How many cranial nerves are strictly motor nerves?

 2
 4
 6

Which of the following nerves is involved in affecting the heart rate?

 vagus
 abducens
 trigeminal

Bell's Palsy is an affliction of one of the cranial nerves. Typically, a person with Bell's
Palsy has a difficult time tasting food. Based on that bit of information, which cranial
nerve is affected?

 facial
 vagus
 trigeminal

Which of the following cranial nerves controls many of our abdominal organs?

 vagus
 accessory
 trochlear

Which of the following cranial nerves is involved in tear production (to keep the eyes
lubricated)?

 optic
 facial
 abducens

Which of the cranial nerves is involved in the blinking reflex?

 optic
 abducens
 oculomotor

How many cranial nerves are involved with the extrinsic muscles of the eye to cause
eye movement (either up or down or side to side, etc.)?

 1
 2
 3

Which of the following cranial nerves is involved in getting the lens of the eye to focus
on an object?

 optic
 abducens
 oculomotor

Which Cranial nerve is responsible for lateral eye movement?

Abducens 
Facial 
Trigeminal 
Vagus
A

 What cranial nerve is responsible for tongue movement?

Abducens 
Facial 
Hypoglossal 
Vagus
C

 The cranial nerve is responsible for the Gag Reflex is?

Abducens 
Facial 
Hypoglossal 
Vagus

Which of the following cranial nerve is responsible for Taste and Swallow?

Accessory
Glossalpharynageal
Hypoglossal
Optic 
B

 What function does the Occulomotor nerve perform?

All Eye movement
Facial Expression
Gag Reflex 
Taste 
A

Which cranial nerve is responsible for the shoulder shrug?

Accessory
Facial 
Gag Reflex
Taste
A

Which Cranial nerve is responsible for all Facial Expressions?

NONE
Hypoglossal
Trigeminal 
Trochlear
Vagus
B

 Which cranial nerve controls eye movement up and down and eye constriction?

Accessory
occulomotor
optic
trochlear
B
 Which cranial nerve(s) is assessed by using a Snellen Chart?
Facial (CN VII)
Oculomotor (CN III), Trochlear (CN IV), Abducens (CN VI)
Optic (CN II)
Olfactory (CN I)

TROCHLEAR NERVE

What nerve supplies motor fibers to four of the six muscles that direct the
eyeball, the eyelid, and control lens shape and pupil size?
Optic
Trochlear
Occulomotor
Abducens
C

Which of the following cranial nerves can be directly linked to ptosis?

1. III 
2. IV 
3. V 
4. VI
C
Which nerve does NOT play a role in swallowing?*

 A. Glossopharyngeal

 B. Hypoglossal

 C. Vagus

 D. Olfactory
C
. This cranial nerve arises from the cranial and spinal roots which controls swallowing
movements and governs movement of the head and shoulders?*

 A. IX

 B. X

 C. XI
 D. VIII
C
 A coffee-lover purchases a venti mocha from Starbucks and tells the barista to
make it 'extra hot.' During the first sip, he burns the very tip of his tongue. Which
nerve carries the sensation that he felt?

 Trigeminal nerve

 Facial nerve

 Glossopharyngeal nerve

 Vagus nerve

 Hypoglossal nerve

 A 19 year old female came into the clinic after a tongue piercing resulted in an
infection. Her piercing was in the middle part of her tongue. Where are you most
likely to see swollen lymph nodes?
o A. 

Submandibular lymph nodes

o B. 

Submental lymph nodes

o C. 

Inferior deep cervical lymph nodes

o D. 

Superior deep cervical lymph nodes

B
 

A patient presents to your office complaining of her tongue feeling funny.  On

further examination you determine the patient has lost general sensation and
 taste to the posterior 1/3 of her tongue.  Knowing your anatomy of the tongue,
which nerve is most likely damaged?  

o A. 

Hypoglossal nerve

o B. 

Chorda tympani nerve

o C. 

Lingual nerve

o D. 

Buccal nerve

o E. 

Glossopharyngeal nerve

 The patient comes into the ER with a hard blow to the neck. The patient states
they only thing he can do with his tongue is raise the back part. Since you are
a well trained ER doctor and remember your 2nd semester anatomy you
realize he's damaged his hypoglossal nerve. All muscle of the tongue were
damaged except for this one:
o A. 

Hyoglossus muscle

o B. 

Genioglossus muscle

o C. 

Palatoglossus muscle

o D. 
 Styloglossus muscle

B
 A young man complains of a numbness of the anterior tongue, while retaining
the ability to taste food. Which of the following nerves is characterized
correctly from the choices below?
o A. 

The nerve synapses at the submandibular ganglion

o B. 

The nerve is distal to the carotid nerve branch

o C. 

The nerve is one of the modalities carried in the lingual nerve

o D. 

The nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve

o E. 

The nerve is one of the modalities carried in the chorda tympani nerve

D
 A 32 year old patient presents to the emergency room after a car accident. He
undergoes a full Cranial Nerve exam and is asked to stick his tongue out. The
tongue deviates to the left. Which nerve is likely to be damaged?
o A. 

