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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. Kort 1

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    CN I — nerve name?

    Svar

    Olfactory nerve.

  2. Kort 2

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    CN II — nerve name?

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    Optic nerve.

  3. Kort 3

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    CN III — nerve name?

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    Oculomotor nerve.

  4. Kort 4

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    CN IV — nerve name?

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    Trochlear nerve.

  5. Kort 5

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    Olfactory nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN I.

  6. Kort 6

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    CN V — nerve name?

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    Trigeminal nerve.

  7. Kort 7

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    Optic nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN II.

  8. Kort 8

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    CN VI — nerve name?

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    Abducens nerve.

  9. Kort 9

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    Oculomotor nerve — cranial nerve number?

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    CN III.

  10. Kort 10

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    CN VII — nerve name?

    Svar

    Facial nerve.

  11. Kort 11

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    Trochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN IV.

  12. Kort 12

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    CN VIII — nerve name?

    Svar

    Vestibulocochlear nerve.

  13. Kort 13

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    Trigeminal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN V.

  14. Kort 14

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    CN IX — nerve name?

    Svar

    Glossopharyngeal nerve.

  15. Kort 15

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    Abducens nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN VI.

  16. Kort 16

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    CN X — nerve name?

    Svar

    Vagus nerve.

  17. Kort 17

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    Facial nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN VII.

  18. Kort 18

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    CN XI — nerve name?

    Svar

    Accessory nerve, also called the spinal accessory nerve.

  19. Kort 19

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    Vestibulocochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN VIII.

  20. Kort 20

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    CN XII — nerve name?

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    Hypoglossal nerve.

  21. Kort 21

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    Glossopharyngeal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN IX.

  22. Kort 22

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    Vagus nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN X.

  23. Kort 23

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    Accessory nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN XI.

  24. Kort 24

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    Hypoglossal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Svar

    CN XII.

  25. Kort 25

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

    Svar

    Sensory.

  26. Kort 26

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

    Svar

    Sensory.

  27. Kort 27

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

    Svar

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

  28. Kort 28

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

    Svar

    Mixed.

  29. Kort 29

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

    Svar

    Motor.

  30. Kort 30

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

    Svar

    Sensory.

  31. Kort 31

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

    Svar

    Mixed.

  32. Kort 32

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

    Svar

    Mixed.

  33. Kort 33

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

    Svar

    Motor.

  34. Kort 34

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

    Svar

    Mixed.

  35. Kort 35

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

    Svar

    Motor.

  36. Kort 36

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

    Svar

    Motor.

  37. Kort 37

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    CN I (olfactory) — primary sensory function?

    Svar

    Smell, or olfaction.

  38. Kort 38

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

    Svar

    Visual sensory information.

  39. Kort 39

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

    Svar

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

  40. Kort 40

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    CN IV (trochlear) — extraocular muscle target?

    Svar

    Superior oblique muscle.

  41. Kort 41

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    CN V1 (ophthalmic division) — main sensory territory?

    Svar

    The upper face, including the forehead and cornea.

  42. Kort 42

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    CN VI (abducens) — extraocular muscle target?

    Svar

    Lateral rectus muscle.

  43. Kort 43

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    CN VII (facial) — main somatic motor function?

    Svar

    Movement of the muscles of facial expression.

  44. Kort 44

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    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — cochlear branch function?

    Svar

    Hearing.

  45. Kort 45

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    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — taste territory?

    Svar

    The posterior one-third of the tongue.

  46. Kort 46

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

    Svar

    The pharyngeal and soft-palate muscles used in swallowing.

  47. Kort 47

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    CN XI (accessory) — sternocleidomastoid function?

    Svar

    Turning the head to the opposite side.

  48. Kort 48

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    CN XII (hypoglossal) — main muscle targets?

    Svar

    The intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles, except palatoglossus.

  49. Kort 49

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

    Svar

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

  50. Kort 50

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

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

  51. Kort 51

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    CN III (oculomotor) — role in eyelid position?

    Svar

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

  52. Kort 52

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

    Svar

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

  53. Kort 53

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    CN V2 (maxillary division) — main sensory territory?

    Svar

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

  54. Kort 54

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    CN VI (abducens) — primary eye movement?

    Svar

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

  55. Kort 55

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    CN VII (facial) — taste territory?

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

  56. Kort 56

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    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — vestibular branch function?

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    Balance and sensory information about head orientation and motion.

  57. Kort 57

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

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    Blood-pressure and blood-chemistry signals, respectively.

  58. Kort 58

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    CN X (vagus) — key laryngeal motor function?

    Svar

    Motor control of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles for phonation.

  59. Kort 59

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

    Svar

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

  60. Kort 60

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    CN XII (hypoglossal) — role in tongue protrusion?

    Svar

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

  61. Kort 61

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

    Svar

    Pupillary constriction through the sphincter pupillae.

  62. Kort 62

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    CN V3 (mandibular division) — main sensory territory?

    Svar

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

  63. Kort 63

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

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    It provides secretomotor input to the lacrimal gland.

  64. Kort 64

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

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    Stylopharyngeus, which elevates the pharynx during swallowing.

  65. Kort 65

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    CN X (vagus) — main parasympathetic territory?

    Svar

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

  66. Kort 66

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

    Svar

    Lens accommodation through the ciliary muscle.

  67. Kort 67

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    CN V (trigeminal) — main motor function?

    Svar

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

  68. Kort 68

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    CN VII (facial) — parasympathetic role in salivation?

    Svar

    It provides secretomotor input to the submandibular and sublingual glands.

  69. Kort 69

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    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — parasympathetic salivary target?

    Svar

    The parotid gland.

  70. Kort 70

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    CN X (vagus) — main visceral sensory territory?

    Svar

    The pharynx, larynx, and thoracic and abdominal organs.

  71. Kort 71

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

    Svar

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

  72. Kort 72

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    CN XI (accessory) — trapezius function?

    Svar

    Elevating the shoulder, as in a shoulder shrug.

  73. Kort 73

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

    Svar

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

  74. Kort 74

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

    Svar

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

  75. Kort 75

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

    Svar

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

  76. Kort 76

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

    Svar

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

  77. Kort 77

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

    Svar

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

  78. Kort 78

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

    Svar

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

  79. Kort 79

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

    Svar

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

  80. Kort 80

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

    Svar

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

  81. Kort 81

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

    Svar

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

  82. Kort 82

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

    Svar

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

  83. Kort 83

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

    Svar

    Compare shoulder elevation while the person shrugs against resistance.

  84. Kort 84

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

    Svar

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

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