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Unit I Nerves of the neck Flashcards

1
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The tympanic nerve provides senory innervation to

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the tympanic cavity

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The tympanic nerve provides secretomotor innervation to

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the parotid gland

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3
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What nerve senses pain in the otitis media?

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the tympanic nerve

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4
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The branch to the carotid sinus provides sensory innervation to

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both the carotid sinus and body

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5
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What nerves unite to form the pahryngeal plexus?

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pahryngeal, vagus,and sympathetic trunk

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6
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The pharyngeal branch provides sensory innervation to

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the pharynx

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7
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What nerve sense pain in acute pharyngitis?

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the pharyngeal branch

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8
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What gives off an afferent limb in the gag reflex?

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the pharyngeal branch

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9
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The branch to the stylopharyngeus provides motor innervation to what muscle?

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stylopharyngeus muscle

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10
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The tonsillar branch provides sensory innervation to

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to the mucous membranes over the tonsil and soft palate

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11
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The lingual branch provides taste and general sensation to

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the posterior 1/3 of the tongue

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12
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What is the longest cranial nerve?

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the vagus (CN X)

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13
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The two ganglia in the neck of the vagus

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superior (jugular), and inferior (nodose) ganglion

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14
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What does the meningeal branch arise from?

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the superior (jugular) ganglion of the vagus

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15
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What does the meningeal branch supply sensory innervation to?

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the dura mater

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16
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What branch of the vagus may be involed in cervicogenic headaches?

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the meningeal branch

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17
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What does the auricular branch arise from?

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the superior (jugular) ganglion

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18
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The auricular branch supplies sensory innervation to what?

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the suricle, floor of the external auditory meatus, and tympanic membrane

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19
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What branch ofthe vagus senses pain in external otitis?

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the auricular branch

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20
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What does the pharyngeal branch arise from?

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the inferior (nodose) ganglion

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21
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The pharyngeal branch provides motor innervation to

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all muscles of the pharynx (except stylopharyngeus) and soft palate (except tensor veli palatini)

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22
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Where do most of the fibers of the pharyngeal branch originate from?

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the cranial part of the accessory nerve

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23
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Where does the superior laryngeal nerve arise from?

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the inferior (nodose) ganglion

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24
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What are the divisions of the superior laryngeal nerve?

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internal and external laryngeal nerves

25
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The internal laryngeal nerve provides sensory innervation to

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the mucous membrane of the larynx superior to the true vocal cords

26
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the external laryngeal nerve provides motor innervation to

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the cricothyroid and inferior constrictor muscles

27
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What does the recurrent laryngeal nerve arise from?

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the vagus within the thorax and ascends back to the neck

28
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The recurrent laryngeal nerve provides sensory innervation to

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the mucous membranes of the larynx below the true vocal folds, and trachea

29
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The recurrent laryngeal nerve provides motor innervation to

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all muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid

30
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What would be the clinical significance of unilateral damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

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respirtory distress and hoarseness

31
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What would be the clinical significance of bilateral damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

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aphonia, and could result in possible suffocation from spasming of the larynx

32
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What could be casues of damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve?

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thyroid surgery trauma, goiter of thyroid tumor, lung tumor, and aortic aneurysm

33
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The accessory nerve is formed by the union of what?

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A cranial and spinal part

34
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What does the cranial part of the accessory nerve originate from?

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the medulla oblongata

35
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What does the spinal part of the accessory nerve originate from?

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the sides of the spinal cord

36
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Where does the cranial part of the accessory nerve join the vagus?

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just above the inferior vagal ganglion

37
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The crainial part of the accessory nerve provides motor fibers to vagus which travel in

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thre pharyngeal branch of vagus and recurrent laryngeal nerve

38
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The spinal part of the accessory provides motor innervation to

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the SCM and trapezius

39
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The hypoglossal nerve provdies motor innervation to

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the tongue

40
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The meningeal branches of the hypoglassal innervate

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the dura mater

41
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The superior root of the ansa cervicalis mostly consists of

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C1

42
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The inferior root of the ansa cervicalis consists mostly of

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C2, C3

43
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The ansa cervicalis proveds motor innervation to

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the infrahyoid muscles

44
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The lingual branches of the hypoglossal nerve provides motor innervation to

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the extrinsic and intrinsic muscle of the tongue

45
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Nerves to the thyrohyoid and geniohyoid provide motor innervation to

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the thyrohyoid and geniohyoid muscles

46
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What fibers mostly make up the nerves to the thyrohyoid and geniohyoid?

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mainly C1 of the ansa cervicalis

47
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Where do the preganglionic sympathetic fibers which supply the head and neck originate from?

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T1-T3

48
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Which cervical sympathetic ganglion supplies everythingin the head?

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the superior cervical ganglion

49
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At what vertebral levels does the superior cervical ganglion lie?

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between cervical vertbra 1-3

50
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What are the three branches of the superior cervical ganglion?

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internal carotid nerve, superior cervical cardiac nerve, and branches to the pahryngeal plexus

51
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At what vertebral level(s) does the middle cervical ganglion lie?

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C6

52
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List a branch of the middle cervical ganglion

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middle cervical cardiac nerve

53
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Besides the cardiac plexus, what else does the middle carvical ganglion supply?

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the thyroid

54
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Being variable, what is the vertebral ganglion usually fused with?

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the inferior or middle cervical ganglion

55
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At what vertebral level(s) does the vartebral ganglion lie?

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C7

56
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The cervicothioracic (stellate) ganglion is formed by

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the inferior cervical ganglion to the 1st thoracic ganglion

57
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At what vertebral levels does the cervicothoracic (stellate) ganglion lie?

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C7-T1

58
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List a branch of the cervicothoracic (stellate) ganglion

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inferior cervical cardiac nerve

59
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A nerve bundle which loops anterior to the subclavian artery, connecting the vertebral ganglion to the cervicothoracic (stellate) ganglion

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ansa subclavia

Gross II (9 decks)

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