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Exam #2: Cranial Nerves IV Flashcards

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List the five functional components of the facial nerve (CN VII).

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1) SVE
2) SVA
3) GVE
4) GSA
5) GVA

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What is the SVE component of the facial nerve?

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Brachimotor innervation (motor) to the muscles of facial expression

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What are the muscles of facial expression that are innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII)?

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Platysma
Posterior belly of digastric
Stylohyoid 
Stapedius 
Auricularis
Occipitalis muscles
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What is the SVA function of the facial nerve (CN VII)?

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Taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue

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What is the GVE function of the facial nerve (CN VII)?

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PNS to the:

  • Lacrimal
  • Nasal
  • Palatine
  • Submandibular
  • Sublingual glands
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What is the GSA function of the facial nerve (CN VII)?

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General sensation from the skin:

  • Posterior to the ear
  • Pinna
  • External auditory meatus
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What is the GVA function of the facial nerve (CN VII)?

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Visceral sensation from the:

  • Nasal cavity
  • Soft palate
  • Adjacent pharyngeal wall
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Where does the facial nerve emerge from the brain?

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Ventrally at the Cerebello-pontine angle–which is lateral to the abducens

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What are the two roots of the facial nerve?

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1) Facial nerve proper i.e. motor branch

2) Nervus intermedius

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What specifically does the “Facial Nerve Proper” consist of?

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Axons whose cell bodies originate from the facial nucleus

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What is the function of the “Nervus Intermedius?”

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  • SVA, GSA, & GVA from neurons originating in the geniculate nucleus
  • GVE from the superior salivary nucleus
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Where does the facial nerve initially pass through as it leaves the brain? What nerve accompanies it?

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The facial nerves passes through the internal acoustic meatus w/ vestibulocochlear nerve to enter the facial canal

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Where is the internal acoustic meatus?

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Petrous portion of the temporal bone in the skull

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What is the swelling of the facial nerve in the facial canal?

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Geniculate ganglion, which is the ONLY sensory ganglion of the facial nerve

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What is the name of the sensory ganglion associated with the facial nerve?

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Geniculate ganglion

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What are the names of the two PNS ganglia associated with the facial nerve?

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1) Pterygopalatine ganglion

2) Submandibular ganglion

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What does the Pterygopalatine ganglion consist of?

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Cell bodies of post-synaptic PNS neurons terminating in the:

1) Lacrimal gland
2) Nasal mucous membrane
3) Minor salivary gland

*****Note that b/c of this the Pterygopalatine ganglion is also referred to as the “hay fever ganglion.”

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What are the functions of the Pterygopalatine ganglion?

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1) Lacrimal gland= tear formation
2) Nasal mucous membrane= nasal secretions
3) Minor salivary gland= salivary secretion

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What does the Submandibular ganglion consist of?

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Cell bodies of post-synaptic PNS neurons terminating in the:

1) Submandibular gland
2) Sublingual gland

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What is the function of the Submandibular ganglion?

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Submandibular gland & sublingual gland are BOTH involved in salivation

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21
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What is the chorda tympani?

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  • Nerve that carries taste sensation from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
  • Joins the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII) inside the facial canal
22
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What is the nerve to the stapedius?

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  • Part of the facial nerve that innervates the stapedius m.

- Functions to dampen loud noises

23
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What happens when the stapedius is paralyzed?

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Hyperacusis

24
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Through what foramen does the facial nerve exit the skull?

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Stylomastoid foramen

25
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What are the three nuclei associated with the facial nerve?

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1) Facial
2) Superior salivary
3) Solitary

26
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What does the facial nucleus contain?

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Cell bodies of motor neurons (LMNs)

27
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What does the superior salivatory nucleus contain?

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Cell bodies of pre-synaptic PNS neurons that synapse with the:

1) Pterygopalatine ganglia
2) Submandibular ganglia

28
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What does the solitary nucleus contain?

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This is the nucleus that receives the central processes of taste fibers from the tongue

29
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What is crocodile/ aligator tear syndrome?

