Trigeminal nerve Flashcards

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Trigeminal nerve fibres

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Mixed(sensory and motor)

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Nuclei of trigeminal nerve

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  • Motor nucleus of trigeminal nerve
  • Principal sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve
  • Spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve
  • Mesencephalic nucleus of trigeminal nerve
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Divisions of trigeminal nerve

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  • Opthalmic nerve (CN V1)
  • Maxillary nerve (CN V2)
  • Mandibular nerve (CN C3)
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First division of trigeminal nerve

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Opthalmic branch

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Opthalmic branch sensation

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  • Sensory nerve
  • Pain, light touch and temperature
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Opthalmic branches

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  • Nasociliary nerve
  • Frontal nerve
  • Lacrimal nerve
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Opthalmic division supply

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  • Eyes
  • Conjunctiva
  • Lacrimal gland
  • Nasal cavity
  • Frontal sinus
  • Ethmoidal sinus
  • Upper eyelid
  • Dorsum of nose
  • Anterior part of scalp
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Sensation of maxillary division of trigeminal nerve

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Sensory

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Unite at opening of foramen rotundum to form maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve

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  • Zygomatic
  • Pterygopalatine
  • Posterior superior alveolar nerves
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Branches of the maxillary division of trigeminal nerve

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  • Middle meningeal nerve
  • Zygomatic nerve
  • Pterygopalatine nerve
  • Branches for nasal cavity
  • Palatine nerves
  • Posterior superior alveolar nerves
  • Infraorbital nerves
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Maxillary division supply

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  • Dura mater of middle cranial fossa
  • Palate
  • Nasal cavity and nasopharynx
  • Teeth and upper jaw
  • Skin of side of nose, lower eyelid, cheek and upper lip
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Sensation of mandibular division

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Sensory and motor

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Branches of mandibular division of trigeminal nerve

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  • Inferior alveolar nerve
  • Mylohyoid nerve
  • Auriculotemporal nerve
  • Lingual nerve
  • Buccal nerve
  • Nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle
  • Nerve to the lateral pterygoid muscle
  • Masseteric nerve
  • Nerve to the tensor veli palatini muscle
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Ophthalmic Nerve origin

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exits skull through superior orbital fissure on the superior surface of the orbit

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Ophthalmic Nerve branches

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  • *-Lacrimal nerve** (smallest),
  • *-Frontal nerve**(largest )
  • Nasociliary nerve
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16
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The maxillary nerve exists the brain through

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Foramen rotundum

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After passing through foramen rotundum, the maxillary nerve passes into

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The pterygopalatine space and splits into four branches

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Where does the pterygopalatine nerve split off from

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-Close to foramen rotundum

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Which branch of the Pterygopalatine Nerve passes through the greater palatine foramen and what does it become?

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Descending palatine nerve becomes Greater palatine nerve

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Greater palatine nerve innervation

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  • Mucosa of posterior part of hard palate
  • Palatal gingiva of posterior teeth
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Nerves that arise posterior to the Greater palatine foramen

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Middle and Posterior (lesser) palatine nerves enter the palate through the lesser palatine foramen to spread posteriorly to supply the tonsils and mucosa of the soft palate

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Long branch of Pterygopalatine nerve that runs along roof of nasal cavity

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  • Nasopalatine nerve
  • Runs along nasal septum->enters bone of palate->arises in anterior palate through incisive foramen
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Nasopalatine nerve Innervates

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-Soft tissue of the nasal septum and gingiva

-Palatal soft tissue lingual to the anterior teeth

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The right and left nasopalatine nerves combined with the greater palatine nerves innervate

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Soft tissues of entire hard palate

25
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Before the maxillary nerve enters the infraorbital fissure and canal on the floor of the orbit it gives off

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Posterior Superior Alveolar nerve

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-Once in maxillary bone the posterior superior alveolar nerve supplies

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-Maxillary molars(except mesiobuccal root of maxillary first molars)

  • Alveolar bone
  • PDL
  • Facial gingiva of maxillary molars
  • Mucosa of part of maxillary sinus
  • Cheek mucosa next to maxillary molars
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In the pterygopalatine space, a third branch of the maxillary nerve splits off and passes through

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  • Inferior orbital fissure on floor of orbit and enters infraorbital canal
  • Becomes infraorbital nerve
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Within the infraorbital canal the infraorbital nerve gives off two branches

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Middle superior alveolar nerve(MSA) and Anterior superior alveolar nerve (ASA)

