Unit 2 Flashcards
The apparent origin of the facial nerve lies at the inferior pontine sulcus, just lateral to the recess between _____________ and ___________.
Olive
Inferior cerebellar peduncle (restiform body)
Name three nerves which are located in the internal acoustic meatus?
Facial nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Nervus intermdius
Name four cranial nuclei and their modality related with the facial nerve.
Nucleus of the facial nerve - branchial efferent
Superior salivatory nucleus - visceral efferent
Tractus solitarius nucleus - taste sensation and efferent fibers
Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve - general sensory
The small sensory root of the facial nerve is called ________.
NERVUS INTERMEDIUS
Name the nucleus which sends efferent fibers to the ventral group of nucleus of the thalamus.
SUPERIOR SALIVATORY NUCLEUS
At the end of the acoustic meatus the facial nerve enters the ______ which descends to reach the _______
FACIAL CANAL
STYLOMASTOID FORAMEN
The genicular ganglion communicates with the pterygopalatine ganglion through the _________
greater petrosal nerve of the facial nerve
The cervical branch of the facial nerve communicates with _______ of _____
TRANSVERSE CUTANEOUS CERVICAL NERVE
C2 & C3
Name the nerve which carries taste fibers from the palate & preganglionic parasympathetic nerve for the lacrimal, nasal & palatine mucosal glands.
GREATER PETROSAL NERVE
In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joined with the ____________ from _________ & it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal.
DEEP PETROSAL NERVE
internal carotid plexus
Name the nerve which connects the genicular ganglion to the otic ganglion.
lesser petrosal nerve
Name the nerve which conveys the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus to the genicular ganglion.
EXTERNAL PETROSAL NERVE
Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it receives the auricular branch from ___________
the VAGUS nerve
Name two nerves from the facial nerve which arise in the facial canal.
NERVE TO THE STAPEDIUS OF THE CHORDA TYMPANI
Name the nerve which passes the middle tympanic cavity through the anterior & then posterior canaliculi. _____ of _____
CHORDA TYMPANI
Facial nerve
Name the nerve which communicates with the posterior branch of the great auricular nerve.
POSTERIOR AURICULAR NERVE
Name the nerve which supplies the occipital belly of the epicranium.
OCCIPITAL branch of Posterior Auricular of the Facial nerve
Name the nerve which supplies the intrinsic muscles of the lateral surface of the auricle.
TEMPORAL NERVE OF FACIAL NERVE
Name the nerve which supplies the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis.
Temporal nerve of Facial nerve
Name the six intrinsic muscles of the auricle.
helicis major helicis minor tragicus antitragicus transversus auriculae oblique auriculae
Name the two nerves which innervate the orbicularis oculi.
TEMPORAL NERVE
ZYGOMATIC NERVE
The superficial branches of the buccal nerve are joined with the ________ of the _______ & ________ of the ________
infratrochlear nerve of the nasocilliary nerve
external nasal nerves of the anterior ethmoidal nerve
The levator anguli oris & the zygomaticus minor are innervated by the ____________
UPPER DEEP BRANCHES of ZYGOMATIC NERVE
Name the nerve which innervates the risorius.
MARGINAL MANDIBULAR of FACIAL NERVE
Name the two nerves which join together and become the nerve to the pterygoid canal.
GREATER PETROSAL NERVE and DEEP PETROSAL NERVE
Name the three nerves which are branches of the facial nerve at the exit of the stylomastoid foramen.
POSTERIOR AURICULAR NERVE
DIGASTRIC NERVE
STYLOHYOID NERVE
Name the nerve which arises from the facial nerve opposite the pyramidal eminence on the posterior tympanic cavity wall.
NERVE TO THE STAPEDIUS
Name the nerve which passes through the posterior & anterior canaliculi on the tympanic bony walls.
CHORDA TYMPANI
The chorda tympani join the _______ of the mandibular nerve of the trigeminal nerve
LINGUAL NERVE
The afferent fibers from the presulcal part of the tongue form the ________ nerve of the ________.
CHORDA TYMPANI
FACIAL NERVE
Name two nerve which communicate with the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve.
GREAT AURICULAR NERVE
LESSER AURICULAR NERVE
Name the nerve which innervates the corrugator supercilii.
TEMPORAL Nerve
Name the intrinsic muscles of the auricle. (6)
helicis major & minor tragicus antitragicus transversus auriculae oblique auriculae
The procerus is innervated by the ________.
SUPERFICIAL BRANCHES of ZYGOMATIC NERVE
Name the nerve which innervates the zygomaticus major.
UPPER DEEP BRANCHES of ZYGOMATIC NERVE
Name the nerve which innervates the risorius.
MARGINAL MANDIBULAR of FACIAL N
The transverse cutaneous cervical nerve communicates with _______ of the facial nerve
CERVICAL NERVE
Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion.
