CN VII-XII Flashcards
what muscles does CN VII innervate?
all muscles of facial expression as well as taste sensitivity to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue (sweet, sour, salty)
the corticobulbar tract controls…
volitional movements of he forehead musculature equally from each cerebral hemisphere
what is usually spared in unilateral lesions involving corticobulbar pathways?
forehead movement
the lower face requires ____movement, therefore it receives a greater percentage of ____observation and _____lesions may have long term effects
unilateral
contralateral
contralateral
CN VII innervates what muscle?
stapedius
what is the function of the the stapedius?
dampen movement of tympanic membrane
stimulation of the parasympathetic fibers cause increased secretion of ____saliva
thin and watery
stimulation of sympathetic fibers cause increased secretion of _____saliva
thick and turbid
bell’s palsy
a condition that causes facial paralysis and is considered a LMN lesion (all ipsilateral facial muscles distal to the lesion are affected)
stroke
a type of facial paralysis, gradient of facial weakness due to bilateral innervations
Forehead is spared
examination of CN VII
instruct patient to look up and check fro symmetry in head wrinkles (note drooling, dysarthria, dysphagia)
the receptors are located in what part of the ear?
semicircular canals, utricle and saccule of middle ear
describe the pathway sound gets to the ear
impulses are carried to the vestibular ganglia and pass through the vestibular nerve
vestibular nerve through internal auditory meatus to brainstem and terminate on 4 of vestibular nuclei OR
pass through the inferior cerebellar peduncle as part of the vestibulocerebellum
what conflicting information will result in nystagmus?
CN II, IV or VI and CN VIII
the receptors of the cochlear division are located where?
organ of corti in the cochlea
hypoacusis with or without tinnitius is probably from…
conduction loss, receptor disease or lesion affecting CN VIII
hypoacusis
partial loss of hearing
hyperacusis
increased sensitivity to certain frequency and vlume ranges of sound
hyperacusis can be due to…
CN VII disorder or centrally located problem
there are 2 major varieties of hearing loss
conductive and sensorineural
common etiologies for conductive hearing loss
auditory canal obstruction
direct/indirect trauma to tympanic membrane
trauama/aging of ossicles
accumulation/fluid in middle ear