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Cranial nerves and methods of testing

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Nerve:
Afferent (Sensory):
Efferent (Motor):
Test:
Olfactory   Smell: nose     Identify familiar odors  
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Optic   Sight: eye     Test visual fields  
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Oculomotor     Voluntary motor: levator of eyelid; superior, medial and inferior recti; inferior oblique muscle of eyeball. Autonomic: smooth muscle of eyeball   Upward, downward and medial gaze. Reaction to light  
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Trochlear     Voluntary motor: superior oblique muscle of eyeball   Downward and lateral gaze  
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Trigeminal   Touch, pain: skin of face, mucous membranes of nose, sinuses, mouth, anterior tongue   Voluntary motor: muscles of mastication   Corneal reflex. Face sensation. Clench teeth; push down on chin to seperate jaws  
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Abducens     Voluntary motor: lateral rectus muscle of eyeball   Lateral gaze  
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Facial   Taste: anterior tongue   Voluntary motor: facial muscles. Autonomic: lacrimal, submandibular, and sublingual glands   Close eyes tight. Smile and show teeth. Whistle and puff cheeks. Identify familiar tastes  
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Vestibulocochlear (acoustic nerve)   Hearing: ear Balance: ear     Hear watch ticking; hearing tests; balance and coordination tests  
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Glossoppharyngeal   Touch, pain: posterior tongue, pharynx Taste: posterior tongue   Voluntary motor: uninportant muscle of pharynx. Autonomic: parotid gland   Gag reflex Ability to swallow  
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Vagus   Touch, pain: pharynx, larynx, bronchi Taste: tongue, epiglottis   Voluntary motor: palate, pharynx, and larynx muscles Autonomic: thoracic and abdominal viscera   Gag reflex Ability to swallow Say "Ahhh"  
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Accessory     Voluntary motor: sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscle   Resisted shoulder shrug  
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Hypoglossal     Voluntary motor: muscles of tongue   Tongue protrusion (if injured, tongue deviates toward injured side)  
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