Exam 1: Facial N Flashcards
Facial nerve carries both ___ and ___
Motor and sensory
Nickname of CN7
Nerve of facial expression
CN 7 is mostly
Motor
Special sensory carried in CN7
Taste
Primary nucleus of origin for CN7
Motor nucleus of facial N
All nuclei of origin are
LMN
____ contributes preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to facial nerve
Superior salivary nucleus
Sensory fibers carried in facial N terminate in
Upper part of solitary nucleus
Cell bodies of first order sensory neurons found in
Geniculate ganglion
General sensory from ___ and ____ carried in geniculate ganglion to solitary nucleus
External ear
Lateral tympanic membrane
Taste information carried from ant part of tongue carried in
Chorda tympani
Motor nucleus of facial nerve receive info from
Both cerebral hemispheres
Reticular formation
Part of motor nucleus that supplies muscle in inferior part of face comes from
Contralateral cortex
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers synapse in either
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Submandibular ganglion
Postganglionic parasympathetic fibers supply lacrimal gland, _____, and glands in oral and nasal cavities
Submandibular and sublingual glands
AO of facial N
Medullopontine sulcus
Before exiting CNS, fibers from motor nucleus travel ____ and arch around ____
Posteriorly
Abducens nuclei
Geniculate ganglion located in
External genu of facial nerve