Trigeminal nerve 1 Flashcards
Which cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve?
CN V
What are the 3 divisions of the cranial nerve?
- Ophthalmic
- Maxillary
- Mandibular
What are the 2 most important branches of the trigeminal nerve for dentists?
- Maxillary and mandibular
What is osteology?
The study of the structure and function of the skeleton and bony structures
What are the 3 exit points of the trigeminal nerve through the anterior of the skull?
- Supra-orbital notch (foramen)
- Infra-orbital foramen
- Mental foramen
What is a notch?
A semi-circular opening
Which branch and division of the trigeminal nerve will exit through the mental foramen?
- The second branch of the third division
What is the osteology of the hard palate? (5 points)
- Palatine process of maxilla
- Horizontal palate of palatine bone
- Incisal foramen
- Greater palatine foramen
- Lesser palatine foramen
(need to be able to identify these and know the processes of each bone)
What are the important features of the mandible that you need to be able to identify? (10 points)
(outside)
- Condylar process
- Ramus
- Angle
- Body
(inside) - Head
- Neck
- Angle
- Coronoid process
- Mandibular foramen
- Lingula
What is the mandible the site for?
Muscle attachments:
What is the foramina used for passage of?
- Passage of neurovascular structures
Where are teeth located in the mandible?
- In the alveolar processes
What is the coronoid process a site of attachment for?
Site of attachment for the temporalis muscle
Where in the mandible does the inferior alveolar nerve pass?
The mandibular foramen
What type of nerve is the trigeminal nerve?
Sensory and motor
Where does the special visceral efferent part of CN V go from and to?
- Goes from the motor nucleus in the pons to the muscles of mastication
Where does the general somatic afferent part of CN V go to?
- Goes to the mesencephalic, chief sensory & spinal nuclei in the midbrain, pons & medulla oblongata
What type of nuclei are found in the midbrain?
- Mesencephalic
What type of nuclei are found in the pons?
Chief
What type of nuclei are found in the medulla oblongata?
- Spinal
Where is the motor nucleus found in the brainstem?
At the level of the pons (muscles of mastication)
What is the purpose of the mesencephalic nucleus in the brainstem?
- Proprioception
- Tells you where the head is in the space
What is the purpose of the chief nucleus in the brainstem?
- Important for discriminative touch
What is the purpose of the spinal nucleus in the brainstem?
- For pain and temperature
- For structures supplied by CN V as well as general conscious sensation for the viscera supplied by CN IX & X
What is the first division of CN V?
Ophthalmic
What is the second division of CN V?
- Maxillary
What is the third division of CN V?
Mandibular
Where does CN V1 exit the anterior of the skull?
The supraorbital notch/foramen
Where does CN V2 exit the anterior of the skull?
The infraorbital foramen
Where does CN V3 exit the anterior of the skull?
- The mental foramen
When assessing the CN V, what must be assessed individually?
- The separate divisions V1, V2 and V3 must be assessed separately
Which one of the divisions of CN V also contains the motor root for the muscles of mastication?
- The mandibular division (V3)
Where does the 3 divisions of CN V supply general somatic sensation to the head? (5 points)
- Face
- Head
- Associated orbital, nasal and oral cavities
Where is the trigeminal ganglion located?
In Meckel’s cave
Where is Meckel’s cave located?
- On the apex of the petrous temporal bone
What is Meckel’s cave?
- A protective cave to hold the trigeminal ganglion