Trigeminal Flashcards
only motor section of Trigeminal
V3
largest (most myelinated) branch of the trigeminal
V3-75,000 myelinated fibers
smallest (least myelinated) branch of trigeminal
V1-25,000
Number of myelinated fibers of V2-
50,000
ONLY motor nerve of Trigeminal
V3
Passage into face of V1
into orbit through superior orbital fissure
Passage of V2 into vault
Foramen Rotundum
Passage of V3 into vault
Foramen ovale
Sensory distribution of V1 (ext and int)
forehead, upper eyelid, nose; internally– ant. nasal cavity/digital fossa
Sensory distribution of V2 (ext and int)
lower eyelid, upper eyelid; int - majority of nasal cavity, hard palate
Sensory distribution of V3 (ext and int)
Lower lip; int- oral cavity, ant 2/3 tongue, and floor
supplies sensory to ant 2/3 of tongue
V3
Sensory to hard palate
V2
Supplies most of the hard palate sensory
v2
Resident fiber
nerves that start from brainstem and stay on the trigeminal nerve
Acquired fiber
jump onto the trigeminal at a later point and are largely autonomic/parasympathetic
Special afferent nerves for taste are
acquired, thus added later on and does not originate at the brainstem
Parasympathetic to salivary glands and mucosal glands, and smooth muscle (spincter of pupil)
Acquired components CN-V
motor fibers and somatic sensory are _____ components
Resident components
makes up the cavernous sinus
dura mater
covers the trigeminal nerve and where it burrows into the cranial vault
Dura mater
Where the trigeminal ganglian sits
Meckel’s Cave/Trigeminal Cave-located in the middle carnial fossa which is a depression in the petrous temporal bone
Branches of the trigeminal that pass through the cavernous sinus foramen
V1, V2:
V3 passes inferiorly to the ovale
Cavernous sinus is made of
The sup. opthalmic and inf. opthalmic veins feed into sinus which sit on either side of the sella turcica and feed all other sinuses
Where is the cavernous sinus?
On either side of the sella turcica, near the optic chiamsa
The danger triangle
bridge of the nose to the corners of the mouth, the veins here drain directly back into cavernous sinus; clotting causes danger
Which nerves are in danger from the danger triangle clotting
CN III, IV, V1, V2 and CN VI