Quiz for:
Cranial Nerves and Nervous System Overview

Question 1

What is the function of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Question 2

Which type of sensory information does the somatic sensory division of the PNS carry?

Question 3

Which cranial nerve supplies the sternocleidomastoid muscle with somatic motor fibers?

Question 4

Which cranial nerve is crucial for somatic motor control of facial expression muscles?

Question 5

What function does the glossopharyngeal nerve have related to the carotid sinus?

Question 6

Which cranial nerve is responsible for parasympathetic control for pupil constriction?

Question 7

The trigeminal nerve has three divisions. Which division is responsible for sensory information from the maxillary region?

Question 8

Which cranial nerve innervates the lateral rectus muscle of the eye?

Question 9

From which location does the trochlear nerve arise?

Question 10

Which cranial nerve passes through the cribriform plate?

Question 11

Which cranial nerve provides special somatic sensory functions for hearing and balance?

Question 12

Which part of the brain handles vision, hearing, and motor control?

Question 13

To which part of the brain do optic nerves transmit visual information after the optic chiasma?

Question 14

What type of sensory information does the olfactory nerve transmit?

Question 15

What part of the nervous system carries signals from the CNS to the skeletal muscles?