Gregory Giles Flashcards
Where does the facial nerve arise
Between pons and medulla as motor root and sensory root which pass through internal auditory meatus into facial canal of petrous temporal bone
Where are upper motor neurones
Where are lower motor neurones
From cortex to brainstem
From brainstem to motor components
What is the pathway of motor route of facial nerve
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Emerges between pons and medulla
Through internal auditory meatus into facial canal of petrous temporal bone
Travels laterally to medial wall of middle ear
Joins nervus intermedius to form facial nerve in petrous temporal bone
Sharp turn at geniculate ganglion
Greater petrosal nerve, nerve to stapedius and chorda tympani given off
Exits through stylomastoid foramen into infra temporal fossa where small sensory branch innervates skin over external auditory meatus, upon emerging nerve entirely motor
Are the upper motor neurones for upper 1/3 of the face contralateral, ipsilateral or bilateral
Bilateral
Are upper motor neurones for lower 2/3 of face contralateral, ipsilateral or bilateral
Controlateral
What innervates muscles of facial expression and where do the muscles originate and insert
Facial nerve
Surface of skull
Dermis of skin
What are the layers of the face
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Skin
Subcutaneous fat
Musculoaponeuritic system
Deep fascia
What gives blood supply to muscles of facial expressions
Internal carotid artery and external carotid artery
What is the pathway of facial nerve in petrous temporal bone
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Originate between pons and medulla
Through IAM then travel laterally to medial wall of middle ear
Sharp turn at geniculate ganglion to run horizontally across medial wall of middle ear
Nerve reaches posterior wall of petrous temporal bone
Sharp turn to exit through stylomastoid foramen into infra temporal fossa
Which branches of facial nerve carry fibres of nervus intermedius
4
What do they innervate
Lesser superficial petrosal- parasympathetic fibres to parotid gland
Greater superficial petrosal- sensory fibres to palate, parasympathetic fibres to lacrimal and mucous gland
Chorda tympani- sensory fibres to anterior 2/3, parasympathetic fibres to submandibular and sublingual gland
Which branches of facial nerve carry fibres of motor route
5
What do they innervate
Nerve to stapedius- stapedius muscle of inner ear
Nerve to digastric- digastric muscle posterior belly
Nerve to stylohyoid- stylohyoid muscle
Posterior auricular nerve- muscles around ear
Facial motor branches- muscles of facial expression
What is the pathway of greater superficial petrosal nerve
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Arises from geniculate ganglion in facial canal
Passes through greater superficial petrosal foramen into middle cranial fossa
Joined by deep petrosal nerve from internal carotid plexus to form nerve of pterygoid canal
Nerve of pterygoid canal passes through foramen lacerum to pterygopalatine ganglion
What is the pathway of chorda tympani
Branches off in mastoid section of facial nerve
Passes across tympanic membrane
Pterygotympanic fissure into infra temporal fossa
Joins lingual nerve and passes to submandibular ganglion
What is the pathway of parasympathetic, sensory and sympathetic input through ganglia
Parasympathetic: relay and synapse in ganglion
Sensory: pass through
Sympathetic: pass through
What is the difference between the courses of parasympathetic and sympathetic fibres?
Parasympathetic has long pre ganglionic course and short post ganglionic coarse
Sympathetic has short pre ganglionic and long post ganglionic coarse
What does submandibular ganglion house
Parasympathetic secretomotor fibres to SM and SL glands, sensory fibres to anterior 2/3 tongue
What does otic ganglion house
Parasympathetic secretomotor fibres to parotid gland
What does meckels ganglion house
Secretomotor fibres to lacrimal glands, mucous and serous glands of palate, nose and paranasal sinuses
What does cilliary ganglion house
Fibres to sphincter pupillae and cillary muscle
What is Frey’s syndrome
What is it’s symptom
Regrowth of nerve supply to parotid gland resulting in nerve supply to sweat glands
Gustatory sweating
What is Ramsay hunt syndrome
What is it’s symptoms
Herpes zoster infection in geniculate ganglion
Facial nerve paralysis, ear pain, taste loss, dry mouth and eyes, vesicles in ear canal, tongue and hard palate
What is horners syndrome
What is it’s symptoms
Interuption of sympathetic nerve supply to eye
Miosis, partial ptosis, loss of hemifacial sweating
What is the physiology of hearing?
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Vibrations captured by auricle and transmitted to external auditory meatus
Vibrations stimulate tympanic membrane and impulses transmitted through ossicles to cochlear
Vibrations pass through oval window to cochlea via Scala vestibuli
Impulses travel through cochlea stimulating organs of Corti which transduce vibrations to nerve impulses
Impulses travel to cerebrum by cochlear nerve you be analysed in auditory cortex
What are the components of external ear
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Auricle
External auditory canal
Tympanic membrane
What is the thickness of tympanic membrane
0.1 mm
What are the components of middle ear
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Eustacian tube
Ossicles
Oval window
Round window
What is the role of eustacian tube
Connect muliddle ear to nasopharynx to equalise pressure
What are the ossicles called
Malleus, incus, stapes
Where does oval window sit between
Middle ear and vestibule
Where is the inner ear located
Petrous temporal bone
What are the components of inner ear
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Vestibule
Semicircular canals
Cochleae
What are the otolith organs
Where are they
What do they do
Utricle and saccule
Vestibule
Balance
What are the semicircular canals filled with
What do they do
Endolymph
Balance
What are the ducts of the cochlea called And what are they filled with
Scala vestibule: perilymph
Cochlea duct: endolymph
Scala tympani: perilymph
What is the tip of the cochlea called
Helicotrema
What is the membrane between Scala vestibuli and cochlea duct called
What is the membrane between Scala tympani and cochlea duct called
Reissners membrane
Basilar membrane
Which membrane houses organs of Corti
Basilar membrane
How are ions distributed in cochlea
Scala vestibuli and Scala tympani high in sodium
Cochlea duct high in potassium
How many hair cells in the organ of Corti and how are they arranged
15000 hair cells
4 parallel rows
What separates the stereocillia from the endolymph of the cochlea
Tectorial membrane
What is the process of mechanico neural transduction in the cochlear
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Pressure waves begin at oval window and travel through Scala vestibuli
Parts of reissners membrane are displaced to create vibratory wave in potassium rich endolymph
Steriocillia of hair cells are displaced by vibratory wave which opens mechanically gated ion channels of hair cells
Potassium ions flow into hair cells leading to change in membrane potential, triggering the opening of vaultage gated calcium ion channels
Calcium enters which triggers neurotransmitter release
AP created in vestibulocochlear nerve afferents
What makes up the vestibular system
3
Semicircular canals
Utricule
Saccule
What are semi circular canals filled with
What structure sits at the base of each canal
What do the semi circular canals detect
Endolymph
Ampulla
Movement of the head in different planes and rotation