Exam 2: Facial Nerve Quiz Questions Flashcards
The apparent origin of the facial nerve lies at the inferior pontine sulcus, just lateral to the recess between_______
olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle (restiform body)
Name four nerves which are located in the internal acoustic meatus.
a) facial nerve
b) vestibular nerve
c) cochlear nerve
d) nervus intermedius
Name four cranial nuclei and their modality related with the facial nerve.
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)
Name the nucleus, which sends visceral motor fibers to the submandibular, sublingual and lacrimal glands
superior salivatory nucleus through thre nervous intermedius
At the lateral end of the acoustic meatus, the facial nerve enters________
the facial canal to reach the stylomastoid foramen
name four nerves, which communicate with the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen
a) glossopharyngeal nerve
b) vagus nerve
c) great auricular nerve
d) auriculotemporal nerve
Name two gangli which communicate with the genicular ganglion.
a) pterygopalatine ganglion through teh greater petrosal nerve
b) otic ganglion through the lesser petrosal nerve
Name the modality(s) of the greater petrosal nerve
a) special sensory
b) visceral efferent
The greater petrosal nerve conveys betwen ______
geniculate ganglion and pterygopalatine ganglion
The external petrosal nerve conveys between _____
middle meningeal sympathetic plexus on the middle meningeal artery and joins the genicular ganglion
In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joined with the _________and it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal
deep petrosal nerve from the internal carotid plexus
Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it recives the auricular nerve from the______
vagus nerve
Name the two nerves, which join and become the nerve to the pterygoid canal
greater/deep petrosal nerves
Name the nerve, which conveys the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus to the genicular ganglion.
external petrosal nerve
Name the nerve, which communicates with the posterior branch of the great auricular nerve
posterior auricular nerve
The cervical branch of the facial nerve communicates with ______
transverse cutaneous cervical nerve of the facial auricular nerve
name two branches of the facial nerve in the facial canal
nerve to the stapedius, chorda tympani
Name five branches of the facial nerve on the face.
a) temporal
b) zygomatic
c) buccal
d) marginal mandibular
e) cervical
Name the nerve which arises from the facial nerve opposite the pyramidal eminence on the posterior tympanic cavity wall.
Nerve to the stapedius
The chorda tympani join the ______
lingual nerve of the mandibular nerve
Name the nerve which supplies the occipital belly of the epicranium.
Occipital nerve of the posterior auricular
Name the nerve which supplies the intrinsic muscles of the lateral surface of the auricle.
Temporal nerves of facial nerve
Name the six intrinsic muscles of the auricle
a) helicus major
b) helicus minor
c) tragicus
d) antitragicus
e) transversus auriculae
f) oblique auriculae
name the nerve which supplies the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis.
Temporal nerves
Name the two nerves which innervate the orbicularis oculi
Temporal and zygomatic nerves
The superficial branches of the buccal nerve join with the_____
infratrochlear and external nasal nerves
The levator anguli oris and zygomaticus minor are innervated by the _______
upper deep branches of the buccal nerves of the facial nerve
Name the nerve which innervates the risorius
marginal mandibular nerve of the facial nerve
Name the nerve which innervates the corrugator supercilli
Temporal nerve of facial nerve
The procerus is innercaved by the
superficial branches of the buccal nerves of the facial nerve
name the nerve, which innervates the zygomaticus major
upper deep branches of the buccal nerves
The transverse cutaneous cervical nerve communicates with _____
cervical of the facial nerve
Facial paralysis is known as_______
Bell’s Palsy
Name the 4 cranial nuclei and their target organs(s) related with the facial nerve
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
Name the visceral efferent cranial nucleus and their peripheral ganglion.
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)
The deep petrosal nerve conveys between______ and _______
internal carotid plexus and nerve of pterygoid canal
Name the nervous communications in sequence from the genicular ganglion of pterygopalatine ganglion for the visceral efferent fibers.
a. GENICULAR GANGLION
b. GREATER PETROSAL
c. NERVE OF PTERYGOID CANAL
d. PTERYGOPALATINE GANG.
Name nerves of sequential pathway of the visceral efferent nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the sublingual gland.
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
Name two nerves, which communicate with the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve.
a. posterior branch of the great auricular nerve
b. the lesser occipital nerve
Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion. Sup. salivatory nuc______, genicular ganglion, _________, ________, submandibular ganglion
a) facial nerve
b) chorda tympani
c) lingual nerve
Name the somatic afferent pathway from the following targets to the cranial nucleus of termination: apex of the nose
External nasal Anterior ethmoidal Nasal ciliary Ophthalmic Celiary ganglion Spinal nucleus of trigeminal ganglion Ventral medial nuclei of thalamus
Name the somatic afferent pathway from the following targets to the cranial nucleus of termination: from the tragus of the ear
Mandibular nerve Posterior Trunk of Mandibular Nerve auriculotemporal nerve anterior auricular nerve skin of tragus
Name the somatic afferent pathway from the following targets to the cranial nucleus of termination: from the prominence of the cheek
maxillary division of trigeminal
zygomatic nerve
zygomaticofacial nerve
skin of cheek
