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Lecture 41 - Cranial Nerves Flashcards

1
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Organization of the cranial nerves

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forebrain: olfactory and optic
midbrain: oculomotor, trochlear
Pons: trigeminal
pontomedullary junction: abducens, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal
medulla: vagus, accessory, hypogossal

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Which cranial nerve is the only one to exit dorsally in the brain instead of ventrally

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Trochlear nerve

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Mnemonics to memorize cranial nerves and if sensory, motor, or both

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old Oliver ogg traveled to africa for very good vacation and holiday
Some Say Money Matters, But My Brother Says Big Boobs Matter More

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Olfactory tract sits in the

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olfactory sulcus of the frontal lobe

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What is the function of the olfactory tract

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Olfaction/Smell

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Is olfactory nerve sensory or motor

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Special sensory

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What is the pathway of the olfactory nerve

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T or F: The olfactory nerve is the only nerve where sensory information is not first relayed through the thalamus

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T

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What 4 structures does the primary olfactory cortex project to

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  1. Amygdala
  2. Hippocampus
  3. Piriform Cortex
  4. Secondary olfactory cortex
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Anosmia

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Lose sense of smell (injury, lesion, tumor)

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What are the 4 cranial nerves associated with the visual system and what do they control

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Vision transmitted by: Cranial Nerve II (optic nerve)

Eye movements are controlled by:
- Oculomotor (CNIII)
-Trochlear (CNIV)
-Abducens (CNVI)

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Is the optic nerve sensory or motor

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Special sensory

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T or F: The optic nerve is susceptible to diseases at numeral locations and the visual defect is associated with site of injury

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T

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T or F: the optic nerve is capable of regeneration following a lesion

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false, it is part of the CNS so it cannot regenerate

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What are the 6 extrinsic ocular muscles that control movement

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-Four recti
-2 oblique

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Eyelid control is regulated by which muscle

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Levator palpebrae superioris

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visual fields are controlled

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Contralaterally, so some crossover at optic chiasm, some do not (right visual field coming in the left eye stays on left side)

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The pathway of the oculomotor nerve

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midbrain -> superior colliculus -> superior orbital fissure -> divides to inferior and superior branches

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All cranial nerves that control eye movements pass through

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the superior orbital fissure (III, IV, VI)

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What 5 muscles does the oculomotor nerve control through motor control and their function

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  1. Levator Palpebrae Superioris: Raise eyelids

4/6 muscles that move the eye:
2. Superior rectus: elevates eyeball
3. Inferior rectus: Depresses eyeball
4. Medial rectus: Adducts eyeball
5. Inferior oblique: Elevates, abducts, and laterally rotates eyeball

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What are the muscle functions of the 6 eye muscles (primary, secondary, and tertiary)

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obliques abducted when they work together,
superior & inferior rectus adduct when they work together

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What 2 muscles does the oculomotor nerve control parasympathetically and their function

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  1. Sphincter pupillae: Constricts pupil and is responsible for pupillary light reflex
  2. Ciliary Muscles: Contracts (affect lens shape) and focusses lens on short-range objects
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What 3 structures are affected by oculomotor nerve palsy and describe what occurs

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  1. Eyelid (Ptosis): dysfunction of levator palpebrae
  2. Pupil (Mydriasis): Parasympathetic loss of ciliary function
  3. Eyeball Position: Down and out, and unopposed action of lateral rectus and superior oblique
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Is the trochlear nerve motor or sensory

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Motor

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Where does the trochlear nerve emerge from

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At level of midbrain (decussates here) and emerges from dorsal surface

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Where does the trochlear nerve exit

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Superior orbital fissure

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What does the trochlear nerve innervate and its functions

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Contralateral superior oblique muscle: Intorsion, depression and abduction of the eye

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What 3 characteristics define trochlear nerve palsy

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1 Eye position moves up and out
2. Head position compensates causing to tilt head away from affected side
3. Vertical diplopia
Can affect reading, doing stairs, balance = risk of falls

