Question 1

Which of the following cranial nerves supplies motor innervation to the lateral rectus muscles?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trochlear nerve
B)   Trigeminal nerve
C)   Abducens nerve
D)   Facial nerve
E)   Vagus nerveF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

What is the location of the cell bodies for preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers of the oculomotor nerve (CN III) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ciliary ganglion
B)   Nucleus of Edinger-Westphal
C)   Geniculate ganglion
D)   Nucleus ambiguus
E)   Superior salivatory nucleusF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following afferent modalities are considered general sensation? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Taste
B)   Pain
C)   Vision
D)   Touch
E)   TemperatureF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Axons from ganglion cells on the surface of the retina form the ____________________.

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Question 5

The sensory ganglion associated with CN V is called the ____________________ ganglion.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

The facial nerve (CN VII) provides afferent fibers for taste to the posterior one-third of the tongue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the fiber types to the cranial nerves. An answer can be used more than once. More than one answer can apply.
-Hypoglossal

Accepted Answer

A)   Parasympathetic
B)   Motor
C)   SensoryD) A) and B)
E) None of the above

Question 8

Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-Facial nerve

Accepted Answer

A)   Foramen lacerum
B)   Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
C)   Jugular foramen
D)   Optic canal
E)   Superior orbital fissureF)  Foramen rotundumG)  Inferior orbital fissureH)  Hypoglossal canalI)  Internal acoustic meatusJ)  Foramen ovaleK) D) and I)
L) D) and J)

Question 9

Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-Vagus nerve

Accepted Answer

A)   Foramen lacerum
B)   Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
C)   Jugular foramen
D)   Optic canal
E)   Superior orbital fissureF)  Foramen rotundumG)  Inferior orbital fissureH)  Hypoglossal canalI)  Internal acoustic meatusJ)  Foramen ovaleK) D) and H)
L) G) and H)

Question 10

Which of the following muscles are involved in depression of the eyeball? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Superior rectus
B)   Superior oblique
C)   Medial rectus
D)   Inferior rectus
E)   Inferior obliqueF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Which of the following nerve fiber types can be found in the facial nerve (CN VII) ? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   Preganglionic sympathetic
B)   Preganglionic parasympathetic
C)   Afferent
D)   Efferent to skeletal muscle
E)   Postganglionic parasympatheticF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 12

What type of nerve fibers can be found in the greater petrosal nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)   Afferent
B)   Preganglionic parasympathetic
C)   Preganglionic sympathetic
D)   Postganglionic sympathetic
E)   Postganglionic parasympatheticF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-Glossopharyngeal nerve

Accepted Answer

A)   Foramen lacerum
B)   Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
C)   Jugular foramen
D)   Optic canal
E)   Superior orbital fissureF)  Foramen rotundumG)  Inferior orbital fissureH)  Hypoglossal canalI)  Internal acoustic meatusJ)  Foramen ovaleK) A) and D)
L) G) and J)

Question 14

Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all.
-Maxillary division of V

Accepted Answer

A)   Foramen lacerum
B)   Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
C)   Jugular foramen
D)   Optic canal
E)   Superior orbital fissureF)  Foramen rotundumG)  Inferior orbital fissureH)  Hypoglossal canalI)  Internal acoustic meatusJ)  Foramen ovaleK) B) and I)
L) G) and H)

Question 15

The trochlear nerve (CN IV)  exits the skull through which of the following foramen?

Accepted Answer

A)   Foramen ovale
B)   Inferior orbital fissure
C)   Foramen rotundum
D)   Superior orbital fissure
E)   Optic canalF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers leave the sympathetic trunk via gray communicating rami.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following cranial nerves arise from the dorsal surface of the midbrain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Trochlear nerve
B)   Trigeminal nerve
C)   Abducens nerve
D)   Facial nerve
E)   Vagus nerveF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

What ganglion gives rise to the cochlear portion of the VIII nerve?

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Question 19

Taste fibers to the posterior one-third of the tongue are found in the ____________________ nerve.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Nerve filaments of the olfactory nerve (CN I)  pass through which of the following openings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Foramen rotundum
B)   Superior orbital fissure
C)   Cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone
D)   Foramen ovale
E)   Foramen lacerumF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 16: Cranial Nerves

Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Glossopharyngeal nerve

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Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Maxillary division of V

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Postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers leave the sympathetic trunk via gray communicating rami.

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The facial nerve (CN VII) provides afferent fibers for taste to the posterior one-third of the tongue.

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Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Vagus nerve

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Which of the following nerve fiber types can be found in the facial nerve (CN VII) ? (Select all that apply.)

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Which of the following cranial nerves arise from the dorsal surface of the midbrain?

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What ganglion gives rise to the cochlear portion of the VIII nerve?

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Match each cranial nerve with the correct foramen by which it exits the cranial cavity. Answers may be used once, more than once, or not at all. -Facial nerve

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Which of the following muscles are involved in depression of the eyeball? (Select all that apply.)

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Taste fibers to the posterior one-third of the tongue are found in the ____________________ nerve.

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The trochlear nerve (CN IV) exits the skull through which of the following foramen?

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Which of the following cranial nerves supplies motor innervation to the lateral rectus muscles?

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Nerve filaments of the olfactory nerve (CN I) pass through which of the following openings?

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Axons from ganglion cells on the surface of the retina form the ____________________.

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Which of the following afferent modalities are considered general sensation? (Select all that apply.)

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The sensory ganglion associated with CN V is called the ____________________ ganglion.

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What type of nerve fibers can be found in the greater petrosal nerve?

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What is the location of the cell bodies for preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers of the oculomotor nerve (CN III) ?

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Match the fiber types to the cranial nerves. An answer can be used more than once. More than one answer can apply. -Hypoglossal

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