Test
Record Observations/Results
Against Resistance
Feel for Muscle
Contraction
Cranial nerve(s) tested
Name and Roman Numeral
Elevate and depress shoulders
against resistance. Turn head left
and right against resistance.
Stand on one leg, with eyes
closed and arms out for several
seconds.
Follow a moving target with eyes
only.
Identify a substance by scent
with eyes closed.
Open and close the jaw with
resistance.
Smile, frown, raise eyebrows,
and puff cheeks.
Stick tongue straight out. Retract
tongue back into mouth.
Pupils constrict when pen light is
shined into eye.
Identify a substance by taste
using tasting paper.
Swallow and say 'ahh' against
resistance.
Test hearing with a tuning fork.
(Ideally with Webber test)
Identify a substance by touching
it to the face with eyes closed.