Exam 2: Vagus Nerve Quiz Questions Flashcards
name the related cranial nerves to the nucleus of the tractus solitarius
a) glossopharyngeal nerve
b) vagus nerve
c) facial nerve
Name the four nucleases, which are connected to the vagus nerve
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)
the superior ganglion of the vagus is also known as _______
jugular ganglion of the vagus
the nodose ganglion is know as _____
inferior ganglion of the vagus
the meningeal nerve of the vagus arises from the _____
jugular (superior vagal) ganglion
name the nerves which arise from the jugular ganglion
a) meningeal branch
b) auricular branch
name the nerves which arise from the nodose ganglion
a) pharyngeal nerve
b) branches to the carotid body/sinus
c) superior laryngeal nerve
superior laryngeal nerve divides into:
a) internal laryngeal nerve
b) external laryngeal nerve
name the nerve, which is distributed to the posterior wall of the external acoustic meatus
auricular nerve of vagus nerve
name the branch the of the vagus, which joins the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve
auricular nerve of the vagus nerve
name the nerve, which crosses the 1st part of the right subclavian artery
the right side of the vagus nerve
name the nerves, which supply the carotid body
a) carotid nerve of the glossopharyngeal/vagus nerve
b) cervical division of the sympathetic trunk
superior laryngeal nerve arises from_____
the middle of the nodose ganglion
name the nerve, which supplies the sensory fibers to above the vocal fold of the larynx
internal laryngeal nerve of the superior laryngeal nerve of the vagus nerve
name the nerve, which supplies the aryepiglotic fold
the lower branch of the internal laryngeal nerve
name the nerve, which winds the aortic arch just behind the ligamentum arteriosum
the left recurrent laryngeal nerve
name the nerve, which innervates to all the laryngeal muscle except the cricothyroid muscle
the recurrent laryngeal nerve of the vagus nerve (left side)
name the nerve, which supplies sensory fibers to the mucous membrane below the vocal folds of the larynx.
left side of recurrent laryngeal nerve
The 2nd to 5th to 6th thoracic ganglia of the sympathetic trunk join the_______
right posterior pulmonary plexus
the anterior vagal trunk is formed mainly by
anterior part of esophageal plexus
name the four branches from the vagus nerve in the thorax.
cardiac (inferior)
recurrent laryngeal (left)
pulmonary
esophageal
name the nerve, which is distributed to the dura mater in the posterior crania fossa.
meningeal branch of vagus
name the principle motor nerve of the pharynx
pharyngeal nerve of the vagus
the cranial root of the accessory nerve is mainly carried by the _________ of _______ and ________ of ________
pharyngeal of vagus and recurrent laryngeal of vagus
The vagal fibers of the pharyngeal plexus innervate the muscles of the soft palates except _________
tensor veli palatini
The fiber from the pharyngeal nerve of the vagus joins the hypoglossal nerve, which is also known as _________
ramus lingularic vagi
the large celiac branch is mainly from the _______
posterior vagal trunk
In the abdomen, the posterior vagal trunk divides into a smalll _______ branch and a large _________ branch
a) small gastric branch
b) a large celiac branch
Name the four plexuses, which the celiac branch of the posterior vagal trunk supplies.
a) celiac plexus
b) splenic plexus
c) hepatic plexus
d) renal plexus
