Nerve supply of the head and nack Flashcards
What is the name of the 5th (V) cranial nerve?
Trigeminal Nerve
What is the name of the 7th (VII) cranial nerve?
Facial Nerve
What is the name of the 9th (IX) cranial nerve?
Glossopharyngeal Nerve
What is the name of the 12th (XII) cranial nerve?
Hypoglossal Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation to the teeth and surrounding soft tissues and muscles of mastication?
Trigeminal Nerve
Which division of the Trigeminal nerve supplies the upper teeth?
The Maxillary Nerve
Which division of the Trigeminal nerve supplies the lower teeth?
The Mandibular Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the upper central incisor to the canine and their labial gingivae and lip?
Anterior Superior Dental Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the upper first premolar to the anterior half of the upper first molar and their buccal gingivae?
Middle Superior Dental Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the posterior half of the upper first molar and the second and third molar and their buccal gingivae?`
Posterior Superior Dental Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the palatal gingivae of the upper central incisor to the canine?
Nasopalatine Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the palatal gingivae of the upper first premolar to the upper third molar?
Greater Palatine Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from all the lower teeth and the labial and buccal gingivae from the lower central incisor to the lower second premolar?
Inferior Dental Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the buccal gingivae from the lower first molar to the lower third molar?
Long Buccal Nerve
Which nerve supplies sensation from the lingual gingivae of all the lower teeth?
Lingual Nerve
