Facial

Question 0

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

Answer 0

Nucleus of Facial Nerve (BE), Superior Salivatory (VE), Tractus Solitarius (SVA), and Spinal Nucleus of Trigeminal (SA).

Question 1

The apparent origin of the facial nerve lies at the inferior pontine sulcus, just lateral to the recess between ___ and ___.

Answer 1

Olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle.

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Superior Salivatory.

Question 3

Name the visceral efferent cranial nucleus and their peripheral ganglion.

Answer 3

Superior Salivatory -> Submandibular Ganglion.

Question 4

At the lateral end of the acoustic meatus, the facial nerve enters the ___ to reach the ___.

Answer 4

Facial canal, stylomastoid foramen.

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Great Auricular and Auriculotemporal.

Question 6

Name two ganglia, which communicate with the genicular ganglion.

Answer 6

Otic and pterygopalatine ganglia.

Question 7

Name the modalities of the greater petrosal nerve.

Answer 7

Visceral efferent and special visceral afferent.

Question 8

The greater petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

Answer 8

Geniculate ganglion, nerve of the pterygoid canal.

Question 9

The deep petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

Answer 9

Internal carotid plexus, nerve of the pterygoid canal.

Question 10

The external petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

Answer 10

Middle meningeal sympathetic plexus, Geniculate ganglion.

Question 11

The lesser petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

Answer 11

Otic ganglion, geniculate gangion.

Question 12

In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joined with the ___ from ___ and it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal.

Answer 12

Deep petrosal nerve, internal carotid plexus.

Question 13

Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it receives the auricular nerve from the ___.

Answer 13

Vagus nerve.

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Great petrosal nerve -> nerve of the pterygoid canal.

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Nervus intermedius -> Facial nerve -> Chorda tympani nerve -> Lingual nerve -> Submandibular ganglion.

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Greater and deep petrosal.

Question 17

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

Answer 17

External petrosal nerve.

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Posterior auricular nerve.

Question 19

The cervical branch of the facial nerve communicates with ___ of ___.

Answer 19

Transverse cutaneous cervical nerve of C2 and C3.

Question 20

Name two branches of the facial nerve in the facial canal.

Answer 20

Nerve to the Stapedius and Chorda tympani.

Question 21

Name three branches of the facial nerve at the exit of the stylomastoid foramen.

Answer 21

Stylohyoid nerve, Digastric nerve and Posterior auricular.

Question 22

Name fiber branches of the facial nerve on the face.

Answer 22

Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Marginal Mandibular and Cervical.

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Nerve to the Stapedius.

Question 24

Name the nerve which passes the middle tympanic cavity thru the anterior and the posterior canaliculi.

Answer 24

Chorda tympani of facial nerve.

Question 25

Name the modalities of the chorda tympani.

Answer 25

Visceral efferent and special visceral afferent.

Question 26

The chorda tympani join the ___ of___.

Answer 26

Lingual nerve of mandibular nerve.

Question 27

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

Answer 27

Occipital nerve of posterior auricular.

Question 28

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

Answer 28

Temporal nerve of facial nerve.

Question 29

Name the six intrinsic muscles of the auricle.

Answer 29

Helicis minor and major, tragus, antitragicus, transversus auriculae and oblique auriculae.

Question 30

Name nerve, which supplies the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis.

Answer 30

Temporal nerve.

Question 31

The superficial branches of the buccal nerve join with the ___ of ___ and ____ of ___.

Answer 31

Infratrochlear of the nasociliary and external nasal of the anterior ethmoidal branch.

Question 32

The levator anguli oris and the zygomaticus minor are innervated by the ___ of ___.

Answer 32

Infraorbital plexus of the upper deep branch of the buccal nerve.

Question 33

Name the nerve which innervates the risorius.

Answer 33

Marginal mandibular of the facial nerve.

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Lesser occipital and posterior part of great auricular.

Question 35

Name the nerve which innervates the corrugator supercilii.

Answer 35

Temporal nerve of facial nerve.

Question 36

The procerus is innervated by the ___ of ___.

Answer 36

Superficial branch of buccal nerve.

Question 37

Name the nerve which innervates the zygomaticus major.

Answer 37

Upper deep branch of buccal nerve.

Question 38

The transverse cutaneous cervical nerve communicates with ___ of the facial nerve.

Answer 38

Cervical nerve.

Question 39

Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion. Superior salivatory nucleus -> ___, Genicular ganglion -> ___ -> ___ -> Submandibular ganglion.

Answer 39

Nervus intermedius, chorda tympani, and lingual.

Question 40

Facial paralysis is known as ___.

Answer 40

Bell’s palsy.