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Is the abducens nerve motor or sensory

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Motor

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Where does the abducens nerve originate, exit and innervate

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Originates: Pons (near pontomedullary junction

Exits: Superior orbital fissure

Innervates: Lateral rectus muscle

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How can abducens nerve palsy occur

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When any structure causes pressure on brainstem (space occupying lesion)

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What are 2 effects caused by abducens nerve palsy

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  1. Eye resting in adduction
  2. Diplopia (double vision)
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What is the largest cranial nerve

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Trigeminal nerve

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Is the trigeminal nerve motor or sensory

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Both

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What 3 functions is the trigeminal nerve responsible for (are they motor or sensory)

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  1. Biting and chewing (motor)
  2. Dampen tympanic membrane (motor)
  3. Sensation in face (Sensory)
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Where does the trigeminal nerve exit

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Ventral surface of the pons

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What does the trigeminal nerve control through motor movement

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  1. Muscles associated with mastication = chewing (temporalis, masseter, lateral and medial pterygoid, mylohyoid, and belly of digastric -> Dont memorize muscles)
  2. Dampens tympanic membrane via tensor tympani for protective function
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What are the 3 sensory branches of the trigeminal nerve

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  1. Ophthalmic
  2. Maxillary
  3. Mandibular
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What are 4 sensory functions the trigeminal nerve is responsible for

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  1. Discriminative touch
  2. Proprioception
  3. nociception
  4. Temperature
    ** all of the face
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40
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What is a disorder associated with damage to trigeminal nerve and what does it cause

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Facial Hemianesthesia: Loss of sensation of face on one side (contralateral)

41
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Where does the facial nerve emerge from

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The pons (pontomedullary junction)

42
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What 2 portions make up the facial nerve

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Intracranial portion and extracranial portion

43
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Is the facial nerve responsible for motor or sensory

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Motor, sensory, special sensory, and parasympathetic

44
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Where does the facial nerve exit

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  1. Internal acoustic meatus
  2. Stylomastoid foramen
45
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Stapedius of facial nerve function

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dampens sound so if damaged = hypersensitivity to sound

46
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Is the stapedius motor or sensory and is it intracranial or extracranial

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Intracranial and motor

47
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Hyperacusis

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Hypersensitivity to sound

48
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Chorda Tympani of facial nerve is

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Responsible for taste

49
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What are the 2 major landmarks of the facial nerve

50
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What are the 4 muscles that make up the extracranial portion of the facial nerve

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  1. Posterior auricular nerve
  2. Digastric muscle
  3. Stylohyoid muscle
  4. Motor root of facial nerve
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The function of the posterior belly of digastric and stylohyoid and is it motor or sensory

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Motor -> swallowing

52
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Facial nerve is responsible for (4)

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1) Facial expressions through facial muscles
2) ear dampening
3) swallowing
4) anterior 2/3 taste

53
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What are the 5 branches of the facial muscles and function (don’t need to know -Mackeely confirm)

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  1. Temporal: Rase eye brows
  2. Zygomatic: Close eye
  3. Buccal: smiling and whistling
  4. Mandibular: Pout
  5. Cervical: frowning
54
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The upper facial muscles are controlled

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Bilaterally

55
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The lower facial muscles are controllled

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Contralaterally

56
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Damage to UMN of facial nerve results in

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Contralateral weakness to lower facial muscles

57
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Damage to LMN of facial nerve results in

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Bell’s Palsy

58
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What structure of the facial nerve is responsible for sensory and special sensory

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Anterior 2/3 of tongue

59
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What structure of the facial nerve is responsible for parasympathetic

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Glands of the neck

60
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Is the vestibulocochlear nerve sensory or motor

61
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What is the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve responsible for

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  1. Balance
  2. Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex
62
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What is the cochlear portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve responsible for

63
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Where does the vestibular portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve arise from

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Vestibular nuclei (pons/medulla)

64
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Where does the cochlear portion of the vestibulocochlear nerve arise from

