CRANIAL NERVES

Question 1

What are the four autonomic ganglia of the head and neck?

Answer 1

otic, pterygopalatine, submandibular and ciliary

Question 2

PTERYGOPALATINE GANGLION

Answer 2

PS from facial nerve -> supplies lacrimal glands, palatine glands, mucosa of nasal cavity

Question 3

OTIC GANGLION

Answer 3

PS from glossopharyngeal nerve, supplies the parotid gland

Question 4

SUBMANDIBULAR GANGLION

Answer 4

PS from facial nerve, supplies submandibular and sublingual glands

Question 5

CILIARY GANGLION

Answer 5

TBC

Question 6

WHICH CRANIAL NERVES PASS THROUGH THE JUGULAR FORAMEN?

Answer 6

9,10,11

Question 7

WHICH CRANIAL NERVES PASS THROUGH THE INTERNAL ACOUSTIC MEATUS?

Answer 7

7 & 8

Question 8

WHICH CRANIAL NERVES PASS THROUGH THE SUPERIOR ORBITAL FISSURE?

Answer 8

3,4,5*,6

Question 9

HOW DOES THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE LEAVE THE CRANIUM?

Answer 9

V1 - SOF, V2 - FORAMEN ROTUNDUM, V3 - FORAMEN OVALE

Question 10

WHICH CRANIAL NERVES ARE IN THE ANTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA?

Answer 10

1 & 2

Question 11

WHICH CRANIAL NERVES ARE IN THE MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA?

Answer 11

3,4,5,6.

Question 12

WHICH CRANIAL NERVES ARE IN THE POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA?

Answer 12

7,8,9,10,11,12

Question 13

WHERE DOES CN3 LEAVE THE BRAINSTEM FROM?

Answer 13

THE INTERPEDUNCULAR FOSSA

Question 14

WHERE DOES CN4 LEAVE THE BRAINSTEM FROM?

Answer 14

THE DORSUM OF THE BRAINSTEM, INFERIOR TO THE INFERIOR COLLICULI

Question 15

WHERE DOES CN5 LEAVE THE BRAINSTEM FROM?

Answer 15

LATERAL ASPECT OF THE PONS

Question 16

WHERE DOES ABDUCENS LEAVE THE BRAINSTEM FROM?

Answer 16

THE PONTOMEDULLARY JUNCTION

Question 17

WHERE DOES CNVII COME OUT?

Answer 17

THE CEREBELLARPONTINE ANGLE

Question 18

WHERE DOES THE VESTIBULOCOCCHLEAR NERVE COME OUT OF THE BRAIN STEM?

Answer 18

THE CEREBELLAR PONTINE ANGLE

Question 19

WHERE DOES CN 9 EMERGE FROM THE BRAIN STEM?

Answer 19

THE CEREBELLARPONTINE ANGLE

Question 20

WHERE DOES THE GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE LEABE THE BRAINSTEM?

Answer 20

THE END OF THE CEREBROPONTINE ANGLE

Question 21

WHERE DOES THE ACCESSORY NERVE COME OUT?

Answer 21

AS LOTS OF LITTLE ROOTLETS LATERAL TO THE OLIVE (CONVERGE LATERALLY)

Question 22

WHERE DOES CN12 COME OUT?

Answer 22

FROM BETWEEN THE OLIVE AND PYRAMID