I. OLFACTORY - Sensory V. TRIGEMINAL - Motor & Sensory IX.

GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL – Sensory and

Function: Motor
Function: Sense of Smell
Motor: Mastication (biting & chewing) Functions:
Test:
Sensory: Facial Sensation Motor: Tongue movement and swallowing
 Smell substance with eyes closed (test
each nostril separately) Use coffee, bar Test Sensory: Taste (sour & bitter)
soap, vinegar, cigarette tar
 Pressure on the forehead, cheek & jaw Test:
II. OPTIC - Sensory with a cotton swab to check sensation
 Test tongue by giving client sour, bitter &
 Ask client to open mouth & then bite down
Function: Vision salty substance
VII. FACIAL - Sensory & Motor
Tests: X. VAGUS - Sensory and Motor
Function:
 Snellen’s Chart Functions
 Animal Chart- for pediatrics since they Sensory: Taste (Sweet and Salty)
Motor: Swallowing, speaking and cough
have shorter attention span
Motor: Facial expression control
 Opthalmoscopic Exam Sensory: Facial sensation
Test:
III. OCULOMOTOR - Motor Test:
 Ask patient to do different facial
Function: Ocular (eye) motor (movement);  Sensation coming from skin around the
expression (frown, smile, raise eyebrows,
Controls most eye movements, pupil constriction ear
close eyes, blow, etc.)
& upper eyelid rise
 Test tongue by giving client sour, sweet, XI. SPINAL ACCESORY - Motor
IV. TROCHLEAR - Motor bitter and salty substances.
Functions: Controls strength of neck and
Function: Controls downward & inward VIII. ACOUSTIC or VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR - shoulder muscles
movement Sensory
Test:
VI. ABDUCENS - Motor Function: Balance (Kinesthesia) position
sense/movement and correlation of body in  Ask the patient to rotate their head &
Function: Controls parallel eye movement space & Hearing shrug their shoulder
Tests: Test: XII. HYPOGLOSSAL - Motor
 Look up, down & inward  Stand with eyes closed Function: Tongue movement (swallowing and
 Ask the client to follow your finger as you  Otoscopic exam speech) frenulum linguae-anchors tongue
move it towards their face  Rinne & Webber Tests (tongue tied-short frenulum)
Test:
 Inspect tongue and ask to stick tongue out