13. Airway Block Flashcards
superior laryngeal nerve is a branch of
vagus nerve
internal branch superior laryngeal nerve innervates
sensory only
above the vocal cords
external branch of superior laryngeal nerve innervates
motor only
cricothyroid muscle
reccurent laryngeal nerve is a branch of the
vagus nerve
RLN innervates
motor
intrinsic laryngeal muscles (not cricothyroid)
larynx below the vocal cords
trachea
unilateral injury to SLN SE
minor side effects
bilateral injury to SLN SE
hoarseness
unilateral injury to RLN SE
hoarseness
bilateral damage to RLN SE
dyspnea
stridor
aphonia
branches of trigeminal nerve
opthalmic (V1)
maxillary (V2)
mandibular (V3)
the mandibular nerve branches into
lingual nerve
lingual nerve innervation
anterior 2/3 of tongue
glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) innervation
posterior 1/3 of tongue
posterior pharynx
tonsils
epiglottis
blocking glossopharyngeal nerve SE
suppress gag reflex
blocking SLN anesthetizes
larynx above vocal cords:
base of tongue
epiglottis
arytenoids
blocking RLN anesthetizes
vocal cords
below vocal cords (trachea)
which nerves must be blocked to completely anesthetize airway for awake intubation
glossopharyngeal nerve
SLN
RLN
glossopharyngeal nerve block complications
dysphagia
loss of taste
hoarseness