Nerves Flashcards
What Is the V cranial nerve called?
Trigeminal
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
12
Which nerve supplies the upper anterior teeth?
Superior anterior dental nerve
Which nerve supples the lower molars?
Inferior dental nerve
Which nerve supplies the lower anterior teeth?
Incisive nerve
Which nerve exits through the mandibular foramen?
Inferior dental nerve
What are the 4 types of injections?
ID block Intraligamentry Infiltration Intrapulpal (endo) Intraoesous
What can nerves function as?
Sensory/motor/both
List the 12 cranial nerves
l - olfactory (smell) ll - optic lll - oculomotor (eye) lV - trochlear (eye) V - trigeminal (both) Vl - abducens (eye) Vll - facial Vlll - auditory lX - glossopharyngeal (both-taste-swallow) X - vagus Xl - accessory Xll - hypoglossal.
What are the four nerves dentistry related?
V- trigeminal (5th)
Vll - facial (7th)
lX - glossopharyngeal (9th)
Xll-hypoglossal
What is the 12th cranial nerve?
Hypoglossal
Motor- tongue muscles
What is the ninth cranial nerve?
Glossopharyngeal
Sensory - taste
Motor- swallowing
What is the 7th cranial nerve?
Facial
Sensory - taste
Motor - muscle of facial expression
What is the largest cranial nerve?
Trigeminal
What 3 divisions does the trigeminal nerve split into?
Ophthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular