Exam 2: Glossopharyngeal Nerve Quiz Questions

Question 0

name the nucleus of the general sense of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 0

spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve

Question 1

Name the nucleus for the taste sense of the glossopharyngeal nerve.

Answer 1

tractus solitarius

Question 2

name the motor nucleus of the glossopharyngeal nerve for the stylopharyngeus

Answer 2

branchial motor nucleus is located in the rostral part of the nucleus ambiguus

Question 3

the parasympathetic fibers in the glossopharyngeal nerve are originated from the ______ nucleus

Answer 3

inferior salivatory nucleus

Question 4

name the nucleus, which sends the efferent fibers to the parotid gland

Answer 4

inferior salivatory nucleus

Question 5

name the nerves, which convey the visceral efferent fibers from the inferior salivatory nucleus to the parotid gland in sequence.

Answer 5

inferior salivatory nucleus
glossopharyngeal nerve
tympanic nerve
tympanic plexus
lesser petrosal nerve
otic ganglion
auriculotemporal nerve
nerve to parotid gland
parotid gland

Question 6

glossopharyngeal nerve leaves the cranial cavity through______

Answer 6

the central part of the jugular foramen

Question 7

The superior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve gives off branches to the pharynx. True or False

Answer 7

False; the superior ganglion is often missing and gives off no branches

Question 8

the auricular nerve of the vagus communicates with _____ of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 8

inferior ganglion

Question 9

name the nerve, which perforates the posterior belly of the digastric to communicate with the trunk of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 9

the digastric branch of the facial nerve

Question 10

name the nerve, which arise from the inferior ganglion of the glossopharyngeal nerve and ascends through the inferior tympanic canaliculi

Answer 10

tympanic nerve of glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 11

name the nerves, which form the tympanic plexus

Answer 11

a) tympanic plexus of parasympathetic root
b) caroticotympanic nerve of sympathetic
c) lesser petrosal nerve
d) auricular nerve of vagus
e) genicular ganlion

Question 12

name the nerve, which passes the foramen ovale or the canaliculi innominatus to join the otic ganglion

Answer 12

lesser petrosal nerve, which contains the secretomotor fibers (parasympathetic) for the parotid gland

Question 13

name the nerve, which innervates the carotid sinus

Answer 13

the carotid nerve

Question 14

name the nerves, which form the pharyngeal plexus

Answer 14

a) the pharyngeal nerve
b) pharyngeal nerve of the vagus
c) laryngopharyngeal nerve of the superior cervical ganglion or the sympathetic trunk

Question 15

name the nerve, which innervates the stylopharyngeus muscle

Answer 15

stylopharyngeal nerve

Question 16

name the nerve that innervates the post-sucal part of the tongue for the taste and general sense

Answer 16

lingual nerve of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 17

name the nerve, which innervates the vallate papillae

Answer 17

the lingual nerve of the glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 18

the otic ganglion is functionally connected to _____

Answer 18

the glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 19

Name the nerves that convey the visceral motor fibers from the inferior salivatory nucleus to the parotid ganglion in sequence:

Answer 19

inferior salivatory nucleus 
glossopharyngeal nucleus
tympanic nerve
tympanic plexus
lesser petrosal nerve
otic ganglion
auriculotemporal nerve
nerve to parotid gland
parotid gland

Question 20

the sympathetic root of the otic ganglion is derived from_____

Answer 20

middle meningeal plexus from the auriculotemporal nerve to the parotid gland