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Cranial Nerve Single Best of 5 Self Assessment Questions

Pregunta 1 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Optic

  • Olfactory

  • Abducens

  • Oculomotor

  • Vagus

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 15

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Trochlear

  • Facial

  • Trigeminal

  • Vestibular cochlear

  • Accessory

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 15

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Hypoglossal

  • Accessory

  • Vagus

  • Facial

  • Trigeminal

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 15

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 1st

  • 2nd

  • 3rd

  • 4th

  • 5th

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 15

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Nystagmus

  • Diplopia

  • Exophthalmos

  • Proptosis

  • Marcus Gunn pupil

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 15

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Facial

  • Trigeminal

  • Vestibulocochlear

  • Hypoglossal

  • Glossopharyngeal

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 15

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 15

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Upper, middle and lower

  • Medial, lateral, coronal

  • Optic, maxillary, mandibular

  • Occipital, zygomatic, cervical

  • Oral, nasal, pharyngeal

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 15

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Downward and inward gaze

  • Upward gaze

  • Lateral movement (abduction)

  • Medial movement (adduction)

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

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 15

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Olfactory

  • Trigeminal

  • Facial

  • Glossopharyngeal

  • Hypoglossal

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 15

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 15

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Optic nerve lesion

  • Optic Chiasma Lesion

  • Right optic tract Lesion

  • Left optic tract lesion

  • Optic radiation lesion

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Oculomotor Nerve

  • The Right Trochlear Nerve

  • The Left Trochlear Nerve

  • Right abducens Nerve

  • Left abducens Nerve

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 15

1

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?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Hypoglossal

  • Trigeminal

  • Accessory

  • Intercostal

  • Trochlear

Explicación