16.3.1: Student Notebook Assignment

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    Read only the part listed below. Take notes and answer questions as described. Each note taking instruction should be done in your own words, in 1-2 sentences or bullet points, or unless otherwise stated.

    16.3 Cranial Nerve Exam

    • Describe the overall purpose of the cranial nerve exam.
    • Describe the roles of the nerves devoted to the special senses.
    • Describe how you test each special sense nerve and what is indicated by a failure of the test:
      • Olfactory
      • Optic
      • Vestibulocochlear nerve
      • Trigeminal nerve
    • What is unusual about the neurons of the olfactory epithelium?
    • What could be wrong if a patient loses part of their peripheral vision?
    • What happens if the vestibulocochlear nerve becomes inflamed?
    • Describe how you test the nerves involved in gaze control and what problems can be indicated by this test.
    • Describe how the following facial nerves are tested and what is indicated by a failure of the test:
      • Facial
      • Glossopharyngeal
      • Hypoglossal nerve
    • Describe how the accessory nerve is tested and what failure of the test indicates.

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