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Name four cranial nuclei and their modality related with the facial nerve.

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Nucleus of Facial Nerve (BE), Superior Salivatory (VE), Tractus Solitarius (SVA), and Spinal Nucleus of Trigeminal (SA).

1
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The apparent origin of the facial nerve lies at the inferior pontine sulcus, just lateral to the recess between ___ and ___.

A

Olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle.

2
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Name the nucleus, which sends visceral motor fibers to the submandibular, sublingual and lacrimal glands.

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Superior Salivatory.

3
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Name the visceral efferent cranial nucleus and their peripheral ganglion.

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Superior Salivatory -> Submandibular Ganglion.

4
Q

At the lateral end of the acoustic meatus, the facial nerve enters the ___ to reach the ___.

A

Facial canal, stylomastoid foramen.

5
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Name four nerves, which communicate with the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen.

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Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Great Auricular and Auriculotemporal.

6
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Name two ganglia, which communicate with the genicular ganglion.

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Otic and pterygopalatine ganglia.

7
Q

Name the modalities of the greater petrosal nerve.

A

Visceral efferent and special visceral afferent.

8
Q

The greater petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

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Geniculate ganglion, nerve of the pterygoid canal.

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The deep petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

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Internal carotid plexus, nerve of the pterygoid canal.

10
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The external petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

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Middle meningeal sympathetic plexus, Geniculate ganglion.

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The lesser petrosal nerve conveys between ___ and ___.

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Otic ganglion, geniculate gangion.

12
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In the foramen lacerum, the greater petrosal nerve joined with the ___ from ___ and it becomes the nerve of the pterygoid canal.

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Deep petrosal nerve, internal carotid plexus.

13
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Before the facial nerve emerges from the stylomastoid foramen, it receives the auricular nerve from the ___.

A

Vagus nerve.

14
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Name the nervous communications in sequence from the genicular ganglion to the pterygopalatine ganglion for the visceral efferent fibers.

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Great petrosal nerve -> nerve of the pterygoid canal.

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Name nerves of sequential pathway of the visceral efferent nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the sublingual gland.

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Nervus intermedius -> Facial nerve -> Chorda tympani nerve -> Lingual nerve -> Submandibular ganglion.

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Name the two nerves, which join and become the nerve to the pterygoid canal.

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Greater and deep petrosal.

17
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Name the nerve, which conveys the middle meningeal sympathetic plexus to the genicular ganglion.

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External petrosal nerve.

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Name the nerve, which communicates with the posterior branch of the great auricular nerve.

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Posterior auricular nerve.

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Q

The cervical branch of the facial nerve communicates with ___ of ___.

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Transverse cutaneous cervical nerve of C2 and C3.

20
Q

Name two branches of the facial nerve in the facial canal.

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Nerve to the Stapedius and Chorda tympani.

21
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Name three branches of the facial nerve at the exit of the stylomastoid foramen.

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Stylohyoid nerve, Digastric nerve and Posterior auricular.

22
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Name fiber branches of the facial nerve on the face.

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Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Marginal Mandibular and Cervical.

23
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Name the nerve, which arises from the facial nerve opposite the pyramidal eminence on the posterior tympanic cavity wall.

A

Nerve to the Stapedius.

24
Q

Name the nerve which passes the middle tympanic cavity thru the anterior and the posterior canaliculi.

A

Chorda tympani of facial nerve.

25
Q

Name the modalities of the chorda tympani.

A

Visceral efferent and special visceral afferent.

26
Q

The chorda tympani join the ___ of___.

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Lingual nerve of mandibular nerve.

27
Q

Name the nerve which supplies the occipital belly of the epicranium.

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Occipital nerve of posterior auricular.

28
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Name the nerve, which supplies the intrinsic muscles of the lateral surface of the auricle.

A

Temporal nerve of facial nerve.

29
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Name the six intrinsic muscles of the auricle.

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Helicis minor and major, tragus, antitragicus, transversus auriculae and oblique auriculae.

30
Q

Name nerve, which supplies the frontal belly of the occipitofrontalis.

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Temporal nerve.

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Q

The superficial branches of the buccal nerve join with the ___ of ___ and ____ of ___.

A

Infratrochlear of the nasociliary and external nasal of the anterior ethmoidal branch.

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Q

The levator anguli oris and the zygomaticus minor are innervated by the ___ of ___.

A

Infraorbital plexus of the upper deep branch of the buccal nerve.

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Q

Name the nerve which innervates the risorius.

A

Marginal mandibular of the facial nerve.

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Name two nerves, which communicate with the posterior auricular nerve of the facial nerve.

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Lesser occipital and posterior part of great auricular.

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Name the nerve which innervates the corrugator supercilii.

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Temporal nerve of facial nerve.

36
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The procerus is innervated by the ___ of ___.

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Superficial branch of buccal nerve.

37
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Name the nerve which innervates the zygomaticus major.

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Upper deep branch of buccal nerve.

38
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The transverse cutaneous cervical nerve communicates with ___ of the facial nerve.

A

Cervical nerve.

39
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Name the sequential nerves from the superior salivatory nucleus to the submandibular ganglion. Superior salivatory nucleus -> ___, Genicular ganglion -> ___ -> ___ -> Submandibular ganglion.

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Nervus intermedius, chorda tympani, and lingual.

40
Q

Facial paralysis is known as ___.

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Bell’s palsy.