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Pns 2-1 Flashcards

1
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Name the sensory root of the facial cranial nerve.

A

Nervus intermedius

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2
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The apparent origin of the facial nerve lies at the inferior pontine sulcus, just lateral to the recess between the ___________ and ____________.

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olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle

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3
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Name four cranial nuclei and their modality related with the facial nerve.

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  1. Nucleus of facial - branchial efferent, 2. Superior salivatory nucleus - visceral efferent, 3. Tractus solitarius - afferent, 4. Spinal nucleus of trigeminal - general sensory
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Name four cranial nuclei and their target organ(s) related with the facial nerve.

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  1. Nucleus of facial - facial and auricular muscles, 2. Superior salivatory nucleus - nervus intermedius, 3. Tractus solitarius nucleus - ventral thalamic nuclei, 4. Spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve - auricular concha and external acoustic meatus
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Name the nucleus, which sends visceral motor fibers to the submandibular, sublingual & lacrimal glands.

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Superior salivatory nucleus sends to sensory root (nervus intermedius)

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Name the visceral efferent cranial nucleus and their peripheral ganglion

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  1. OCULOMOTOR - CILIARY, 2. SUP. SALIVATORY - SUBMANDIBULAR, 3. PTERYGOPALATINE, INF. SALIVATORY - OTIC
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7
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At the lateral end of the acoustic meatus, the facial nerve enters the _________ to reach the ____________.

A

facial canal to reach the stylomastoid foramen

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Name four nerves, which communicate with the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen

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GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL, VAGUS, GREAT AURICULAR, AURICULOTEMPORAL

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9
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Name two ganglia, which communicate with the genicular ganglion.

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  1. Pterygopalatine ganglion through greater petrosal nerve, 2. Otic ganglion through lesser petrosal nerve
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Name the modality(s) of the greater petrosal nerve.

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Special sensory and visceral efferent

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The greater petrosal nerve conveys between what?

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genicular ganglion and pterygopalatine ganglion

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The deep petrosal nerve conveys between __________ and ___________.

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internal carotid plexus and nerve of pterygoid canal

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13
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The external petrosal nerve conveys between ___________ and __________.

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the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus and genicular ganglion

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14
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The lesser petrosal nerve conveys between _________ and _________.

A

otic ganglion & tympanic plexus

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15
Q

In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joins with the ________ from ___________ & it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal.

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deep petrosal nerve from the internal carotid plexus

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16
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Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it receives the auricular nerve from _______.

A

Vagus

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17
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Name the nervous communications in sequence from the genicular ganglion to the pterygopalatine ganglion for the visceral efferent fibers.

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GENICULAR - GREATER PETROSAL - NERVE OF PTERYGOID CANAL - PTERYGOPALATINE GANG.

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18
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Name the two nerves which join and become the nerves to the pterygoid canal.

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Greater petrosal and deep petrosal nerves

19
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Name the nerve which conveys the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus to the genicular ganglion.

A

External petrosal nerve

20
Q

Name the nerve, which communicates with the posterior branch of the great auricular nerve.

A

Posterior auricular nerve

21
Q

The cervical branch of the facial nerve communicates with the __________.

A

transverse cutaneous cervical nerve

22
Q

Name two branches of the facial nerve in the facial canal.

A

Nerve to stapedius & chorda tympani

23
Q

Name three branches of the facial nerve at the exit of the stylomastoid foramen.

A

Posterior auricular, Digastric, Stylohyoid

24
Q

Name five branches of the facial nerve on the face.

A

Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Marginal Mandibular, Cervical

25
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Name the nerve, which arises from the facial nerve opposite the pyramidal eminence on the posterior tympanic cavity wall.

A

Nerve to stapedius

26
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Name the nerve which passes the middle tympanic cavity through the anterior & then posterior canaliculi.

A

Chorda tympani of facial

27
Q

Name the modality(s) of the chorda tympani.

A

Afferent

28
Q

The chorda tympani joins which nerve?

A

Lingual nerve of mandibular nerve

29
Q

Which nerve supplies the occipital belly of the epicranium?

A

Occipital nerve of posterior auricular nerve

30
Q

Which nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the lateral surface of the auricle?

A

Auricular nerve of posterior auricular nerve

31
Q

What are the six intrinsic muscles of the auricle?

A

Helicus major, Helicus Minor, Tragicus, Antitragicus, Transverse Auriculae, Oblique Auriculae

32
Q

Which nerve supplies the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis?

A

Temporal nerve

33
Q

Which two nerves innervate the orbicularis oculi?

A

Temporal nerve, Zygomatic nerve

34
Q

What do the superficial branches of the buccal nerve join with?

A

Infratrochlear of nasociliary & external nasal of anterior ethmoidal

35
Q

The levator anguli oris & the zygomaticus minor are innervated by what nerve?

A

Upper deep branch of buccal nerve

36
Q

Which nerve innervates the risorius?

A

Marginal mandibular nerve of facial

37
Q

Which two nerves communicate with the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve?

A

Posterior branch of great auricular nerve, Lesser occipital nerve

38
Q

Which nerve innervates the corrugator supercilii?

A

Temporal nerve of facial nerve

39
Q

The procerus is innervated by which nerve?

A

Buccal nerve of facial nerve

40
Q

Which nerve innervates the zygomaticus major?

A

Upper deep branches of buccal nerve

41
Q

The transverse cutaneous cervical nerve communicates with _________ of the facial nerve.

A

cervical nerve

42
Q

Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion. Sup. Salivatory Nu. _____, genicular ganglion, _____, _____, submandibular gang.

A

Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion. Sup. Salivatory Nu. NERVUS INTERMEDIUS, genicular ganglion, CHORDA TYMPANI, LINGUAL N., submandibular gang.

43
Q

Facial paralysis is known as _________.

A

Bell’s Palsy

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