Exam 2: Facial Nerve Quiz Questions

Question 0

The apparent origin of the facial nerve lies at the inferior pontine sulcus, just lateral to the recess between_______

Answer 0

olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle (restiform body)

Question 1

Name four nerves which are located in the internal acoustic meatus.

Answer 1

a) facial nerve
b) vestibular nerve
c) cochlear nerve
d) nervus intermedius

Question 2

Name four cranial nuclei and their modality related with the facial nerve.

Answer 2

a) nucleus of facial nerve (branchial efferent)
b) superior salivatory nucleus (visceral efferent)
c) tractus solitarius nucleus (special sensory)
d) spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve (general sensory)

Question 3

Name the nucleus, which sends visceral motor fibers to the submandibular, sublingual and lacrimal glands

Answer 3

superior salivatory nucleus through thre nervous intermedius

Question 4

At the lateral end of the acoustic meatus, the facial nerve enters________

Answer 4

the facial canal to reach the stylomastoid foramen

Question 5

name four nerves, which communicate with the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen

Answer 5

a) glossopharyngeal nerve
b) vagus nerve
c) great auricular nerve
d) auriculotemporal nerve

Question 6

Name two gangli which communicate with the genicular ganglion.

Answer 6

a) pterygopalatine ganglion through teh greater petrosal nerve
b) otic ganglion through the lesser petrosal nerve

Question 7

Name the modality(s) of the greater petrosal nerve

Answer 7

a) special sensory

b) visceral efferent

Question 8

The greater petrosal nerve conveys betwen ______

Answer 8

geniculate ganglion and pterygopalatine ganglion

Question 9

The external petrosal nerve conveys between _____

Answer 9

middle meningeal sympathetic plexus on the middle meningeal artery and joins the genicular ganglion

Question 10

In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joined with the _________and it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal

Answer 10

deep petrosal nerve from the internal carotid plexus

Question 11

Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it recives the auricular nerve from the______

Answer 11

vagus nerve

Question 12

Name the two nerves, which join and become the nerve to the pterygoid canal

Answer 12

greater/deep petrosal nerves

Question 13

Name the nerve, which conveys the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus to the genicular ganglion.

Answer 13

external petrosal nerve

Question 14

Name the nerve, which communicates with the posterior branch of the great auricular nerve

Answer 14

posterior auricular nerve

Question 15

The cervical branch of the facial nerve communicates with ______

Answer 15

transverse cutaneous cervical nerve of the facial auricular nerve

Question 16

name two branches of the facial nerve in the facial canal

Answer 16

nerve to the stapedius, chorda tympani

Question 17

Name five branches of the facial nerve on the face.

Answer 17

a) temporal
b) zygomatic
c) buccal
d) marginal mandibular
e) cervical

Question 18

Name the nerve which arises from the facial nerve opposite the pyramidal eminence on the posterior tympanic cavity wall.

Answer 18

Nerve to the stapedius

Question 19

The chorda tympani join the ______

Answer 19

lingual nerve of the mandibular nerve

Question 20

Name the nerve which supplies the occipital belly of the epicranium.

Answer 20

Occipital nerve of the posterior auricular

Question 21

Name the nerve which supplies the intrinsic muscles of the lateral surface of the auricle.

Answer 21

Temporal nerves of facial nerve

Question 22

Name the six intrinsic muscles of the auricle

Answer 22

a) helicus major
b) helicus minor
c) tragicus
d) antitragicus
e) transversus auriculae
f) oblique auriculae

Question 23

name the nerve which supplies the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis.

Answer 23

Temporal nerves

Question 24

Name the two nerves which innervate the orbicularis oculi

Answer 24

Temporal and zygomatic nerves

Question 25

The superficial branches of the buccal nerve join with the_____

Answer 25

infratrochlear and external nasal nerves

Question 26

The levator anguli oris and zygomaticus minor are innervated by the _______

Answer 26

upper deep branches of the buccal nerves of the facial nerve

Question 27

Name the nerve which innervates the risorius

Answer 27

marginal mandibular nerve of the facial nerve

Question 28

Name the nerve which innervates the corrugator supercilli

Answer 28

Temporal nerve of facial nerve

Question 29

The procerus is innercaved by the

Answer 29

superficial branches of the buccal nerves of the facial nerve

Question 30

name the nerve, which innervates the zygomaticus major

Answer 30

upper deep branches of the buccal nerves

Question 31

The transverse cutaneous cervical nerve communicates with _____

Answer 31

cervical of the facial nerve

Question 32

Facial paralysis is known as_______

Answer 32

Bell’s Palsy

Question 33

Name the 4 cranial nuclei and their target organs(s) related with the facial nerve

Answer 33

a) nucleus of facial nerve (facial and auricular muscles)
b) superior salvitory nucleus (fibers to join the nervus intermedius)
c) tractus solitarius (ventral lateral thalamic nuclei opposite side)
d) spinal nucleus of the trigeminal (skin of the auricular concha and external acoustic meatus

Question 34

Name the visceral efferent cranial nucleus and their peripheral ganglion.

Answer 34

a) edinger westphal nucleus– CILIARY ganglion (oculomotor nerve)
b) SUP. SALIVATORY nucleus – SUBMANDIBULAR ganglion (chorda tympanic nerve)and pterygopalatine ganglion
c) dorsal nucleus of vagus- ?
d) INF. SALIVATORY nucleus– OTIC ganglion (glossopharyngeal nerve)

Question 35

The deep petrosal nerve conveys between______ and _______

Answer 35

internal carotid plexus and nerve of pterygoid canal

Question 36

Name the nervous communications in sequence from the genicular ganglion of pterygopalatine ganglion for the visceral efferent fibers.

Answer 36

a. GENICULAR GANGLION
b. GREATER PETROSAL
c. NERVE OF PTERYGOID CANAL
d. PTERYGOPALATINE GANG.

Question 37

Name nerves of sequential pathway of the visceral efferent nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the sublingual gland.

Answer 37

a. superior salivatory nucleus nervus intermedius
b. facial nerve
c. chorda tympani
d. lingual nerve of mandibular
e. submandibular ganglion
f. lingual nerve
g. sublingual gland

Question 38

Name two nerves, which communicate with the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve.

Answer 38

a. posterior branch of the great auricular nerve

b. the lesser occipital nerve

Question 39

Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion. Sup. salivatory nuc______, genicular ganglion, _________, ________, submandibular ganglion

Answer 39

a) facial nerve
b) chorda tympani
c) lingual nerve

Question 40

Name the somatic afferent pathway from the following targets to the cranial nucleus of termination: apex of the nose

Answer 40

External nasal 
Anterior ethmoidal 
Nasal ciliary 
Ophthalmic 
Celiary ganglion 
Spinal nucleus of trigeminal ganglion
Ventral medial nuclei of thalamus

Question 41

Name the somatic afferent pathway from the following targets to the cranial nucleus of termination: from the tragus of the ear

Answer 41

Mandibular nerve 
Posterior Trunk of Mandibular Nerve
auriculotemporal nerve 
anterior auricular nerve 
skin of tragus

Question 42

Name the somatic afferent pathway from the following targets to the cranial nucleus of termination: from the prominence of the cheek

Answer 42

maxillary division of trigeminal
zygomatic nerve
zygomaticofacial nerve
skin of cheek