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Ventral and dorsal cochlear nuclei (inferior cerebellar nuclei)

65
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What can damage the vestibulocochlear nerve

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Whiplash from MVA

66
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The glossopharyngeal nerve originates in the

67
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The glossopharyngeal nerve exits the

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cranium via jugular foramen

68
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The glossopharyngeal nerve is responsible for sensory or motor

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Sensory, Motor, special sensory, and parasympathetic

69
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What is the motor muscle that the glossopharyngeal nerve controls

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Stylopharyngeus muscle

70
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What occurs if the glossopharyngeal nerve is damaged (in terms of the stylopharyngeus muscle)

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Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)

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What sensory structures does the glossopharyngeal nerve control

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  1. Middle ear and eustachian tube
  2. Tonsil and pharynx
  3. Carotid body and sinus
72
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What special sensory structures does the glossopharyngeal nerve control

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Taste for posterior 1/3 of tongue

73
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What special sensory structures does the glossopharyngeal nerve control

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Parotid Salivary Gland

74
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What nerve is responsible for the gag reflex

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Glossopharyngeal nerve (sensory info)

75
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What nerve control the gag reflex

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Cranial Nerve 9 (glossopharyngeal) does sensory info and Cranial Nerve 10 does motor (Vagus)

76
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The vagus nerve originates in the

77
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The longest cranial nerve is the

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Vagus nerve

78
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The vagus nerve exits the

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Jugular foramen

79
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Is the vagus nerve responsible for motor or sensory

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Motor, Sensory, Special sensory, parasympathetic

80
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What are the motor structures innervated by vagus nerve

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  1. Pharynx
  2. Soft palate
  3. Larynx
81
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What are the sensory structures innervated by vagus nerve

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  1. External acoustic meatus
  2. Larynx and laryngopharynx
  3. Heart
  4. Abdominal Viscera
82
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What are the special sensory structures innervated by vagus nerve

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Taste sensation to epiglottis and root of tongue

83
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What are the parasympathetic structures innervated by vagus nerve

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  1. Trachea, Bronchi
  2. GI Tract
  3. Regulates heart rhythm
84
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What are 6 affects of damage to vagus nerve

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  1. Gag reflex
  2. Dysphonia and aphonia
  3. Dysphagia
  4. Deviation of uvula (damage to vagus nerve on right = deviate to left)
  5. Loss of vagal tone of heart
  6. Unusal heart rate
85
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What occurs if there is overstimulation of the vagus nerve

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Vasovagal Syncope (fainting because blood vessels dilate too much or heart beat slows so not enough blood is going to brain)

86
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Is the accessory nerve sensory or motor

87
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The accessory nerve innervates

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The trapezius and the sternocleidomastoid muscles

88
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What are the 2 components of the accessory nerve

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  1. Spinal Component
  2. Cranial Component
89
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Where does the spinal component of the accessory nerve arise from and its pathway

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Arise: C1-C6 nerve roots

Pathway: Foramen magnum -> Jugular Foramen -> Muscles

90
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Where does the cranial component of the accessory nerve arise from and its pathway

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Arise: Medulla

Pathway: Exits via jugular foramen -> contacts spinal component -> Combines with vagus nerve

91
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SCM (Sternocleidomastoid) Function

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Lateral flexion, rotation unilaterally, and extension of neck bilaterally

92
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What is torticollis

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Damage to accessory nerve resulting in loss of function of SCM

93
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Trapezius function

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Upper - elevate scapula and rotate
Middle: Retract scapula
Lower: Pull scapula inferiorly

94
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Iatrogenic Nerve palsy

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Accessory nerve damage resulting in loss of function of trapezius and atrophy

95
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Is the hypoglossal nerve motor or sensory

96
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Where does the hypoglossal nerve originate from

97
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Where does the hypoglossal nerve innervate

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Extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue

98
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Where does the hypoglossal nerve pass

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Inferiorly to angle of mandible

99
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Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy

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Loss of movement in tongue

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