Cranial Nerves and Autonomics Part II Flashcards
What are the 3 responsibilities of Vagus?
motor, sensory and autonomics
What are the two sections of motor in vagus?
pharyngeal muscles and laryngeal muscles
what is included in the pharyngeal muscles?
pharyngeal constrictors, levator veli palatini, palatopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus
what is included in the laryngeal muscles?
cricothyroid arytenoids, vocalis and thyroarytenoid, cricoarytenoids
what are pharyngeal muscles primarily responsible for?
swallowing and manipulate palate
what are the laryngeal muscles primarily responsible for?
vocalization, tenses and manipulates vocal folds, closes larynx during swallowing or hiccups
what are the 2 sections of sensory?
cutaneous sensory and taste
what is included in the cutaneous sensory?
external acoustic meatus, inferior larynx, pharynx and epiglottis
what is included in taste?
epiglottis and diffused taste-like sensors throughout the gut tube
what is included in the autonomics section?
sympathetics and parasympathetics
what is included in the sympathetics of vagus?
below head
what is included in parasympathetics of vagus?
thyroid gland, thoracic organs, external genitalia, foregut, midgut, pharyngeal muscles, laryngeal muscles, aortic bodies
what branch does vagus give off while in the jugular foramen?
auricular branch
what does the auricular branch provide cutaneous innervation to?
over the inferior-anterior edges of external auditory canal
all of the branchial arch nerves have cutaneous responsibilities where?
in and around ear
what 3 branches does vagus give off once it is in the neck?
pharyngeal branch and superior laryngeal and inferior cervical cardiac
describe the pharyngeal branch
innervates the pharyngeal constrictors, palatopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus and pharyngeal mucosa
describe the superior laryngeal branch
only cranial nerve branch that runs medial to internal carotid, splits into internal and external laryngeal nerves
*what is the only muscle that does not get motor innervation by recurrent laryngeal but instead external laryngeal?
cricothyroid
describe internal laryngeal
general sensation to supraglottic larynx and tastebuds on the epiglottis, parasympathetics to superior larynx
describe external laryngeal
innervates inferior pharyngeal constrictor and cricothyroid
What does the recurrent laryngeal nerve do?
sensory and parasympathetics to infraglottic larynx, once passing under inferior pharyngeal constrictor it becomes inferior laryngeal nerve
what does inferior laryngeal do?
motor to all intrinsic laryngeal muscles
where does vagus run?
between carotid and internal jugular vein
all branches of vagus course which way
anteriorly off of the main vagal stalks
what is the exception to the above?
some of the pharyngeal plexus branches fan out to form a web of nerve fibers over the back of the pharyngeal constrictors that get innervation from the plexus
what structures are lateral to external carotid and lateral to internal carotid?
hypoglossal
what structures are medial to external carotid and lateral to internal carotid?
main trunk of glossopharyngeal and pharyngeal branch of vagus
what structure is medial to both external and internal carotid?
superior laryngeal nerve
what structures are parallel to both external and internal carotid?
carotid nerve, main trunk of vagus and sympathetic trunk
what is within the carotid sheath at the base of the skull?
internal jugular, internal carotid, vagus nerve, accessory nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve
what is in the carotid sheath at C2?
internal jugular, internal and external carotid, vagus nerve, ansa cervicalis is embedded on top of the sheet
what is in the carotid sheet at C4?
internal jugular, common carotid, vagus nerve, ansa cervicalis at bottom, phrenic at C3-C5 and sympathetic trunk both on top
what helps open the eustachin tube?
salpingopharyngeus
how is the pterygomandibular raphe a landmark?
everything in front is innervated by facial and trigeminal, everything behind it is innervated by glossopharyngeal and vagus
vagus has carotid and aortic bodies that monitor what?
blood pressure and blood oxygen content
what are the 3 responsibilities of trigeminal?
motor, sensory and autonomics
what 2 sections are included in motor for trigeminal?
muscles of mastication and tensors of head and neck
what is included in muscles of mastication?
medial and lateral pterygoid, anterior belly of digastric, mylohyoid, temporalis, masseter
what is included in the tensors of the head and neck?
tensor veli palatini, tensor tympani
what 2 sections of sensory does trigeminal have?
cutaneous sensory and taste
what is included in cutaneous sensory?
face, eyes, orbit, cornea, anterior 2/3 of tongue, teeth, palate, inner cheeks, superior pinna, dura and meninges
what is included in taste for trigeminal?
trigeminal DOES NOT directly do any taste, it carriers taste fibers for facial to tongue and palate
what is included in the autonomics section for trigeminal?
sympathetic and carrying parasympathetics
what is included in sympathetics?
distributed among branches
what is included in carrying sympathetics?
trigeminal DOES NOT have its own parasympathetics, it carries parasympatheics for facial, oculomotor and glossopharyngeal
what are the 3 major division of trigeminal?
ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular
where does trigeminal pass off brain stem?
Meckle’s cave
describe the opthalamic division of trigeminal
picks up post synaptic membranes from carotid plexus in cavernous sinus and distributes it over its nerves including to intrinsic muscles of eye
what are the 3 major branches of the opthalamic division of trigeminal?
frontal, lacrimal and naociliary
describe nasociliary
picks up post synaptic parasympathetics via zygomatic nerve from facial for paranasal mucosa and nasal mucosa