Superior Salvitory Nucleus–>Facial Nerve–>Chorda Tympani–> Lingual Nerve–>Submandibular Ganglion
Facial paralysis is known as ________
Bell’s Palsy
The cochlear nerve arises from the _______ ganglion
spiral ganglion of Corti
The hair cells of the organ of Corti are for (hearing/balancing) sense.
hearing
The foraminous spiral tract becomes the ____________.
cochlear root aka radix cochlearis
The cochlear nerve terminates in the _________.
ventral/anterior cochlear nucleus and
dorsal/posterior cochlear nucleus
The nerve fibers from the basal cochlear convolution terminate in the__________ part of the posterior cochlear nucleus for the tonotopic organization
medial
The trapezoid body contains ______, _______ & ______ nuclei
posterior
medial
anterior
Name the connection between the dorsal cochlear nucleus to opposite side of the lemniscus.
Posterior acoustic striae aka medullary striae
The Probst’s commisure connects the right & left ____________
posterior nuclei of the lateral lemnisci
The peduncle of the inferior colliculi connects from the ____________ to the ________ for sound information.
commisure of the inferior colliculi
medial geniculate body
The right & left medial geniculate bodies are inter-connected by the ___________.
inferior supraoptic commisure or Gudden’s Commissure
The auditory cortex is located in the ________ gyrus.
superior temporal
The vestibular nerve originated from the _______ ganglion in the __________.
vestibular
internal acoustic meatus
The superior part of the vestibular ganglion receives nerves from the ______________.
anterior ampullary nerve
lateral ampullary nerve
utricular nerve
part of the saccular nerve
Name the first nucleus where the vestibular nerve enters centrally.
Lateral Vestibular Nucleus/Deiter’s Nucleus
Name the four vestibular nuclei in the caudal pons.
Lateral vestibular/Deiter’s nucleus
superior vestibular/Bechterew’s nucleus
medial vestibular/Schwalbe’s nucleus
the inferior vestibular nucleus
The vestibular nuclei connect to the _________ of the cerebellum.
nodulus and the flocculus
Name the tract which originates from the lateral vestibular nucleus to the sacral spinal cord for antigravity reflexes.
Vestibulospinal tract
Name five commisures connecting the vestibular tract in the central nervous system.
Probst’s Commissure
commissure of the inferior colliculi
inferior supraoptic commisure/Gudden’s Commissure
trapezoid body
medullary striae/posterior acoustic striae
Name four cranial nuclei and their target organ(s) related with the facial nerve.
Nucleus of the facial nerve - facial and auricular muscles
Superior salivatory ganglion - submandibular, sublingual, anterior lingual, lacrimal, pharyngeal, nasal, and palatine glands
Tractus solitarius nucleus - ventral lateral thalamic nuclei?
Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve - skin of the auricular concha and external acoustic meatus
Name the nucleus, which sends visceral motor fibers to the submandibular, sublingual & lacrimal glands. ________________
Superior salivatory nucleus
Name the visceral efferent cranial nucleus and their peripheral ganglion.
Edinger-Westphal/accessory oculomotor nucleus - ciliary ganglion
Inferior salivatory nucleus -
Superior salivatory nucleus -
Dorsal Vagal nucleus -
At the lateral end of the acoustic meatus, the facial nerve enters the _____ to reach the ______.
Facial canal
Geniculate ganglion
Name four nerves, which communicate with the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen.
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus
Great auricular
Auriculotemporal
Name two ganglia, which communicate with the genicular ganglion.
Pterygopalatine ganglion
Otic ganglion
Name the modality(s) of the greater petrosal nerve.
Special sensory (taste)
Visceral efferent
General sensory
The greater petrosal nerve conveys between ____ and ____.
Geniculate ganglion
Nerve to the pterygoid canal
The deep petrosal nerve conveys between ____ and ____.
Internal carotid plexus
Nerve to the pterygoid canal
The external petrosal nerve conveys between ____ and ____.
Middle meningeal sympathetic plexus
Geniculate ganglion
The lesser petrosal nerve conveys between ____ and ____.
Tympanic plexus
Otic ganglion
In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joined with the ____ from _____ & it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal.
Deep petrosal nerve
Internal carotid plexus
Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it receives the auricular nerve from the _____.
Vagus
Name the nervous communications in sequence from the genicular ganglion to the pterygopalatine ganglion for the visceral efferent fibers.
Greater petrosal nerve communicates with the deep petrosal nerve to form the nerve of the pterygoid canal –> pterygopalatine ganglion
Name nerves of sequential pathway of the visceral efferent nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the sublingual gland.
Superior salivatory ganglion Nervus intermedius Facial nerve Chorda tympani Lingual nerve of the mandibular nerve of the trigeminal Submandibular ganglion Lingual nerve Sublingual gland
Name the two nerves, which join and become the nerve to the pterygoid canal.
Greater petrosal nerve
Deep petrosal nerve of the internal carotid plexus
Name the nerve, which conveys the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus to the genicular ganglion.
External petrosal nerve
Name the nerve, which communicates with the posterior branch of the great auricular nerve. ___
Posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve