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