Nerves Flashcards

1
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First Cranial nerve

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-Olfactory nerve(smell)

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Second Cranial nerve

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Optic nerve (sight)

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Third Cranial nerve

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Oculomotor nerve (Orbital muscles for eye movement)

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4
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Fourth Cranial nerve

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Trochlear nerve (Orbital muscles for eye movement)

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5
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Fifth cranial nerve

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Trigeminal nerve( Motor: movement of the **jaws** and **muscles of mastication**
Sensory: sensation of feeling for the **face, teeth, and periodontal ligaments**, and anterior two thirds of the **tongue**)
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Sixth Cranial nerve

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Abducens nerve (Orbital muscles for eye movement)

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Seventh Cranial nerve

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Facial Nerve ( Motor: to the muscles of facial expression
Sensory: taste to anterior two-thirds of tongue
Secretory: to submandibular and sublingual glands)

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Eighth Cranial nerve

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Auditory Nerve(Sense of hearing, position, and balance)

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Tenth Cranial nerve

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Vagus nerve( Pharyngeal and laryngeal movements: digestive tract)

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Eleventh Cranial Nerve

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Accessory nerve(Neck movements: sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles)

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Twelfth Cranial nerve

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Hypoglossal nerve ( Motor: tongue movement (muscles)

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12
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Largest cranial nerve

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Trigeminal nerve

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Trigeminal Nerve origin

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  • Large seminlunar or trigeminal ganglion on the superior surface of the petrosal portion of the temporal bone
  • Located in semilunar fossa medial to foramen ovale
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14
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Trigeminal nerve divisions

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  • Division I- Ophthalmic
  • Division II- Maxillary nerve
  • Division III- Mandibular nerve
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15
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Ophthalmic and maxillary nerve are

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Afferent only(sensory)

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16
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Mandibular nerve is

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Efferent (motor) and afferent (sensory)

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17
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Supply afferent/sensory neurons that provide the brain with information about the position of the teeth and jaws at all times

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Maxillary and mandibular divisions

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18
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Proprioceptive neurons supply

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Periodontal ligament around
each tooth from maxillary and mandibular divisions of trigeminal nerve

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19
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Have richest supply of proprioceptive endings

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Canines

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20
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TMJ proprioceptive neurons

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In the capsule and disc and innervated by the auriculotemporal branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

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21
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Ophthalmic Nerve origin

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exits skull through superior orbital fissure on the superior surface of the orbit

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Ophthalmic Nerve branches

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  • *-Lacrimal nerve** (smallest),
  • *-Frontal nerve**(largest )
  • Nasociliary nerve
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Ophthalmic Nerve sensations

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-Touch, pain, pressure
-Skin of upper third of face (forehead and anterior scalp, and the skin around the eyeball, eyelid and nose,
and part of the nasal mucosa)
-Maxillary sinus

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24
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Maxillary nerve sensations

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touch, pain, pressure, and temperature

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The maxillary nerve innervates

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  • Middle third of face and the palate
  • Pulp of all maxillary teeth
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26
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The maxillary nerve exists the brain through

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Foramen rotundum

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27
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After passing through foramen rotundum, the maxillary nerve passes into

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The pterygopalatine space and splits into four branches

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28
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Four important branches of the Maxillary nerve

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  • -Pterygopalatine*
  • -Posterior superior alveolar (PSA)*
  • -Infraorbital*
  • -Zygomatic nerve*
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29
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First branch of the maxillary nerve

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Pterygopalatine nerve

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30
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Where does the pterygopalatine nerve split off from

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-Close to foramen rotundum

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31
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Which branch of the Pterygopalatine Nerve passes through the greater palatine foramen and what does it become?

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Descending palatine nerve becomes Greater palatine nerve

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32
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Greater palatine nerve innervation

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  • Mucosa of posterior part of hard palate
  • Palatal gingiva of posterior teeth
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33
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Nerves that arise posterior to the Greater palatine foramen

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Middle and Posterior (lesser) palatine nerves enter the palate through the lesser palatine foramen to spread posteriorly to supply the tonsils and mucosa of the soft palate

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34
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Long branch of Pterygopalatine nerve that runs along roof of nasal cavity

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  • Nasopalatine nerve
  • Runs along nasal septum->enters bone of palate->arises in anterior palate through incisive foramen
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35
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Nasopalatine nerve Innervates

