Exam 2: Vagus Nerve Quiz Questions

Question 0

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

Answer 0

a) glossopharyngeal nerve
b) vagus nerve
c) facial nerve

Question 1

Name the four nucleases, which are connected to the vagus nerve

Answer 1

a) dorsal nucleus of vagus (general visceral efferent fibers)
b) nucleus ambiguus (main motor nucleus of the vagus-branchial efferent)
c) tractus solitarius (general afferent fibers)
d) spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve (somatic afferent fibers)

Question 2

the superior ganglion of the vagus is also known as _______

Answer 2

jugular ganglion of the vagus

Question 3

the nodose ganglion is know as _____

Answer 3

inferior ganglion of the vagus

Question 4

the meningeal nerve of the vagus arises from the _____

Answer 4

jugular (superior vagal) ganglion

Question 5

name the nerves which arise from the jugular ganglion

Answer 5

a) meningeal branch

b) auricular branch

Question 6

name the nerves which arise from the nodose ganglion

Answer 6

a) pharyngeal nerve
b) branches to the carotid body/sinus
c) superior laryngeal nerve

Question 7

superior laryngeal nerve divides into:

Answer 7

a) internal laryngeal nerve

b) external laryngeal nerve

Question 8

name the nerve, which is distributed to the posterior wall of the external acoustic meatus

Answer 8

auricular nerve of vagus nerve

Question 9

name the branch the of the vagus, which joins the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve

Answer 9

auricular nerve of the vagus nerve

Question 10

name the nerve, which crosses the 1st part of the right subclavian artery

Answer 10

the right side of the vagus nerve

Question 11

name the nerves, which supply the carotid body

Answer 11

a) carotid nerve of the glossopharyngeal/vagus nerve

b) cervical division of the sympathetic trunk

Question 12

superior laryngeal nerve arises from_____

Answer 12

the middle of the nodose ganglion

Question 13

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

Answer 13

internal laryngeal nerve of the superior laryngeal nerve of the vagus nerve

Question 14

name the nerve, which supplies the aryepiglotic fold

Answer 14

the lower branch of the internal laryngeal nerve

Question 15

name the nerve, which winds the aortic arch just behind the ligamentum arteriosum

Answer 15

the left recurrent laryngeal nerve

Question 16

name the nerve, which innervates to all the laryngeal muscle except the cricothyroid muscle

Answer 16

the recurrent laryngeal nerve of the vagus nerve (left side)

Question 17

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

Answer 17

left side of recurrent laryngeal nerve

Question 18

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

Answer 18

right posterior pulmonary plexus

Question 19

the anterior vagal trunk is formed mainly by

Answer 19

anterior part of esophageal plexus

Question 20

name the four branches from the vagus nerve in the thorax.

Answer 20

cardiac (inferior)
recurrent laryngeal (left)
pulmonary
esophageal

Question 21

name the nerve, which is distributed to the dura mater in the posterior crania fossa.

Answer 21

meningeal branch of vagus

Question 22

name the principle motor nerve of the pharynx

Answer 22

pharyngeal nerve of the vagus

Question 23

the cranial root of the accessory nerve is mainly carried by the _________ of _______ and ________ of ________

Answer 23

pharyngeal of vagus and recurrent laryngeal of vagus

Question 24

The vagal fibers of the pharyngeal plexus innervate the muscles of the soft palates except _________

Answer 24

tensor veli palatini

Question 25

The fiber from the pharyngeal nerve of the vagus joins the hypoglossal nerve, which is also known as _________

Answer 25

ramus lingularic vagi

Question 26

the large celiac branch is mainly from the _______

Answer 26

posterior vagal trunk

Question 27

In the abdomen, the posterior vagal trunk divides into a smalll _______ branch and a large _________ branch

Answer 27

a) small gastric branch

b) a large celiac branch

Question 28

Name the four plexuses, which the celiac branch of the posterior vagal trunk supplies.

Answer 28

a) celiac plexus
b) splenic plexus
c) hepatic plexus
d) renal plexus