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Lesion in the facial nerve proximal to the geniculate ganglion

  • Pre-ganglionic axons regenerate but make a wrong turn
  • Axons that should go to the submandibular gland via the chorda tympani
  • However, instead they join the greater petrosal nerve & go to t he pterygopalatine ganglion

**When the person starts eating, instead of producing saliva, the person produces tears on the affected side of the face

30
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What are the two tracts associated with the facial nerve?

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1) Solitary Tract

2) Spinal Tract of V

31
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What is the Solitary Tract?

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This is the tract that carries taste sensation from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue to the thalamus & hypothalamus

*****This tract mediates visceral responses (I.E VOMITING) to unpleasant stimuli.

32
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What is the Spinal Tract of V?

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  • **The facial nerve does NOT have a pain nucleus

- Instead it relays nociception from the facial nerve to the spinal tract of V (Trigeminal nerve)

33
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What is the only cranial nerve to have a pain nucleus?

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CN V (Trigeminal)

34
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What is the difference between the innervation of the upper & lower halves of the facial nucleus?

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Upper= bilateral corticonuclear projections

Lower= contralateral corticonuclear projections ONLY

35
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What is the pyramidal system? What type of smile is generated by the pyramidal system?

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Conscious, voluntary control of facial movement that results in an “imitation smile.”

36
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What structures do corticonuclear fibers pass through as they descend to the facial nucleus?

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Genu

Posterior capsule

37
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What happens when there is a UMN lesion at the level of the genu?

A

Asymmetric smile

38
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What is the alternate pathway to the facial nucleus?

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This is a pathway distinct from the pyramidal system that goes from:

1) Frontal lobe & basal ganglia
2) Reticular formation
3) Facial nucleus
4) LMN
5) Muscles of facial expression

39
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What type of smile is produced by the alternate pathway to the facial nucleus?

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“Genuine smile”

40
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A patient s/p CVA with asymmetric smile has a symmetric smile in response to the sight of his granddaughter. What pathways is responsible for this?

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CVA caused damage to the pyramidal system but the “Alternate pathway” is intact

41
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Outline the corneal blink reflex.

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Afferent fibers = ophthalmic division of CN V (V.1)

Efferent fibers= CN VII–>orbicularis oculi

42
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What is the difference between the direct & concensual pathway?

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Direct= blink reflex in stimulated eye

Consensual= blinck reflex in unstimulated eye

43
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What happens when there is a lesion of V.1 in the blink reflex?

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Stimulation of affected eye= no blink in either eye

Unaffected eye= bilateral blinking of BOTH eyes

44
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What happens when there is a lesion of CN VII in the blink reflex?

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Affected= blink in opposite eye ONLY

Unaffected= blink in ONLY the stimulated eye

45
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How does the pupillary light reflex compare to the corneal light reflex?

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Pupil=

  • Afferent= optic
  • Efferent= CN III

*****However, other general concepts (esp. in regards to lesions) remain the same

46
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Describe the typical presentation of Bell’s Palsy.

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Complete facial paralysis on the side of the face IPSILATERAL.

47
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Is Bell’s Palsy an upper or lower motor neuron lesion?

48
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How does the presentation of Bell’s Palsy change if the lesion is in the facial canal vs. distal to the facial canal?

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In the facial canal=

  • Dry eye
  • Hyperacusis
  • Pain behind the ear
  • Diminished taste sensation

Distal= paralysis ONLY

49
Q

Match the branches of the facial nerve that are effected to the symptoms of: dry eye, hyperacusis, pain behind the ear, & diminished taste sensation seen in Bell’s Palsy w/ lesion in the facial canal.

A
  • Dry eye= petrosal
  • Hyperacusis= nerve to stapedius
  • Pain behind the ear= posterior auricular (geniculate ganglion)
  • Diminished taste sensation= chorda tympani
50
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How will a UMN lesion affecting the facial nerve present?

A

Paralysis of the face BELOW THE EYE on the CONTRALATERAL side, without facial canal lesion symptoms

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