Exam 2 CN X Vagus Flashcards

1
Q

Name the four nucleuses which are connected to the vagus nerve.

A

Dorsal Vagal Nucleus - visceral efferent
Nucleus Ambiguus - branchial efferent
Tractus Solitarius - special sense
Spinal nucleus of trigeminal - general sensory

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2
Q

Name the related cranial nerves to the nucleus of the tractus solitarius

A

Upper= Great Petrosal N and Chorda Tympanic N
Middle = Glossopharyngeal N
Lower= Internal Laryngeal N of Vagus
-facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus

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3
Q

The superior ganglion of Vagus is also known as

A

Jugular ganglion

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4
Q

The nodose ganglion is known as

A

Inferior Vagal Ganglion

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5
Q

The meningeal nerve of the vagus arises from this

A

Jugular ganglion

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6
Q

Name the nerves which arise from the jugular ganglion

A

Meningeal and Auricular branch of Vagus

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7
Q

Name the nerves which arise from the nodose ganglion.

A

Pharyngeal
Branch to Carotid Body
Superior Laryngeal Nerve

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8
Q

Name the nerve which is distributed to the posterior wall of the external acoustic meatus.

A

Auricular branch of vagus

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9
Q

Name the branch of the vagus which joins the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve

A

Auricular branch of vagus

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10
Q

Name the nerve which crosses the 1st part of the right subclavian artery

A

R side of the Recurrent Laryngeal N

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11
Q

Name the nerves which supply the carotid body

A

Branch to the carotid body

Carotid n of glossopharyngeal

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12
Q

The superior laryngeal n arises from this

A

Middle of nodose ganglion

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13
Q

Name the nerve which supplies the sensory fibers to above the vocal fold of the larynx

A

Internal Laryngeal n of Superior Laryngeal n

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14
Q

Name the nerve which supplies the aryepiglottic fold

A

Lower branch of Internal Laryngeal n

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15
Q

Name the nerve which innervates the cricothyroid muscle

A

External Laryngeal n of Superior Laryngeal n

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16
Q

Name the nerve which winds the aortic arch just behind the ligamentum arteriosum

A

Left side of the Recurrent Laryngeal n

17
Q

Name the nerve which innervates to all the laryngeal muscles except the cricothyroid muscle

A

Recurrent Laryngeal N of Vagus

18
Q

Name the nerve which supplies sensory fibers to the mucous membrane below the vocal folds of the larynx.

A

Recurrent laryngeal N of vagus

19
Q

The 2nd to 5th or 6th thoracic ganglia of the sympathetic trunk join this

A

R posterior pulmonary plexus

20
Q

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th thoracic ganglia join this

A

L posterior pulmonary plexus

21
Q

The anterior vagal trunk is formed mainly by what?

A

Anterior part of esophageal plexus

22
Q

Name the four branches from the vagus nerve in the thorax

A

Cardiac
Recurrent Laryngeal n (left)
Pulmonary
Esophageal

23
Q

Name the nerve which is distributed to the dura mater in the posterior cranial fossa

A

Meningeal branch of vagus

24
Q

Name the principal motor nerve of the pharynx

A

Pharyngeal N of vagus

25
The cranial root of the accessory nerve is mainly carried by what 2 nerves?
Pharyngeal N of Vagus | Recurrent Laryngeal n of Vagus
26
The vagal fibers of the pharyngeal plexus innervate the muscles of the soft palate except this muscle
Tensor veli palatini
27
The fiber from the pharyngeal nerve of the vagus joins the hypoglossal nerve, which is also known as this
Ramus lingularic vagi
28
The large celiac branch is mainly from this
Posterior vagal trunk
29
In the abdomen, the posterior vagal trunk divides into what 2 branches?
Small gastric branch | Large celiac branch
30
Name the 4 plexuses which the celiac branch of the posterior vagal trunk supplies.
Splenic Hepatic Renal/suprarenal Superior mesenteric plexus