Cranial Nerves Quiz Flashcards
What is a CN?
Emerges from the brain/brainstem; relays information to the head and neck
CNs involved in swallowing
Trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory, hypoglossal
Trigeminal branches
V1: opthalmic (sensory)
V2: maxillary (sensory)
V3: mandibular (sensory and motor)
Trigeminal - sensory
Controls all somatosensation from the face and anterior 2/3 of the tongue
Trigeminal - motor
Controls movements for the: mylohyoid and anterior belly of digastric; tensor veli palatini; 4 muscles of mastication
4 muscles of mastication
Masseter, temporalis, medial and lateral pterygoids
Trigeminal - role in swallowing
Oral containment; bolts preparation; facial sensation; oral cavity sensation; oral clearance; influences pharyngeal swallow; VP closure; hyolaryngeal movement
Facial nerve muscles
Temporal, zygomatic, buccal, mandibular, cervical
Facial - sensory
Taste for anterior 2/3 of tongue
Facial - motor
Controls all motor movement for:
- face: facial expression, oral acceptance, pocketing prevention
- stylohyoid and posterior belly of digastric
- submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
Facial - role in swallowing
Utensil use/clearance; oral containment; bolus prep; anterior tongue sensation; oral clearance; hyolaryngeal movement
Glossopharyngeal - sensory
- Touch, pain, temperature, and taste for posterior 1/3 of tongue
- somatosensation from the mucosa of the soft palate and upper pharyngeal mucosa
Glossopharyngeal - motor
Provides motor innervation to the stylopharyngeus and partook salivary gland (laryngeal elevator)
Glossopharyngeal - role in swallowing
Oropharyngeal sensation; posterior tongue sensation; pharyngeal swallow onset; bolus prep; laryngeal elevation/pharyngeal shortening
vagus nickname
The wanderer