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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. Kaart 1

    Vraag

    CN I — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Olfactory nerve.

  2. Kaart 2

    Vraag

    CN II — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Optic nerve.

  3. Kaart 3

    Vraag

    CN III — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Oculomotor nerve.

  4. Kaart 4

    Vraag

    CN IV — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Trochlear nerve.

  5. Kaart 5

    Vraag

    Olfactory nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN I.

  6. Kaart 6

    Vraag

    CN V — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Trigeminal nerve.

  7. Kaart 7

    Vraag

    Optic nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN II.

  8. Kaart 8

    Vraag

    CN VI — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Abducens nerve.

  9. Kaart 9

    Vraag

    Oculomotor nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN III.

  10. Kaart 10

    Vraag

    CN VII — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Facial nerve.

  11. Kaart 11

    Vraag

    Trochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN IV.

  12. Kaart 12

    Vraag

    CN VIII — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Vestibulocochlear nerve.

  13. Kaart 13

    Vraag

    Trigeminal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN V.

  14. Kaart 14

    Vraag

    CN IX — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Glossopharyngeal nerve.

  15. Kaart 15

    Vraag

    Abducens nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN VI.

  16. Kaart 16

    Vraag

    CN X — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Vagus nerve.

  17. Kaart 17

    Vraag

    Facial nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN VII.

  18. Kaart 18

    Vraag

    CN XI — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Accessory nerve, also called the spinal accessory nerve.

  19. Kaart 19

    Vraag

    Vestibulocochlear nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN VIII.

  20. Kaart 20

    Vraag

    CN XII — nerve name?

    Antwoord

    Hypoglossal nerve.

  21. Kaart 21

    Vraag

    Glossopharyngeal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN IX.

  22. Kaart 22

    Vraag

    Vagus nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN X.

  23. Kaart 23

    Vraag

    Accessory nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN XI.

  24. Kaart 24

    Vraag

    Hypoglossal nerve — cranial nerve number?

    Antwoord

    CN XII.

  25. Kaart 25

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Sensory.

  26. Kaart 26

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Sensory.

  27. Kaart 27

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  28. Kaart 28

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Mixed.

  29. Kaart 29

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Motor.

  30. Kaart 30

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Sensory.

  31. Kaart 31

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Mixed.

  32. Kaart 32

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Mixed.

  33. Kaart 33

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Motor.

  34. Kaart 34

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Mixed.

  35. Kaart 35

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Motor.

  36. Kaart 36

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Motor.

  37. Kaart 37

    Vraag

    CN I (olfactory) — primary sensory function?

    Antwoord

    Smell, or olfaction.

  38. Kaart 38

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Visual sensory information.

  39. Kaart 39

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  40. Kaart 40

    Vraag

    CN IV (trochlear) — extraocular muscle target?

    Antwoord

    Superior oblique muscle.

  41. Kaart 41

    Vraag

    CN V1 (ophthalmic division) — main sensory territory?

    Antwoord

    The upper face, including the forehead and cornea.

  42. Kaart 42

    Vraag

    CN VI (abducens) — extraocular muscle target?

    Antwoord

    Lateral rectus muscle.

  43. Kaart 43

    Vraag

    CN VII (facial) — main somatic motor function?

    Antwoord

    Movement of the muscles of facial expression.

  44. Kaart 44

    Vraag

    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — cochlear branch function?

    Antwoord

    Hearing.

  45. Kaart 45

    Vraag

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — taste territory?

    Antwoord

    The posterior one-third of the tongue.

  46. Kaart 46

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    The pharyngeal and soft-palate muscles used in swallowing.

  47. Kaart 47

    Vraag

    CN XI (accessory) — sternocleidomastoid function?

    Antwoord

    Turning the head to the opposite side.

  48. Kaart 48

    Vraag

    CN XII (hypoglossal) — main muscle targets?

    Antwoord

    The intrinsic and extrinsic tongue muscles, except palatoglossus.

  49. Kaart 49

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  50. Kaart 50

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  51. Kaart 51

    Vraag

    CN III (oculomotor) — role in eyelid position?

    Antwoord

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

  52. Kaart 52

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  53. Kaart 53

    Vraag

    CN V2 (maxillary division) — main sensory territory?

    Antwoord

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

  54. Kaart 54

    Vraag

    CN VI (abducens) — primary eye movement?

    Antwoord

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

  55. Kaart 55

    Vraag

    CN VII (facial) — taste territory?

    Antwoord

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

  56. Kaart 56

    Vraag

    CN VIII (vestibulocochlear) — vestibular branch function?

    Antwoord

    Balance and sensory information about head orientation and motion.

  57. Kaart 57

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Blood-pressure and blood-chemistry signals, respectively.

  58. Kaart 58

    Vraag

    CN X (vagus) — key laryngeal motor function?

    Antwoord

    Motor control of the intrinsic laryngeal muscles for phonation.

  59. Kaart 59

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  60. Kaart 60

    Vraag

    CN XII (hypoglossal) — role in tongue protrusion?

    Antwoord

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

  61. Kaart 61

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Pupillary constriction through the sphincter pupillae.

  62. Kaart 62

    Vraag

    CN V3 (mandibular division) — main sensory territory?

    Antwoord

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

  63. Kaart 63

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    It provides secretomotor input to the lacrimal gland.

  64. Kaart 64

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Stylopharyngeus, which elevates the pharynx during swallowing.

  65. Kaart 65

    Vraag

    CN X (vagus) — main parasympathetic territory?

    Antwoord

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

  66. Kaart 66

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Lens accommodation through the ciliary muscle.

  67. Kaart 67

    Vraag

    CN V (trigeminal) — main motor function?

    Antwoord

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

  68. Kaart 68

    Vraag

    CN VII (facial) — parasympathetic role in salivation?

    Antwoord

    It provides secretomotor input to the submandibular and sublingual glands.

  69. Kaart 69

    Vraag

    CN IX (glossopharyngeal) — parasympathetic salivary target?

    Antwoord

    The parotid gland.

  70. Kaart 70

    Vraag

    CN X (vagus) — main visceral sensory territory?

    Antwoord

    The pharynx, larynx, and thoracic and abdominal organs.

  71. Kaart 71

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  72. Kaart 72

    Vraag

    CN XI (accessory) — trapezius function?

    Antwoord

    Elevating the shoulder, as in a shoulder shrug.

  73. Kaart 73

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  74. Kaart 74

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  75. Kaart 75

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  76. Kaart 76

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  77. Kaart 77

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  78. Kaart 78

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  79. Kaart 79

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  80. Kaart 80

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  81. Kaart 81

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  82. Kaart 82

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

  83. Kaart 83

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

    Compare shoulder elevation while the person shrugs against resistance.

  84. Kaart 84

    Vraag

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

    Antwoord

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

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