Cranial Nerves Of The Face Flashcards
What are the branches of the Opthalmic (V1) nerve?
Frontal nerve, lacrimal nerve, nasociliary nerve.
What branches off the frontal nerve?
The supratrochlear nerve and the supraorbital nerve
What nerve provides general sensation to the cornea of the eye?
- Frontal
- Lacrimal
- Nasociliary
Nasociliary
Which nerve carries parasympathetic fibers from CN 7?
- Frontal
- Lacrimal
- Nasociliary
Lacrimal
Which nerve provides general sensation to the skin of the face below the orbit and nose and also supplies sensory information from the upper teeth?
- Opthalmic
- Maxillary
- Mandibular
Maxillary
What are the 3 branches off the trigeminal nerve?
The Opthalmic Nerve (V1), the Maxillary Nerve (V2), and the Mandibular Nerve (V3).
What are the 2 branches of the Mandibular nerve from the infra temporal fossa?
The inferior alveolar and the lingual nerve.
Which nerve branches from the inferior alveolar nerve and provides sensation to the skin of the lower jaw/face?
Mental nerve
Which nerve provides sensation to the posterior third of the tongue?
- Lingual Nerve
- Glossopharyngeal Nerve
- Inferior Alveolar
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
The lingual nerve has special sensation nerve fibers that come from a branch of the facial nerve. What is this branch called?
Chorda Tympani. It carries preganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers from CN 7.
What is the only branch of the trigeminal nerve that has a motor component?
- Opthalmic
- Maxillary
- Mandibular
Mandibular
What is the sensory root part of the facial nerve called?
Intermediate Nerve. It carries taste, parasympathetic fibers and somatic sensory fibers.
What is the bend of the facial nerve called?
- The intermediate nerve
- The geniculate ganglia
- Pterygopalatine Ganglia
The geniculate ganglia
What is the name of the branch of the geniculate ganglia that runs forward from it and provides preganglionic parasympathetic for fibers to pterygopalatine ganglia?
- Lacrimal Nerve
- Petrodollars Nerve
- Facial nerve
Petrosal Nerve
When does the facial nerve become motor only?
After the facial nerve goes into the facial canal.