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Cranial nerves function and testing

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Nerve
Motor or sensory
Testing
I Olfactory   Sensory   Use familiar scents  
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II Optic   Sensory   Visual acuity and visual field  
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III Oculomotor   Motor: eye movements, pupil constriction Sensory: proprioception   Pupillary reflex, tracking  
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IV Trochlear   Motor: movement of eye Sensory: proprioception   Downward and lateral movment of eye, superior oblique  
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V Trigeminal   Motor: mastication Sensory: sensation for pain, touch, pressure, temperature. Decasates at the Pons. Primary sensory nerve to face and tongue. There are three branches: opthalimic, maxillary, mandibular   Motor: palpate masseter Sensory: lightly stroke face  
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VI Abducens   Motor: movement of eye Sensory: proprioception   Lateral movement of eye and lateral rectus muscle  
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VII Facial   Motor: facial expression, glandular secretion Sensory: taste for anterior 2/3 tongue. If there is damage you will get mask like apperence with minimal or no facial expressions. This nerve decasates at the Pons   check symmetry of facial muscles, check taste for anterior 2/3 tongue  
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VIII Vestibulocochlear   Sensory Cochlear: hearing Vestibular: equilibrium   Cochlear: tuning fork Vestibular: REM and loss of balance  
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IX Glossopharyngeal   Motor: swallowing/secretion of saliva Sensory: taste for posterior 1/3 tonge. Decasates at the medulla. provides some sensory infor for parts of the ear and senory and motor for the pharynx. Damage would effect swallowing and loss of tast   Motor: gag reflex, say "ah" Sensory: test for bitters  
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X Vagus   Motor: somatic control of speech, visceral control of smooth muscle Sensory: impulses from viscera. Decassates at the meduella. There are two branches, the superior and inferior. Known as the "wandering" nerver- effects the larynx, lungs and esophogus.   Ability to speak/swallow. Effects mm of velum  
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XI Accessory (spinal)   Motor: swallowing and movement of head Sensory: proprioception. effects levator veli palatini and uvula and SCM   Turn head against resistance  
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XII Hypoglossal. Crosses at medulla   Motor: movment of tongue during speech and swallowing Sensory: proprioception. Damage would effect the tongue.   protrude tongue, articulation of words  
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