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Cranial Nerve Single Best of 5 Self Assessment Questions

Frage 1 von 15

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Insult to which one of the following cranial nerves would result in the eye taking on a downward and outward gaze?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Optic

  • Olfactory

  • Abducens

  • Oculomotor

  • Vagus

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Frage 2 von 15

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The 4th cranial nerve is also known as the ........... nerve?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Trochlear

  • Facial

  • Trigeminal

  • Vestibular cochlear

  • Accessory

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Frage 3 von 15

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A person who lacks the ability to stick the tongue out in a straight line, may have an insult to which one of the following cranial nerves?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hypoglossal

  • Accessory

  • Vagus

  • Facial

  • Trigeminal

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Frage 4 von 15

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A loss of the sense of smell will result if there is damage to which one of the following cranial nerves?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • 1st

  • 2nd

  • 3rd

  • 4th

  • 5th

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Frage 5 von 15

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In neurology, involuntary eye movements are described as which one of the following?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Nystagmus

  • Diplopia

  • Exophthalmos

  • Proptosis

  • Marcus Gunn pupil

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Frage 6 von 15

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Which nerve is responsible for the activation of the muscles of mastication?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Facial

  • Trigeminal

  • Vestibulocochlear

  • Hypoglossal

  • Glossopharyngeal

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Frage 7 von 15

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A normal response of the pupils to light stimulation is best described by which one of the following?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Only the pupil into which light is shone will dilate

  • Only the pupil into which light is shone will constrict

  • Both pupils will dilate in response to light being shone in to the either eye

  • Both pupils will constrict in response to light being shone in to the either eye

  • The pupil into which light is shone will constrict while the opposite pupil will dilate

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Frage 8 von 15

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Which of the following best describes the sensory divisions of the trigeminal nerve?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Upper, middle and lower

  • Medial, lateral, coronal

  • Optic, maxillary, mandibular

  • Occipital, zygomatic, cervical

  • Oral, nasal, pharyngeal

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Frage 9 von 15

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In a patient who has a unilateral droopy face with a preserved ability to produce brow lines (forehead wrinkles), what is likely to be the cause?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • A focal insult within the brain

  • An insult affecting the lower aspect of the facial nerve

  • An insult to the accessory nerve

  • An insult to the hypoglossal nerve

  • A focal insult within the spinal cord

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Frage 10 von 15

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A person with an insult to the 4th cranial nerve will have an inability to perform which one of the following eyes movements?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Downward and inward gaze

  • Upward gaze

  • Lateral movement (abduction)

  • Medial movement (adduction)

  • The 4th cranial nerve is not responsible for movements of the eye

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Frage 11 von 15

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A patient complains of a loss of normal taste sensation in the anterior part of their tongue. You assess their first cranial nerve and find this to be functional. A deficit in which one of the following nerves would account for this finding?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Olfactory

  • Trigeminal

  • Facial

  • Glossopharyngeal

  • Hypoglossal

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Frage 12 von 15

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A patient presents complaining of an area of numbness which affects their left cheek. A lesion affecting which one of the following nerves would account for this?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Facial Nerve

  • Ophthalmic Division of the Trigeminal Nerve

  • Mandibular Division of the Right Trigeminal Nerve

  • Mandibular Division of the Left Trigeminal Nerve

  • Maxillary Division of the Trigeminal Nerve

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Frage 13 von 15

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You examine a patient and identify that they are unable to see objects to the left of them. Which one of the following would explain this deficit in their visual field?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Optic nerve lesion

  • Optic Chiasma Lesion

  • Right optic tract Lesion

  • Left optic tract lesion

  • Optic radiation lesion

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Frage 14 von 15

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A patient reports double vision when being asked to look to the left. A lesion in which one of the cranial nerves would account for this?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Oculomotor Nerve

  • The Right Trochlear Nerve

  • The Left Trochlear Nerve

  • Right abducens Nerve

  • Left abducens Nerve

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Frage 15 von 15

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You assess a patient and you identify that they have unilateral right sided reduced strength when asked to both turn their head and lift shoulders against resistance. Which one of the following cranial nerves is likely to be impaired in this individual?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Hypoglossal

  • Trigeminal

  • Accessory

  • Intercostal

  • Trochlear

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