Cranial Nerves
CRANIAL NERVE NO.
I
II
III
NAME OF CRANIAL
NERVE
OLFACTORY
OPTIC
OCULOMOTOR
TYPES OF IMPULSE/
FUNCTION
SENSORY
SENSORY
MOTOR
DIFFERENT MAJOR
FUNCTION
ASSESSMENT
TECHNIQUES
SMELL
OBJECT
IDENTIFICAITON
TEST
VISION
VISUAL ACUITY
TEST,
CONFRONTATION
TEST
EYE MOVEMENT
AND PUPIL
CONSTRICTION
ACCOMODATION
TEST, SIX CARDINAL
FIELDS OF GAZE
TEST, AND PUPIL
RESPONSE TEST
CRANIAL NERVE NO.
IV
V
VI
NAME OF CRANIAL
NERVE
TROCHLEAR
TRIGEMINAL
ABDUCENS
TYPES OF IMPULSE/
FUNCTION
MOTOR
SENSORY AND
MOTOR
MOTOR
DIFFERENT MAJOR
FUNCTION
ASSESSMENT
TECHNIQUES
EYE MOVEMENT
ACCOMODATION
TEST, SIX CARDINAL
FIELDS OF GAZE
TEST
SENSORY:
SENSORY IN THE
FACE MOTOR:
CHEWING
SHARP AND DULL
TEST. TEST MOTOR
FUNCTION. ASK
THE CLIENT TO
CLENCH THE
TEETH WHILE YOU
PALPATE
LATERAL EYE
MOVEMENT
ACCOMODATION
TEST, SIX CARDINAL
FIELDS OF GAZE
TEST, AND COVER
TEST
CRANIAL NERVE NO.
NAME OF CRANIAL
NERVE
VII
FACIAL
VIII
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR/
ACOUSTIC
IX
GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL
TYPES OF IMPULSE/
FUNCTION
DIFFERENT MAJOR
FUNCTION
ASSESSMENT
TECHNIQUES
SENSORY
SENSORY: TASTE
MOTOR: FACIAL
EXPRESSIONS
FACIAL
EXPRESSION AND
TASTE TESTS
SENSORY
HEARING
AUDIOMETRY,
WHISPER TEST,
AND BALANCE
TESTS
SENSORY AND
MOTOR
SENSORY: TASTE:
MOTOR:
SWALLOWING
SWALLOWING OF
WATER, GAG
REFLEX AND REFLEX
TESTS
CRANIAL NERVE NO.
X
XI
XII
NAME OF CRANIAL
NERVE
VAGUS
ACCESSORY
HYPOGLOSSAL
TYPES OF IMPULSE/
FUNCTION
DIFFERENT MAJOR
FUNCTION
ASSESSMENT
TECHNIQUES
SENSORY
AND MOTOR
SENSORY:
SENSATIONS IN THE
THROAT MOTOR:
TALKING,
SWALLOWING, AND
PRODUCTION OF
DIGESTIVE JUICES
AUTONOMIC
FUNCTION AND
REFLEX TESTS
MOTOR
SHOULDER
MOVEMENT AND
HEAD ROTATION
SHOULDER
MOVEMENT
(SHRUG) AND
HEAD ROTATION
AGAINST
RESISTANCE
MOTOR
TOUNGE
MOVEMENT AND
SPEECH
PRODUCTION
TONGUE
MOVEMENT
AGAINST
RESISTANCE AND
SPEECH TESTS
REFERENCE:
Health Assessment in Nursing 6th Edition
Janet R. Weber, RN, Missouri Jane H. Kelley, RN, PhD