Neuroscience Week 1: Cranial Nerve V (Trigeminal Nerve)

Question 1

Identify

Answer 1

Opthalmic

Maxillary

Mandibular

Question 2

Major nerves of the ophthalmic division

Answer 2

• Frontal Nerve
• Lacrimal Nerve
• Supraorbital nerve

Question 3

Major nerves of the Maxillary Division

Answer 3

• Infraorbital nerve
• Superior Alveolar Nerves

Question 4

Major Branches of the Mandibular Division

Answer 4

• Buccal Nerve
• Auriculotemporal Nerve
• Lingual Nerve
• Inferior Alveolar Nerve
• Mental Nerve

Question 5

Sensory innervation of the face is provided by?

Answer 5

Branches of the Trigeminal Nerve

Question 6

Trigeminal Nerve Somatic Motor Functions

Answer 6

Muscles of mastication

Question 7

Trigeminal Nerve Autonomic Motor Functions

Answer 7

• the trigeminal doesn’t supply the parasympathetic stimulation itself
• The trigeminal nerve is associated with specific parasympathetic functions in the head, but only as a means of conveying the parasympathetic axons from other nerves (CNVII and CN IX) to their target organs

Question 8

Cranial Nerve VII and IX and the trigeminal nerve

Answer 8