Nerve/ blood Supply

Question 1

What is the trigeminal nerve?

Answer 1

It is a mixed nerve

Containing sensory parts for taste and pain and motor parts for movement

Question 2

Where does the trigeminal nerve supply?

Answer 2

The jaw, teeth, nose, face, muscles of mastication and forehead

Question 3

What is the foramen?

Answer 3

A hole in the bone which the nerve supply goes through

Question 4

How does the maxillary branch leave the skull?

Answer 4

Though a hole called the foramen rotundum

Question 5

What is the 7th facial nerve?

Answer 5

A mixed nerve which is sensory and motor and supplies the anterior tongue and muscles of facial expression

Question 6

What is the 9th glossopharyngeal nerve?

Answer 6

A mixed nerve that supplies the tongue and pharynx

Gives sensation to the tongue

Question 7

What is the 12th hyposglossal nerve?

Answer 7

A motor nerve to the muscles of the tongue

Question 8

What artery does the does the bloody supply to the shop real cavity come from?

Answer 8

Carotid artery

Question 9

What is the trigeminal ganglion?

Answer 9

A collection of nerves held just above the cheek bone

Question 10

What main branches does the trigeminal ganglion split into?

Answer 10

1. Ophthalmic to the eye
2. Maxillary to the upper jaw/maxillae
3. Mandibular to the lower jaw/ mandible

Question 11

What does the ophthalmic nerve supply?

Answer 11

The forehead and eye

Question 12

What does the maxillary nerve supply?

Answer 12

Upper jaw

Question 13

What does the mandibular nerve supply?

Answer 13

Lower jaw (mandible)

Question 14

What does the maxillary nerve split into?

Answer 14

The nasal nerve (nose)
Labial nerve (top lip)
All upper teeth- the superior dental nerve

Question 15

What does the superior dental nerve split into?

Answer 15

The posterior superior dental nerve- feeding teeth 8-6

Middle superior dental nerve- feeding teeth 6-3

Anterior superior dental nerve- feeding front teeth- 3-1

Question 16

What is another name for long sphenopalatine nerve?

Answer 16

The naso palatine nerve

Question 17

Which nerve supplies the front of the palate?

Answer 17

The long sphenopalatine/ naso palatine nerve which comes through the incisive foramen

Question 18

Which nerve supplies the back of the palate?

Answer 18

The greater palatine nerve which comes through the greater palatine foramen

Question 19

How does the mandibular nerve come down?

Answer 19

Down the sides of the skull/face

Question 20

What does the mandibular nerve split into?

Answer 20

1. The long buccal nerve that supplies the cheek
2. The lingual nerve that supplies the tongue and floor of mouth
3. Inferior dental nerve- supplies all lower teeth

Question 21

Around what nerve is injected to block all lower teeth?

Answer 21

The inferior dental nerve

Question 22

What nerve does the mental foramen come off?

Answer 22

The inferior dental nerve

Question 23

What does the mental nerve supply?

Answer 23

Lower lip and chin

Question 24

Where does the mental nerve come through?

Answer 24

The mental foramen

Question 25

How does the mandibular branch leave the skull?

Answer 25

Through a hole called the foramen ovale

Question 26

For every nerve supply there is...

Answer 26

For every nerve supply there is a blood supply

Question 27

Where is the carotid artery?

Answer 27

In the side of the neck | Main blood supply to the face

Question 28

What does fossa mean?

Answer 28

A valley or a dip

Question 29

Where is the meniscus disc?

Answer 29

In the Glenoid fossa

Question 30

What is the meniscus disc?

Answer 30

A piece of cartilage

Question 31

Where does the blood supply which supplies the oral cavity come from?

Answer 31

Through the neck via the carotid artery. This then splits into branches to supply the different sections of the jaw

Question 32

Blood vessels have the same names as...

Answer 32

Blood vessels have the same names as the nerves

Question 33

What is the name for an inflamed sinus?

Answer 33

Sinusitis

Question 34

What are the four main nerve supplies?

Answer 34

5th trigeminal nerve 7th facial 9th glossopharyngeal 12th hypoglossal

Question 35

Where does the 5th trigeminal nerve supply?

Answer 35

A mixed (sensory and motor) which supplies the jaw, teeth, nose, face, muscles of mastication and forehead

Question 36

Where does the 7th facial nerve supply?

Answer 36

Mixed (sensory and motor) to anterior tongue and muscles of facial expression

Question 37

Where does the 9th glossopharyngeal nerve supply?

Answer 37

Mixed (sensory and motor) to tongue and pharynx

Question 38

Where does the 12th hypoglossal nerve supply?

Answer 38

Motor to muscles of the tongue

Question 39

What is the name of the 7th cranial nerve?

Answer 39

The facial nerve

Question 40

What is the name of the 9th cranial nerve?

Answer 40

Glossopharyngeal

Question 41

What is the name of the 12th cranial nerve?

Answer 41

Hypoglossal

Question 42

What does the 7th cranial nerve supply?

Answer 42

Anterior of tongue and muscles of facial expression

Question 43

What does the 9th cranial nerve supply?

Answer 43

Back of tongue and pharynx- also helps with swallowing

Question 44

What does the 12th cranial nerve supply?

Answer 44

Muscles of the tongue