Cranial Nerves V & VII Flashcards
Where does the trigeminal nerve come off the brainstem?
Midlevel of the pons at the middle cerebral peduncle
Where does the acial nerve come of the brainstem
At the cerebellopontine angle, the junction between the pons and the cerebellum
What is the function of the trigeminal nerve?
Transmits tactile, proprioceptive, pain and temperature from the head to the cortex
What are the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve?
Opthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular
What is the function of the Opthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve?
Sensory to the upper face
What is the function of the Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve?
Sensory to the middle face
What is the function of the Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve?
Sensory and motor to the lower face
The main sensory nucleus is responsible for what sensory functions?
Proprioception and two point tactile touch
Where does proprioception for the jaw originate/terminate in the CNS
Mesencephalic nucleus
The branchial motor nerve or the trigeminal nerve originates here
Trigeminal motor nucleus
Where does the brachial motor nerve of CN V go to?
Muscles of mastication
The trigeminal spinal nucleus of CN V is responsible for this
Pain
What nucleus of CN V is responsible for Two point tactile descrimination?
Main sensory nucleus
CN V cortical representation in the parietal lobe is in these areas of the parietal lobe
Postcentral gyrus
Brodman’s areas 3,1,2
The sensory afferent portion of CN V serves these regions
Face, head
Oral cavity, teeth
Meninges of the base of the skull
Where are the cell bodies of the sensory afferent part of CN V located?
Trigeminal ganglion
Where does the trigeminal gangion synapse?
Main principal trigeminal sensory nucleus
What is the function of the main principal trigeminal sensory nucleus?
Discrimative touch and vibration
CN V main sensory nucleus has these functions
Discrimative tactile and jaw proprioception
The crossed ascending pathway of CN V joins this on its way to the ventro posteromedial nucleus
Medial lemniscus
This acending pathway of CN V main sensory nucleus does not cross, and is responsible for intraoral sensation/taste.
Dorsal trigeminal tract
Where the functional component of CNV that is responsible for pain, crude touch and temperature terminates
Trigeminal spinal nucleus
The afferents of the spinal trigeminal tract synapse here
Caudal nucleus
Second order neurons o the spinal trigeminal tract send axons across the midline and join this tract.
Spinothalamic tract
Where does the spinal trigeminal tract terminate
Ventro Posteromedial nucleus
Area of the spinal trigeminal tract that is responsible for pain and temperature
Pars caudalis
Two areas of the spinal trigeminal tract responsible for autonomic connections
Pars oralis
Pars interpolaris