HEAD INNERVATIONS Flashcards
Lacrimal gland innervated by?
Superior Salivatory Nucleus
Lacrimal gland synapses on?
on the Pterygopalatine ganglion
Pain from which tract?
Lateral Spinothalamic Tract
Patient is given topical to relieve what fibers?
A delta fibers
NT for A delta fibers
glutamate
Sensation on the face & teeth involved what nucleus?
Main Sensory Nucleus of V
What are the primary sensory neurons of termination involved in pain from the maxillary 2nd molar?
Spinal Nucleus of V
Nucleus of CN V include?
I. Mesencephalic nucleus: proprioception of face, jaw-jerk reflex
II. Main sensory nucleus: light touch
III. Spinal Trigeminal nucleus: pain & temperature
Which subnucleus of the spinal nucleus of V is responsbile for pain sensation ?
pars interpolaris
Pain from face goes to?
VPM
difference between Facial pain & Body pain?
Facial Pain: VPM (Ventral Posteromedial nucleus)
Body pain: VPL (Ventral posterolateral nucleus)
Branchiomeric nerves come from where?
CN 5, 7, 9, 10
Branchiometric nerves are nerves to striated muscles of the head & neck that develop from ?
bracnchial arches
Nerves included ?
CN 5 (1st arch), CN 7 (2nd arch), CN 9 (3rd arch), CN 10 (4th/6th arch)
What nerve involved in blinking
CN V1 & CN 7
What nerve innervates the skin above the upper lip?
infraorbital N
Patient complains about burning sensation in the mandibular anterior?
Mental nerve