A | B |
CN I | Olfactory Nerve |
CN II | Optic Nerve |
CN III | Oculomotor Nerve |
CN IV | Trochlear Nerve |
CN V | Trigeminal Nerve |
CN VI | Abducens Nerve |
CN VII | Facial Nerve |
CN VIII | Vestibulocochlear Nerve (Auditory Nerve) |
CN IX | Glossopharyngeal Nerve |
CN X | Vagus Nerve |
CN XI | Spinal Accessory Nerve |
CN XII | Hypoglossal Nerve |
Smell | Cranial Nerve I (olfactory) |
Visual Acuity | Cranial Nerve II (optic) |
Visual Fields | Cranial Nerve II (optic) |
Pupil Reaction to light | Both Cranial Nerve II and III (optic and oculomotor) |
Lateral Eye Movements | CN VI (abducens) |
Upward Eye Movements | Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor) |
Downward Eye Movements | Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor) |
Pain and Temperature of the Face | Cranial Nerve V (trigeminal) |
Raising eyebrows, tightly closing eyes, and smile | Cranial Nerve VII (facial) |
Hearing | Cranial Nerve VIII (auditory) |
Corneal Reflex | Cranial Nerve V and VII (trigeminal and facial) |
Taste anterior 2/3's of tongue | Cranial Nerve VII (facial) |
Balance | Cranial Nerve VIII (vestibular) |
Gag Reflex | Cranial Nerve IX and X (glossopharyngeal and vagus) |
Shoulder shrug and head turning | Cranial Nerve XI (spinal accessory) |
Tongue protrusion | Cranial Nerve XII (hypoglossal) |
Weber's Test | Tuning fork on the top of the head, midline |
Rinne's Test | Air Conduction > Bone Conduction |
Conduction hearing loss (think Blockage) | Bone Conduction > Air Conduction |
Sensorineural hearing loss | Air Conduction > Bone Conduction |
Diplopia | Can be caused by cranial III, IV, or VI dysfunction |
Bell's palsy | Cranial Nerve VII (facial nerve) dysfunction |
Superior Rectus muscle | Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor) |
Lateral Rectus muscle | Cranial Nerve VI (abducens) |
Superior Oblique muscle | Cranial Nerve IV (trochlear) |
Inferior Oblique muscle | Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor) |
Medial rectus muscle | Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor) |
Tinnitus | Cranial Nerve VIII (auditory) |
Vertigo | Cranial Nerve VIII (vestibular) |
Complete Ptosis | Cranial Nerve III (oculomotor) |
Swimmer's ear | Infection of skin covering outer ear canal |
Tympanic Membrane | Eardrum |