Nuclei and Ganglia

Question 1

What are the 4 kinds of SENSORY NUCLEI?

Answer 1

Trigeminal sensory, solitary sensory, cochlear sensory, vestibular sensory

Question 2

What are the 9 kinds of SENSORY GANGLIA?

Answer 2

Ganglia cells of retina, trigeminal ganglia, geniculate ganglia, cochlear ganglia, vestibular ganglia, superior glossopharyngeal ganglia, inferior glossopharyngeal gangliia, superior vagal ganglia, inferior vagal ganglia

Question 3

Trigeminal sensory

Answer 3

Sensory nuclei

Question 4

Solitary sensory

Answer 4

Sensory nuclei

Question 5

Cells of retina

Answer 5

Sensory ganglia

Question 6

Trigeminal (by the tissue)

Answer 6

Sensory ganglia

Question 7

Geniculate

Answer 7

Ganglia

Question 8

Superior glossopharyngeal

Answer 8

Ganglia

Question 9

Inferior glossopharyngeal

Answer 9

Ganglia

Question 10

Superior vagal (jugular)

Answer 10

Ganglia

Question 11

Inferior vagal (jugular)

Answer 11

Ganglia

Question 12

Function of solitary nuclei

Answer 12

Receive sensory for VISCERAL SENSATION, including pain (nose); taste; sensory from nasopharynx, oropharynx, middle ear, sinus; sensory from laryngopharynx, larynx, thorax, abdomen.

Question 13

Nuclei for visceral sensation

Answer 13

Solitary sensory nuclei

Question 14

Function of trigeminal nuclei

Answer 14

Skin sensory; sensory to the majority of the head, including pain, temperature, light touch, 2 point discrimination, proprioception; skin sensory to posterior tongue

Question 15

Superior glossopharyngeal sensory ganglion function

Answer 15

Sensory from the skin of the external ear and posterior 1/3 of the tongue