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-Soft tissue of the nasal septum and gingiva

-Palatal soft tissue lingual to the anterior teeth

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36
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The right and left nasopalatine nerves combined with the greater palatine nerves innervate

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Soft tissues of entire hard palate

37
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Second branch of Maxillary nerve

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Posterior Superior Alveolar nerve (PSA) nerve

38
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Before the maxillary nerve enters the infraorbital fissure and canal on the floor of the orbit it gives off

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Posterior Superior Alveolar nerve

39
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The Posterior superior alveolar nerve enters

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-Alveolar canals on infratemporal portion of maxilla

40
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-Once in maxillary bone the posterior superior alveolar nerve supplies

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-Maxillary molars(except mesiobuccal root of maxillary first molars)

  • Alveolar bone
  • PDL
  • Facial gingiva of maxillary molars
  • Mucosa of part of maxillary sinus
  • Cheek mucosa next to maxillary molars
41
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Third Branch of the maxillary nerve

A

Infraorbital nerve

42
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In the pterygopalatine space, a third branch of the maxillary nerve splits off and passes through

A
  • Inferior orbital fissure on floor of orbit and enters infraorbital canal
  • Becomes infraorbital nerve
43
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Within the infraorbital canal the infraorbital nerve gives off two branches

A

Middle superior alveolar nerve(MSA) and Anterior superior alveolar nerve (ASA)

44
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The middle superior alveolar nerve passes

A

Forward through lining of maxillary sinus

45
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Branches of middle superior alveolar nerve supply

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  • Maxillary premolars and mesiobuccal root of maxillary first molar
  • Alveolar bone
  • Periodontal ligaments
  • Facial gingiva
  • In maxillary premolar region and part of maxillary sinus
46
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Second branch given off by the infraorbital nerve while in the infraorbital canal

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Anterior superior alveolar nerve

47
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Anterior superior alveolar nerve supplies

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  • Pulp
  • Supporting alveolar bone
  • Periodontal ligaments
  • Facial gingiva
  • Of maxillary anterior teeth and part of maxillary sinus
48
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Infraorbital nerve exits from

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Infraorbital foramen

49
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After exiting from the infraorbital foramen, the infraorbital nerve splits into terminal branches that innervate

A
  • Skin and mucosa of side of nose(nasal nerve)
  • Skin and mucosa of lower eyelid(palpebral nerve)
  • Skin and mucosa of upper lip, facial gingiva of maxillary premolars and facial gingiva of anterior teeth(labial nerve)
50
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Fourth branch of maxillary nerve

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Zygomatic nerve

51
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The zygomatic nerve arises in

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-Pterygopalatine fossa

-Enters orbit via infraorbital fissure and then divides into zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial nerves(upper and lower branches)

52
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The zygomatic nerve supplies

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-Skin of temporal region and lower part of orbit

53
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Division III of trigeminal nerve

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Mandibular nerve

54
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Mixed nerve (sensory and motor) and only motor portion of trigeminal nerve

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Mandibular nerve

55
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Motor fibres of mandibular nerve supply

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-8 muscles of mastication

-Mylohyoid muscle

-Anterior belly of the digastric muscle

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Sensory fibres of mandibular nerve supply

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  • Touch, pain, pressure and temperature
  • Lower third of face
  • Floor of mouth
  • Anterior two thirds of tongue(not taste)
  • Mandibular teeth
57
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The mandibular nerve exits the neurocranium through

A

Foramen ovale

58
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As mandibular nerve exists foramen ovale

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-Passes into infratemporal space(Space medial to mandibular ramus and zygomatic arch and inferior to temporal bone

-Divides into four branches as it passes inferiorly to mandibular foramen

59
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Four main branches of mandibular nerve

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  • Auriculotemporal nerve
  • Buccal nerve
  • Lingual nerve

- Inferior alveolar nerve

60
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First branch of the mandibular division

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Auricular temporal nerve

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Auriculotemporal nerve origin

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-Comes off main trunk immediately below base of skull and turns backwards to provide sensation

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Auriculotemporal nerve supplies

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  • Pain and proprioception fibres to the TMJ
  • Skin of outer ear
  • Lateral aspect of skull and cheek
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Buccal nerve origin

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-Comes off just below foramen ovale

-Passes through infratemporal space between the two heads of lateral pterygoid muscle and then down and forward toward to the buccinator muscle

