine a light into each eye and observe brisk, symmetric direct and consensual pupillary constriction; CN III is the efferent limb.
Kaart 76
Küsimus
CN IV (trochlear) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Have the person follow a target through an H pattern, watching the adducted eye as it looks down.
Kaart 77
Küsimus
CN V (trigeminal) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
With the eyes closed, compare light facial sensation across the V1, V2, and V3 territories on both sides.
Kaart 78
Küsimus
CN VI (abducens) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Have the person follow a target into lateral gaze and check that each eye abducts smoothly.
Kaart 79
Küsimus
CN VII (facial) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Compare facial-movement symmetry while the person smiles, raises the eyebrows, and closes the eyes tightly.
Kaart 80
Küsimus
CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Screen hearing in each ear separately with a quiet whisper while the opposite ear is occluded.
Kaart 81
Küsimus
CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
In a supervised exam, assess the sensory limb of the gag reflex alongside CN X; bilateral absence can occur in healthy people.
Kaart 82
Küsimus
CN X (vagus) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Ask the person to say “ah” and observe whether the soft palate elevates symmetrically.
Kaart 83
Küsimus
CN XI (accessory) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Compare shoulder elevation while the person shrugs against resistance.
Kaart 84
Küsimus
CN XII (hypoglossal) — one high-level assessment cue?
Vastus
Ask the person to protrude the tongue and observe its position and movement.
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Cranial Nerve Flashcards: Names, Numbers, Functions & Tests
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