Gastrointestinal Flashcards
All but one tongue muscles are innervated by the _______
The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
All of the tongue muscles are innervated by _____, except the ______, which is innervated by _____.
All of the tongue muscles are innervated by CNXII (hypoglossal), except the palatoglossus which is innervated by CNX (vagus)
The palatoglossus is innervated by the ________
Vagus nerve (CN X)
Constrictor muscles of the pharynx are innervated by _______
Constrictor muscles of the pharynx are innervated by the vagus nerve (CNX)
The external layer of pharyngeal muscle
Constrictor muscles
Inner longitudinal muscles of the pharynx are innervated by
CNIX (glossopharyngeal) and CNX (vagus)
True/False: Stylopharyngeus is one of two muscles innervated by CNIX
False
Stylopharyngeus is the only muscle innervated by CNIX
Stylopharyngeus is the only muscle innervated by ______
Stylopharyngeus is the only muscle innervated by CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
______ is the only muscle innervated by CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
Stylopharyngeus is the only muscle innervated by CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
Nerves involved in the gag reflex
Sensory Limb- CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
Motor Limb- CNIX (glossopharyngeal) and CNX (vagus)
Summary: Glossopharyngeal and vagus nerve are involved
Nerve(s) in gag reflex sensory limb
CNIX (Glossopharyngeal)
Nerve(s) in gag reflects motor limb
CNIX (Glossopharyngeal) and CNX (Vagus nerve)
Nerve(s) that supplies the anterior 2/3rds of the tongue
General sensory- CNV3 (trigeminal nerve- mandibular nerve)
Special sensory (taste) - CNVII (facial nerve)
Nerve(s) that supply the posterior 1/3rd of the tongue
General and special sensory- CNIX (glossopharyngeal)
What are the muscles of the jaw closing and opening innervated by?
CNV3
The mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
True/False: the mandibular nerve Innervates jaw muscles opening and closing?
True
True/False: The mandibular nerve is a division of the trochlear cranial nerve.
False
CNV3 (mandibular) is a division of the trigeminal nerve
List the muscles involved in Jaw Closing
Masseter
Temporalis
Medial ptyergoid
List the muscles involved in Jaw Opening
Lateral ptyergoid
Pterygoid plates are part of the _______
Pterygoid plates are part of the sphenoid bone
Describe appendicitis pain
Dull ache around the umbilicus, which then moves to become a sharp localised pain in the RIF as it irritates the parietal peritoneum.
Appendix: foregut? hindgut? or midgut?
Midgut organ
Nerves in the parasympathetic innervation of the GI Tract
Vagus nerve and Pelvic splanchnic nerve (S2, S3, S4)
Parasympathetic innervation of the descending colon to the anal canal
Pelvic Splanchnic nerve (S2, S3, S4)
Parasympathetic innervation up to the distal end of the transverse colon
Vagus nerve
Is the Liver intraperitoneal or retroperitoneal?
Intraperitoneal
Parasympathetic/Sympathetic nerves synapse indirectly/directly onto cells of the adrenal gland
Sympathetic nerves synapse directly onto cells of the adrenal gland
List the visceral afferent nerves fibres of the gut
T6-T9 Foregut
T8-T12 Midgut
T10-L2 Hingut
Visceral afferent nerves of the foregut
T6-T9
Visceral afferent nerves of the midgut
T8-T12
Visceral afferent nerves of the hindgut
T10-L2
Function of gallbladder
Stores AND concentrates bile
1st branch of Abdominal aorta
Coeliac trunk
Branch of the abdominal aorta at T12 level
Coeliac trunk
What does the coeliac trunk supply?
The organs of the foregut
The ______ is the 1st branch of the abdominal aorta, at ____ level, and supplies the organs of the ______
The coeliac trunk is the 1st branch of the abdominal aorta, at T12 level, and supplies the organs of the foregut
Which artery has a very tortuous course?
Splenic artery
Where does the splenic artery run in relation to the pancreas?
Along the superior border of the pancreas