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Buccal nerve innervates

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-Mucosa and skin of cheek in area of mandibular molars up to corner of mouth

-Sometimes second premolars

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Lingual nerve origin

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Inferior to foramen ovale

-Passes downward and medial to ramus but lateral to medial pterygoid muscle to mucous membrane just lingual to last molar

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Lingual nerve innervation

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  • Touch, pain, pressure, temperature(not taste)
  • Dorsal(top) and ventral(bottom) surface of anterior two thirds of the tongue and adjacent tissues(floor of mouth, inner surface of mandible and lingual gingiva of entire mandible)
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Inferior alveolar nerve origin

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-Diverts from mandibular nerve on medial side of lateral pterygoid muscle

68
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The inferior alveolar nerve parallels the direction of the

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  • Lingual nerve
  • Descends between sphenomandibular ligament and ramus to mandibular foramen
69
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At the mandibular foramen the Inferior alveolar nerve

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Gives off mylohyoid nerve and enters mandibular foramen

70
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The mylohyoid nerve pierces the

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Sphenomandibular ligament and travels forward in the mylohyoid groove to supply mylohyoid muscle

71
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Once the Inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandible through the mandibular foramen it is in the

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  • Mandibular canal
  • Gives off dental branches that spread through trabecular bone of mandible
  • Enter apical foramen of all mandibular molars and premolars
  • Innervates PDL and alveolar processes of those teeth
72
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Within the mandibular canal, the Inferior alveolar nerve splits near the roots of the premolars to become

A

-Mental and incisive nerves

73
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Incisive nerve supplies

A
  • Mandibular incisor and canine teeth
  • Their PDLs and alveolar processes
74
Q

The mental nerve branch of the Inferior alveolar nerve exits from the body of the mandible through

A

-Mental foramen

75
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Mental nerve supplies

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  • Facial gingiva of the mandibular incisors, canines, and premolars
  • Mucosa and skin of the lower lip and chin on that side up to the midline
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Motor(efferent) branches of mandibular nerve supply to muscles of mastication

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  • Masseteric nerve-(Masseter muscle and TMJ)
  • Posterior and anterior temporal nerves(Temporalis muscle)
  • Medial pterygoid nerve(medial pterygoid muscle)

-Lateral pterygoid nerve(lateral pterygoid muscle)

77
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Facial nerve fibres are

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Mixed(sensory and motor)

78
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Facial nerve route of travel from brain

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-Penetrates petrous portion of temporal bone through external acoustic meatus

-Exits skull between styloid and mastoid process through stylomastoid foramen

-Passes through parotid gland

79
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Efferent fibres of facial nerve innervate

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  • Muscles of facial expression
  • Posterior belly of digastric muscle
  • Stylohyoid muscle
  • Stapedius muscle
80
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Secretory fibres of Facial nerve innervate

A

-Secretions from Sublingual(Under mucosa in floor of mouth superior to mylohyoid muscle) and Submandibular glands(Located in submandibular fossae on medial surface of mandible inferior to mylohyoid muscle)

81
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Afferent(sensory) fibres of Facial nerve origin

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-Chorda tympani branch- branch off within petrous portion of temporal bone

-Course through tympanic cavity and exit skull through petrotympanic fissure

82
Q

The Chorda tympanic fibres of the facial nerve join with

A

-Lingual nerve and supply sense of taste to anterior two thirds of tongue

83
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The glossopharyngeal nerve type

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  • Mixed nerve(sensory and motor)
  • Supplies parts of tongue and pharynx
84
Q

The glossopharyngeal nerve exits the skull via

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-Jugular foramen

-Passes down and forward to enter tongue

85
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Afferent fibres of Glossopharyngeal nerve supply

A

-Taste and sensation to posterior one third of tongue

-Sensation to mucosa of pharynx and tonsils

86
Q

Motor nerves of the Glossopharyngeal innervate

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Stylopharyngeus muscle of the pharnyx

87
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Secretory fibres of the Glossopharyngeal nerve innervate

A

Parotid gland

88
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The hypoglossal nerve exits the skull through

A

-Hypoglossal canals above occipital condyles(near anterior border of foramen mangnum)

89
Q

Hypoglossal nerve innervation

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  • Descends steeply to muscles that move tongue
  • Genioglossus, styloglossus, hyoglossus