Brainstem 1 Flashcards
How does CN VII exit the skull?
via the stylomastoid foramen.
The Branchial motor portion of CN IX innervates 1 muscle what is it?
Stylopharyngeus
Movements of the stapes are dampened by?
Stapedius (innervated by CN VII)
Primary sensory taste fibers have their cell bodies in the?
Geniculate ganglion
What are the 3 Nuclei associated with CN V
Mesenchephalic, Chief, and Spinal Trigeminal
fibers arising from ____________ with additional contributions from the ____________ ascend in the MLF to the oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nuclei, to mediate the VOR
Medial vestibular nucleus, and superior vestibular nucleus.
Function of General somatic sensory (GSA)
Touch, pain, temperature, position, vibration sense for face, sinuses, and meninges.
2 small branches of the facial nerve?
Greater petrosal nerve, Chorda tympani
Oculomotor and Trochlear CN nuclei are located?
In the midbrain
Parasympathetic (GVE) include which CN nuclei?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus, Superior salivatory nucleus, Inferior salivatory nucleus, Dorsal motor nucleus of X
How does CN XII leave the skull?
via the hypoglossal canal
Visceral sensory (GVA) include which CN nuclei?
Nucleus solitarius, (caudal portion of Cardiorespiratory nucleus)
Brainstem nuclei of Special somatic sensory (SSA)
Cochlear nuclei, vestibular nuclei
In the Rinne test AC > BC if hot then it indicates?
Conductive hearing loss
Functions of Parasympathetic (GVE)
Parasympathetic innervation of the head of the thoracoabdominal visera above the splenic flexure
Brainstem nuclei of the Branchial motor (SVE).
Motor nucleus of CN V, Facial nucleus, Nucleus ambiguus, Accessory spinal nucleus
Brainstem nuceli of Visceral sensory (SVA)
Nucleus solitarius (rostral, gustatory nucleus)
Bony labyrinth is filled with a fluid called?
Perilymph
Membranous labyrinth includes what structures?
Cochlear duct, utricle, saccule, semicircular canals
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers of the facial nerve originate in the ?
Superior salivatory nucleus.
Inferior vestibular ganglion receives input from the?
Posterior saccule and posterior semicircular canals
Visceral sensory (SVA) include which CN nuclei?
Nucleus solitarius, (rostral portion of gustatory nucleus)
Prominent bulges on the rostral medulla
Pyramids and inferior olivary nuclei
4th ventricle ends caudally at the
Obex.
Sound waves transmitted by the tympanic membrane are amplified by the middle ear ossicles which are the ?
Malleus, Incus, Stapes
Foster-Kennedy syndrome presents how?
Anosmia, optic atrophy in one eye, papilledema in the other.
Brainstem nuclei of the Somatic motor (GSE)
Oculomotor, trochlear, abducens, and hypoglossal
The Chief nucleus and spinal trigeminal nucleus are analogous to what?
Posterior columns, and Anterolateral systems.
Function of Special somatic sensory (SSA)
Olfaction, vision, hearing, vestibular sensation
The pons is limited dorsally by the
4th ventricle
The olfactory nerves exit the skull via
The cribiform plate
Somatic motor nuclei (GSE) include which CN nuclei?
Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens, Hypoglossal