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The middle superior alveolar nerve passes

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Forward through lining of maxillary sinus

30
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Branches of middle superior alveolar nerve supply

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  • Maxillary premolars and mesiobuccal root of maxillary first molar
  • Alveolar bone
  • Periodontal ligaments
  • Facial gingiva
  • In maxillary premolar region and part of maxillary sinus
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Second branch given off by the infraorbital nerve while in the infraorbital canal

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Anterior superior alveolar nerve

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Anterior superior alveolar nerve supplies

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  • Pulp
  • Supporting alveolar bone
  • Periodontal ligaments
  • Facial gingiva
  • Of maxillary anterior teeth and part of maxillary sinus
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Infraorbital nerve exits from

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Infraorbital foramen

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After exiting from the infraorbital foramen, the infraorbital nerve splits into terminal branches that innervate

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  • Skin and mucosa of side of nose(nasal nerve)
  • Skin and mucosa of lower eyelid(palpebral nerve)
  • Skin and mucosa of upper lip, facial gingiva of maxillary premolars and facial gingiva of anterior teeth(labial nerve)
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The zygomatic nerve arises in

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-Pterygopalatine fossa

-Enters orbit via infraorbital fissure and then divides into zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial nerves(upper and lower branches)

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The zygomatic nerve supplies

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-Skin of temporal region and lower part of orbit

37
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Mixed nerve (sensory and motor) and only motor portion of trigeminal nerve

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Mandibular nerve

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Motor fibres of mandibular nerve supply

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-8 muscles of mastication

-Mylohyoid muscle

-Anterior belly of the digastric muscle

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Sensory fibres of mandibular nerve supply

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  • Touch, pain, pressure and temperature
  • Lower third of face
  • Floor of mouth
  • Anterior two thirds of tongue(not taste)
  • Mandibular teeth
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The mandibular nerve exits the neurocranium through

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Foramen ovale

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Auriculotemporal nerve supplies

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  • Pain and proprioception fibres to the TMJ
  • Skin of outer ear
  • Lateral aspect of skull and cheek
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Buccal nerve origin

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-Comes off just below foramen ovale

-Passes through infratemporal space between the two heads of lateral pterygoid muscle and then down and forward toward to the buccinator muscle

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Buccal nerve innervates

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-Mucosa and skin of cheek in area of mandibular molars up to corner of mouth

-Sometimes second premolars

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Lingual nerve origin

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Inferior to foramen ovale

-Passes downward and medial to ramus but lateral to medial pterygoid muscle to mucous membrane just lingual to last molar

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Lingual nerve innervation

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  • Touch, pain, pressure, temperature(not taste)
  • Dorsal(top) and ventral(bottom) surface of anterior two thirds of the tongue and adjacent tissues(floor of mouth, inner surface of mandible and lingual gingiva of entire mandible)
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Inferior alveolar nerve origin

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-Diverts from mandibular nerve on medial side of lateral pterygoid muscle

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The inferior alveolar nerve parallels the direction of the

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  • Lingual nerve
  • Descends between sphenomandibular ligament and ramus to mandibular foramen
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At the mandibular foramen the Inferior alveolar nerve

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Gives off mylohyoid nerve and enters mandibular foramen

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The mylohyoid nerve pierces the

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Sphenomandibular ligament and travels forward in the mylohyoid groove to supply mylohyoid muscle

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Once the Inferior alveolar nerve enters the mandible through the mandibular foramen it is in the

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  • Mandibular canal
  • Gives off dental branches that spread through trabecular bone of mandible
  • Enter apical foramen of all mandibular molars and premolars
  • Innervates PDL and alveolar processes of those teeth
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Within the mandibular canal, the Inferior alveolar nerve splits near the roots of the premolars to become

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-Mental and incisive nerves

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Incisive nerve supplies

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  • Mandibular incisor and canine teeth
  • Their PDLs and alveolar processes
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The mental nerve branch of the Inferior alveolar nerve exits from the body of the mandible through

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-Mental foramen

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Mental nerve supplies

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  • Facial gingiva of the mandibular incisors, canines, and premolars
  • Mucosa and skin of the lower lip and chin on that side up to the midline
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Motor(efferent) branches of mandibular nerve supply to muscles of mastication

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  • Masseteric nerve-(Masseter muscle and TMJ)
  • Posterior and anterior temporal nerves(Temporalis muscle)
  • Medial pterygoid nerve(medial pterygoid muscle)

-Lateral pterygoid nerve(lateral pterygoid muscle)