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cranial nerves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| olfactory | sniff cloves or vanilla |
| optic | eye chart and finger moving into visual field |
| oculomotor | pupils are tested with penlight |
| trochlear | follow moving objects |
| trigeminal | safety pin and hot and cold objects; wisp of cotton; open mouth against resistance |
| abducens | move each eye laterally |
| facial | taste test; close eyes, smile, whistle, etc; ammonia fumes |
| vestibulocochlear | tuning fork |
| glossopharyngeal | gag and swallowing reflexes; speak and cough; taste test |
| vagus | gag and swallowing reflexes; speak and cough; taste test (common to glossopharyngeal) |
| accessory | rotate head and shrug shoulders against resistance |
| hypoglossal | stick out tongue (for position abnormalities) |