Glossopharyngeal nerve Flashcards

1
Q

What are the branches of the Glossopharyngeal nerve?

A

Tympanic Nerve
Stylopharyngeal Nerve
The nerve to the carotid sinus
Pharyngeal branches Nerve
Tonsillar Nerve
Lingual nerve

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2
Q

What type of nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve

A

Mixed motor and sensory

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3
Q

Where does the glossopharyngeal nerve arise and where does it exit the skull

A

Arises in the medulla oblongata and exits thru the jugular foramen

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4
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Where does the Tympanic nerve exit the brain?

A

Foramen Ovale hole

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5
Q

What does the Tympanic nerve branch of glossopharyngeal nerve supply

A

parasympathetic to the the parotid gland ( supplies parotid gland )

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6
Q

What does the Stylopharyngeal nerve supply ?

A

Motor to the stylopharyngeous muscle

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7
Q

What does The nerve to carotid sinus off the glossopharyngeal N do?

A

regulates blood pressure / O2 / CO2

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8
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What nerve does the Pharyngeal nerve branch from the Glossopharyngeal nerve join to ( and supply )?

A

vagus nerve to join pharyngeal plexus to supply the muscles of the pharynx

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9
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What does the Tonsillar branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve supply

A

Sensory to palatine tonsils

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10
Q

what does the lingual Nerve supply off the glossopharyngeal nerve

A

sensory and taste to posterior 1/3 of tongue

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11
Q

What is a condition to do with the Glossopharyngeal nerve?

A

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia
- sharp pain in tongue, tonsils, and throat
- From infection or tumor
- worse when swallowing

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12
Q

What hole does the glossopharyngeal nerve exit the brain through?

A

Jugular Foramen

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13
Q

What cranial nerve is the glossopharyngeal nerve

A

IX ( 9 )

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