CN 7 Flashcards
1
Q
Parasympathetic fibers in CN VII do what to salivary secretions
A
Increase secretions (thin, watery)
2
Q
Sympathetic fibers in CN VII do what to salivary secretions
A
Decrease secretions (thick, turbid)
3
Q
Peripheral facial paralysis is also called what
A
Prosopoplegia
4
Q
A lesions of the geniculate ganglion will cause what
A
Bells palsy
5
Q
What is the difference between bells palsy and a stroke
A
in a stroke the muscles of the forehead are spared
6
Q
Where does a lesions of CN VII have to be if it is to affect taste
A
Proximal to the sylomastoid foramen