| Cranial Nerve |
Name |
Test |
| I |
Olfactory |
smell |
| II |
Optic |
visual acuity (near and far), visual fields (periphery), pupillary reaction |
| III |
Oculomotor |
eye tracking (ADD, elevation, depression, upward and outward, upward and inward, downward and inward) |
| IV |
Trochlear |
eye tracking (downward at nose and medial) |
| V |
Trigeminal |
muscles of mastication ("bite down"), blink reflex; sensation (dull/sharp) of face |
| VI |
Adbducens |
eye tracking (ABD), look to side |
| VII |
Facial |
facial expressions (smile, frown, lift eyebrows, taste (sugar or salt) |
| VIII |
Vestibulocochlear |
hearing (snapping, rub fingers together) and balance (stork stance, tandem walking) |
| IX |
Glossopharyngeal |
swallow, gag reflex |
| X |
Vagus |
check for hoarseness, open wide and say "AH" |
| XI |
Accessory (Spinal) |
resisted shoulder shrugs |
| XII |
Hypoglossal |
stick out tongue |
