| 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 |
