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