Cranial Nerve V: Trigeminal Nerve

Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for sensory innervation of the face and motor innervation of the muscles of mastication?

The ophthalmic branch (V1) of the trigeminal nerve exits the cranial cavity through which foramen?

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the trigeminal nerve?

The Gasserian ganglion, which houses the cell bodies of sensory neurons for the trigeminal nerve, is located in:

Which trigeminal nucleus is primarily responsible for carrying pain and temperature sensation from the face?

The corneal reflex, involving blinking in response to corneal touch, has which cranial nerve as its sensory component?

What is the primary motor nerve responsible for the efferent limb of the corneal reflex, causing eye closure?

Trigeminal neuralgia is often characterized by:

Which muscle of mastication is responsible for elevating and retracting the mandible?

The facial nerve (CN VII) is responsible for:

Which component of the facial nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the lacrimal gland?

Taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue is carried by which cranial nerve?

A lesion at the cerebellopontine angle is MOST likely to affect which cranial nerves?

Bell's palsy, characterized by unilateral facial paralysis, is due to dysfunction of which cranial nerve?

In upper motor neuron (UMN) facial nerve palsy, which part of the face is typically spared due to bilateral cortical innervation?

The vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) is primarily responsible for:

Which part of the inner ear is responsible for detecting linear acceleration of the head?

The auditory pathway involves a relay in which structure of the midbrain?

Sensorineural hearing loss due to cochlear damage typically results in:

Vestibular neuritis primarily affects which part of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

Which of the following symptoms is NOT typically associated with vestibular neuritis?

Damage to the base of the skull in the posterior cranial fossa can potentially affect which cranial nerves?

Which of the following muscles is responsible for pursing the lips?

The jaw-jerk reflex is mediated by which cranial nerve?

Which branch of the facial nerve is most likely to be affected in parotid gland surgery due to its passage through the gland?

If a patient presents with loss of taste on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue, decreased lacrimation, and facial paralysis, where is the MOST likely location of the lesion along the facial nerve pathway?

A patient presents with vertigo and nystagmus, but no hearing loss. Which of the following is the MOST likely diagnosis?

Which of the following is a characteristic feature differentiating between UMN and LMN facial nerve palsy?

Which of the following statements about the mandibular nerve (V3) is FALSE?

A patient is unable to wrinkle their forehead on the right side, but can wrinkle it on the left. They also have drooping of the right corner of their mouth. This presentation is MOST consistent with:

Which of the following cranial nerves is NOT involved in eye movements?

Which of the following is LEAST likely to cause sensorineural hearing loss?

In the auditory pathway, where does the first binaural processing of sound information occur?

A lesion of the mesencephalic nucleus of the trigeminal nerve would MOST significantly impair:

Which of the following symptoms would be LEAST expected following complete transection of the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen?

Which of the following structures is responsible for transducing sound vibrations into neural signals?