Nuclei of Cranial Nerves

Question 1

Which nuclei are red nuclei?

Answer 1

Somatic efferent nuclei

Question 2

Which nuclei are blue nuclei?

Answer 2

Visceral efferent nuclei

Question 3

Which nuclei are dark blue nuclei?

Answer 3

Nuclei of brachial arch nerves

Question 4

What nuclei are yellow nuclei?

Answer 4

Somatic afferent (somatic sensory) and vistibulocochlear nuclei.

Question 5

Which nuclei are green nuclei?

Answer 5

Visceral afferent (visceral sensory) nuclei.

Question 6

What is the name of the somatic efferent nucleus of the oculomotor nerve that supplies the eye muscles?

Answer 6

Nucleus of oculomotor nerve

Question 7

What is the name of the somatic efferent nucleus of the trochlear nerve that supplies the eye muscles?

Answer 7

Nucleus of trochlear nerve

Question 8

What is the name of the somatic efferent nucleus of the abducens nerve that supplies the eye muscles?

Answer 8

Nucleus of the accessory nerve.

Question 9

What is the name of the somatic efferent nucleus of the accessory nerve (spinal root) that supplies the shoulder muscles?

Answer 9

Nucleus of accessory nerve

Question 10

What is the name of the somatic efferent nucleus of the hypoglossal nerve that supplies the lingual muscles (tongue muscles)?

Answer 10

Nucleus of hypoglossal nerve.

Question 11

What is the name of the visceral efferent nucleus of the oculomotor nerve that supplies the papillary sphincter and ciliary muscle?

Answer 11

Visceral oculomotor nucleus (Edinger-Westphal)

Question 12

What is the name of the visceral efferent nucleus of the facial nerve that supplies the submandibular nerve and sublingual nerve?

Answer 12

Superior salivatory nucleus

Question 13

What is the name of the nucleus of the glossopharyngeal nerve that supplies the parotid gland?

Answer 13

Inferior salivatory nucleus

Question 14

What is the name of the nucleus of the vagus nerve that supplies the viscera that the vagus nerve supplies?

Answer 14

Dorsal vagal nucleus

Question 15

Which of the brachial arch nuclei supplies the muscles of mastication (CN5 V3)?

Answer 15

Trigeminal motor nucleus

Question 16

Which of the brachial arch nuclei supplies the facial muscles (CN 7)?

Answer 16

Facial nucleus

Question 17

Which of the brachial arch nuclei supplies the pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles (CN9, CN10, CN11 - Cranial Root)?

Answer 17

Nucleus ambiguous.

Question 18

Which somatic afferent nucleus associated with the trigeminal nerve supplies the muscles of mastication?

Answer 18

Mesencephalic nucleus

Question 19

Which somatic afferent nucleus associated with the trigeminal nerve receives information about touch, vibration, and joint position?

Answer 19

Principal (pontine) sensory nucleus

Question 20

Which somatic afferent nucleus associated with the trigeminal nerve receives information about pain and temperature sensation in the head?

Answer 20

Spinal nucleus

Question 21

How many nuclei are associated with the vestibulocochlear nerve?

Answer 21

6 (4 - vestibular part, 2 - cochlear part)

Question 22

What kind of nuclei is the nucleus of the solitary tract (nuclear complex)?

Answer 22

Visceral afferent nuclei (green)

Question 23

Which part of the nucleus of the solitary tract gives information about taste from CN 7, CN 9, CN 10?

Answer 23

The superior part.

Question 24

What kind of fibers does the inferior part of the nucleus of the solitary tract give rise to?

Answer 24

General visceral afferents from CN 9 and CN 10.