Exam 16: Cranial Nerves

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

A patient complains of a loss of taste and is not capable of smiling on the left side of the face. Which of the following cranial nerves is most likely affected?

The facial nerve exits the skull at the ____________________ to reach the muscles of the face.

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. -Optic nerve

Photoreceptors are responsible for transferring sensory information to the ganglia on the surface of the ____________________.

Which divisions of the trigeminal nerve (CN V) only contain sensory nerve fibers that supply structures of the head?

The trochlear nerve (CN IV) innervates which of the following extrinsic muscles of the eye?

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. -Mandibular division of V

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. -Abducens nerve

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

Which nerve delivers postganglionic sympathetic fibers to the pterygopalatine fossa?

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

Which of the following nerves carries pain and temperature sensations to the tongue?

Which of the following functions is not affected in response to damage of the vestibular apparatus?

What three fiber types are found in spinal nerves?

Which of the following is a sensory ganglion?

The ophthalmic nerve contains only afferent fibers.

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

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. -Olfactory nerve

Most of the nerve fibers that emerge from the stylomastoid foramen arise from cell bodies located in which of the following?