cranial nerve assesment

• what is cranial nerve 1?

  olfactory
• what is cranial nerve 2?

  optic
• what is cranial nerve 3?

  oculomotor
• what is cranial nerve 4?

  trochlear
• what is cranial nerve 5?

  trigeminal
• what is cranial nerve 6?

  abducens
• what is cranial nerve 7?

  facial
• what is cranial nerve 8?

  vestibulocochlear (auditory)
• what is cranial nerve 9?

  glossopharyngeal
• what is cranial nerve 10?

  vagus
• what is cranial nerve 11?

  accessory
• what is cranial nerve 12?

  hypoglossal
• how do you test the olfactory nerve (1)?


  cover one nostril and have pt smell something + identify it
• how do you test the optic nerve (2)?


  test the pt's peripheral vision
• how do you test the oculomotor (3), trochlear (4), and abducen (6) nerves?


  move a pen or finger in an H motion/british flag
• how do you test the trigeminal nerve (5)?


  have pt close eyes and use cotton to touch cheek, chin, & forehead. have them say when they feel it. have them clench their jaw & open against resistance
• how do you test the facial nerve (7)?


  have the pt smile, frown, crease forehead, close eyes tightly, puff cheeks out
• how do you test the vestibulocochlear nerve (8)?


  hands on hips standing on one foot (eyes closed), snapping/saying something in one ear and asking them to repeat what they heard
• how do you test the glossopharyngeal nerve (9)?


  have them open and say "ah", have them taste something + tell you what it tastes like
• how do you test the vagus nerve (10)?


  have pt swallow + speak
• how do you test the accessory nerve (11)?


  have pt shrug their shoulders and turn head left to right, resisting mvmt
• how do you test the hypoglossal nerve (12)?


  have pt stick out tongue?