Question 🙋 and Answer on Cranial nerves.

The nurse during assessment of cranial nerves of her patient. She asked Mr Lopez to raise his eyebrows, smile and show his teeth.Mr Lopez raise his eyebrows, smiled exposing his coffee ☕ stain teeth. These actions gives the nurse information about what cranial nerve?.

A.Facial nerve.

B.optic nerve.

C.Olfactory nerve.

D. Oculomotor nerve.

Correct answer is A.

Rationale: Cranial nerve VII which is the motor function of the facial nerve is assessed when Mr Lopez is asked to raise his eyebrows, smile and show his teeth.B,C,D are for different cranial nerves. Olfactory is for smell, Optic nerve is for vision. Oculomotor nerve helps to control the muscle movement of the eyes. 👀