Right Hypoglossal

o B. 

Left Hypoglossal

o C. 

Left Glossopharygneal

o D. 
 Right Facial

B
The uvula is the structure in the back of the mouth that is an extension of the
__________.

 soft plate
 hard palate
 vestibule area

Lysozyme is an enzyme in the mouth that __________.

 kills bacteria
 breaks down saliva
 digests carbohydrates

77. Which one of the following muscles forms the diaphragm of the oral
cavity?
a. Digastric.
b. Mylohyoid.
c. Genohyoid.
d. Stylohyoid.
e. Genoglossus.
E
78. Which one of the following structures is located inferior to
mylohyoid muscle? a. Facial artery.
b. Lingual nerve.
c. Sublingual gland.
d. Geniohyoid muscle.
e. Submandibular duct.
B

79. Regarding hypoglossal nerve injury (at one side), the deviation of
the tongue is produced mainly due to the paralysis of _____ muscle: a.
Stylohyoid.
 b. Hyoglossus.
c. Mylohyoid.
d. Genioglossus.
e. Palatoglossus.
D

80. Which one of the following muscles of the tongue narrows it?
a. Hyoglossus.
b. Genioglossus.
c. Palatoglossus.
d. Intrinsic vertical.
e. Intrinsic Transverse.
A
81. Special sensation from the tip of the tongue is carried by the ______
nerve:
a. Vagus.
b. Lingual.
c. Hypoglossal.
d. Chorda tympani.
e. Glossopharyngeal.
D

82. The ____ muscle of the tongue is innervated by the pharyngeal

plexus: a. Hyoglossus.
b. Styloglossus.
c. Palatoglossus.
d. Intrinsic vertical.
e. Intrinsic Transverse.
C

83. Which one of the following muscles raises the floor of the mouth in
the first stage of swallowing? a. Digastric.
b. Mylohyoid.
c. Palatopharyngeus.
d. Tensor veli palatine.
e. Levator veli palatine.
A
 84. In the voluntary stage of swallowing, the bolus is compressed against
the palate mainly by the action of _______ muscle:
a. Palatopharyngeus
b. Middle constrictor.
c. Tensor veli palatine.
d. Superior constrictor.
e. Levator veli palatine.

E
85. Which one of the following muscles of the palate is innervated by the
trigeminal nerve?
a. Palatoglossus.
b. Musculus uvulae.
c. Palatopharyngeus.
d. Tensor veli palatine.
e. Levator veli palatine.
B
86. Nasopalatine nerve block affects the alveolar bone of the:
a. Upper molars.
b. Upper incisors.
c. Lower incisors.
d. Lower canines.
e. Lower premolars.
A
87. The palatine tonsil is normally found within the_________.
a. Valeculla.
b. Oro-pharynx.
c. Piriform fossa.
d. Naso-pharynx.
e. Laryngo-pharynx.
B

The lingual tonsils are normally found within the_________.

a. Valeculla.
b. Oro-pharynx.
c. Piriform fossa.
d. Naso-pharynx.
e. Laryngo-pharynx.
B
 PHYSIOLOGY MCQS
Effect of tilting table from flat to head up include:
A. Decreased activation of RAS
B. Changes to skin blood flow occur immediately
C. both
D. none
A

The best site to measure mixed venous pO2 is:

A. SVC
B. RA
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Pulmonary vein
B
1. Almost all

1. What tissues have lymph channel?

2. Positive Net Filtration Pressure

3. What causes the overall IF pressure to be negative in homeostatic

conditions?

4. Negative Net Filtration Pressure

2. -located midway between muscle and liver

1. Pores of the GI Tract

2. Precapillary Sphincter

3. Proteoglycan Filaments

4. Collagen Fiber Bundles

B
3. Filtration = filtration coefficient X Net Filtration Pressure
or Filtration = Kf X NFP

1. Purpose of Microcirculation

2. Interstitial Fluid Osmotic Pressure

3. Rate of Capillary Fluid Filtration Formula

4. Net Filtration Pressure Calculation

4. ~6-7 nm
- point where ions and sugars pass through, but large proteins cannot enter

1. Rivulets of Free Fluid

2. Proteoglycan Filaments

3. Net Filtration Rate

4. Intercellular Cleft

5. - An overall "suction" out of the IF into the lymphatic vessels

1. What causes the overall IF pressure to be negative in homeostatic

conditions?

2. Amount of Interstitial NOT Reabsorbed into Blood Capillaries but by

Lymphatic Capillaries

3. Max lymph flow occurs at what pressure and why?

4. What are the two main things that determine lymph flow?

B
 A 26 years old man came to the ER in King Khalid university Hospital with an
ambulance after a car accident; the patient lost a lot of blood in the accident,
and vital signs shows a decrease in BP and an increase in pulse rate.
1. In this case the reflex Compensation of the blood flow to the Heart is:
A) Increase blood flow to the Heart but not normal
B) Decrease blood flow to the Heart but not normal
C) Blood flow will remain the same
D) Nothing will change in blood flow
B
2. In this case above the baroreceptors will not send the inhibitory impulses
to the:
A) Vasomotor center
B) Vagal center
C) Vasoconstrictor center
B

3. In this case the resistance of the vessels in the colon will:

A) Increase
B) Decrease
C) Remain the same
D) Highly decreased
A
4. What factor makes it easy for chemoreceptors cells to detect changes
inO2, CO2, and H+?
A The blood volume
B) The pulse rate
C) The speed of the blood flow
D) The venous return effectiveness
A

5.Which one of these is the effect of angiotensin II ?

