Anatomy Of Mastication

Question 1

What does the trigeminal nerve supply motor innervation to?

Answer 1

Muscles of mastication

Question 2

Where does the ophthalmic nerve enter the orbit?

Answer 2

Superior orbital fissure

Question 3

What are the 3 branches of the ophthalmic nerve?

Answer 3

Lacrimal
Frontal
Nasociliary branches

Question 4

Answer 4

Question 5

What is the first branch of the ophthalmic nerve and where does it branch?

Answer 5

Tentorial branch

Before entering the superior orbital fissure

Question 6

What nerve supplies the meninges?

Answer 6

Tentorial branch of the ophthalmic nerve

Question 7

What are the 2 branches of the frontal nerve?

Answer 7

Supraorbital nerve

Supratrochlear nerve

Question 8

What trigeminal nerves supply the forehead?

Answer 8

The 2 branches of the frontal nerve

1. Supraorbital nerve
2. Supratrochlear nerve

Question 9

What branches are shown (A and B) and what nerve do they branch from?

Answer 9

A - suprafrontal nerve
B - Supratrochlear nerve

Branch from the frontal nerve (ophthalmic nerve branch)

Question 10

Name the branches of the ophthalmic nerve top to bottom?

Answer 10

Top - frontal
Middle - lacrimal
Bottom - nasociliary

Question 11

What does the lacrimal nerve supply?

Answer 11

Lacrimal gland and associated skin around nose

Question 12

Where do the branches off the nasociliary nerve go? and what do they supply?

Answer 12

Into the nasal cavity

Upper and anterior part of the nasal cavity

Question 13

What does the nasociliary nerve supply?

Answer 13

Part of the root of the nose

Question 14

What nerve supplies here?

Answer 14

Nasociliary nerve

Question 15

What is this?

Answer 15

Ciliary ganglion

Question 16

What is the role of the ciliary ganglion?

Answer 16

Parasympathetic supply to the sphincter papillae (contracts pupil) and ciliary muscles (accommodates for near vision)

Question 17

What does the maxillary nerve pass into?

Answer 17

The pterygopalatine fossa through the firmament rotundum

Question 18

What branches does the maxillary nerve give off in the cranial fossa?

Answer 18

Meningeal

Question 19

What branches does the maxillary nerve give off in the pterygopalatine fossa?

Answer 19

Post. Sup. Alveolar

Zygomatic

Ganglion is

Infraorbital

Question 20

What does the posterior superior alveolar nerve supply?

Answer 20

Maxillary molars

Question 21

What are these branches called and what nerve do they stem from?

Answer 21

Pterygopalatine ganglion

Infraorbital branch

Question 22

What is the first branch of the mandibular nerve?

Answer 22

Meningeal branch

Question 23

After the mandibular nerve gives off the meningeal branch, what does it divide into?

Answer 23

Anterior and posterior branches

Question 24

Is the anterior branch of the mandibular nerve, Mainly motor of sensory?

Answer 24

Mainly motor

Question 25

What is the 1 sensory branch of the anterior branch of the mandibular nerve?

Answer 25

Buccal

Question 26

What muscles does the anterior branch of the mandibular nerve supply?

Answer 26

Muscles of mastication

Question 27

Name the branches of the anterior mandibular nerve

Answer 27

Masseteric
Ant. & Post. deep temporal Medial pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid
Buccal

Question 28

What are the posterior branches of the mandibular nerve?

Answer 28

Auriculotemporal
Lingual
Inferior alveolar
Mylohyoid

Question 29

What is the motor branch of the posterior mandibular nerve?

Answer 29

Mylohyoid

Question 30

What does the Mylohyoid innervate?

Answer 30

The Mylohyoid

Anterior belly of the digastric

Question 31

Name mandibular nerves

Answer 31

Question 32

What nerves supply the lower part of the mandible?

Answer 32

Cervical plexus

C1-C3

Question 33

Answer 33