A & P 2 - Class 9 - CN V & VII, Roots, Rami, Intercostal Nerves Flashcards
Name of CN V?
Trigeminal
Function of Trigeminal nerve?
touch, pain and temperature sensations and proprioception (muscle sense); chewing
CN V: motor, sensory or mixed?
mixed
The sensory part of the Trigeminal nerve consists of _____ branches.
3; ophthalmic nerve, maxillary nerve, mandibular nerve
CN V: sensory part: ophthalmic nerve: axons from?
scalp and forehead skin
CN V: sensory part: maxillary nerve: axons from?
lower eyelid, nose, upper teeth, upper lip, and pharynx
CN V: sensory part: mandibular nerve: axons from?
tongue, lower teeth, lower side of face
CN V: motor part: axons from?
somatic motor neurons that innervate muscles used in chewing
Name of CN VII?
Facial
Function of Facial nerve?
taste (anterior tongue), proprioception (muscle sense), touch, pain, temperature sensations; facial expressions, secretion of tears and saliva
CN VII: motor, sensory, or mixed?
mixed
CN VII: sensory part: axons from?
taste buds on anterior tongue AND proprioceptors in muscles of face and scalp
CN VII: motor part: axons from?
somatic motor neurons that innervate facial, scalp, and neck muscles plus parasympathetic axons that stimulate lacrimal (tear) glands and salivary glands
Name all the cranial nerves that are mixed.
V-Trigeminal, VII-Facial, IX-Glossopharyngeal, X-Vagus
Two bundles of axons, called ________, connect each spinal nerve to a segment of the cord by a series of small rootlets.
roots
What is another name for the posterior root?
dorsal