A) Vasoconstriction of afferent artery.

B) Vasodilation of efferent artery.
C) Vasoconstriction of efferent artery.
D) Vasoconstriction of both efferent and afferent
C.
6.Which mechanisms of these acts when blood flow to brain decreased?
A) Chemoreceptor reflexes.
B) Baroreceptor reflexes.
C) CNS ischemic response.
D) Atrial regulation.
B

7. The long-term mechanism for regulation of blood pressure involves regulating

which of the following?
A) Vessel diameter
B) Blood volume
C) Contractility
D) Heart rate

8. The aortic arch and the carotid sinus contain nerve endings that monitor blood
pressure by the degree of stretch on the vessel wall. These sensors are called:
A) Atrial baroreceptors
B) Arterial baroreceptors.
C) Osmoreceptors
B

9. A change in blood pressure that increases the impulses to the cardiovascular

center results in increased impulses from which branch of the autonomic nervous
system? What would be the effect on blood pressure (BP)?
A) Parasympathetic; increased BP
B) Parasympathetic; decreased BP
C) Sympathetic; decreased BP
D) Sympathetic; increased BP
D
10. A change in blood pressure that decreases the impulses to the cardiovascular
center results in increased impulses from which branch of the autonomic nervous
system? What would be the effect on blood pressure (BP)?
A) Sympathetic; increased BP
B) Parasympathetic; increased BP
C) Sympathetic; decreased BP
D) Parasympathetic; decreased BP
D
11. Increased activity of the vagus nerve would cause the heart rate to __________.
A) Increase
B) Decrease
B

12. Increased sympathetic nerve activity at the heart would cause:

A) An increase in heart rate only
B) An increase in both heart rate and contractility
C) A decrease in heart rate and contractility
D) An increase in contractility only
B
13. The sympathetic nervous system also stimulates the release of epinephrine and
norepinephrine from what gland?
A) Pituitary gland
B) Thyroid gland
C) Adrenal gland
C

14. What cells in the kidney monitor blood pressure, releasing renin when blood
pressure is low?
A) Cortical cells
B) Angiotensinogen cells
C) Aldosterone cells
D) Juxtaglomerular cells
D
15. How does angiotensin II raise blood pressure?
A) Directly by increasing vasoconstriction and indirectly by stimulating aldosterone release
B) Only by increasing sodium (and, thus, water) reabsorption in the kidney
C) Only by causing vasoconstriction
A

16. An increase in plasma osmolarity stimulates release of what hormone from the
posterior pituitary?
A) Renin
B) Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
C) Aldosterone
D) Angiotensin II
B

17. An acute decrease in arterial blood pressure elicits which of the following
compensatory changes?
A) Decreased firing rate of the carotid sinus nerve
B) Increased parasympathetic outflow to the heart
C) Decreased heart rate
D) Decreased contractility
E) Decreased mean systemic pressure
B

18. The tendency for blood flow to be turbulent is increased by?

A) increased viscosity
B) increased hematocrit
C) partial occlusion of a blood vessel
D) decreased velocity of blood flow
B
19. The greatest pressure decrease in the circulation occurs across the arterioles
because:
A) They have the greatest surface area
B) they have the greatest cross-sectional area
C) the velocity of blood flow through them is the highest
D) the velocity of blood flow through them is the lowest
E) they have the greatest resistance
D
20. An increase in arteriolar resistance, without a change in any other component
of the cardiovascular system, will produce:
A) A decrease in total peripheral resistance (TPR)
B) An increase in capillary filtration
C) An increase in arterial pressure
D) A decrease in afterload
C

21. During exercise, total peripheral resistance (TPR) decreases because of the
effect of:
A) the sympathetic nervous system on splanchnic arterioles
B) the parasympathetic nervous system on skeletal muscle arterioles
C) local metabolites on skeletal muscle arterioles
D) local metabolites on cerebral arterioles
E) histamine on skeletal muscle arteriole
C

22. Cardiac output of the right side of the heart is what percentage of the cardiac
output of the left side of the heart:
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 75%
D) 100%
E) 125%
A

23. Which of the following parameters is decreased during moderate exercise:

A) Arteriovenous O2 difference
B) Heart rate
C) Cardiac output
D) Pulse pressure
E) Total peripheral resistance (TPR)
E

24. At which site is systolic blood pressure the highest?

A) Aorta
B) Central vein
C) Pulmonary artery
D) Right atrium
E) Renal artery
F) Renal vein
A