Head, Neck and Neuro Flashcards
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Olfactory cortex in
bulbs are in…
Olfactory cortex is in temporal lobe of brain — part of the limbic system.
Bulbs are in forebrain
Optic canal:
Optic nerve Ophthalmic artery Central retinal artery and vein
Superior Orbital Fissure
Artery: Lacrimal artery - branch of ophthalmic artery
Veins: Superior and Inferior Ophthalmic Veins (joins cavernosu sinus)
Nerves - CN 3, CN 4, of CN 5 - V1 branches (lacrimal, nasociliary and frontal) CN 6 Sympathetic plexus
Extra occular muscle origin
all recti - Annulus of Zin
Superior Olique as well via trochlea
Inf - Maxillary bone
LPS - Sphenoid
Testings eyes
Sup/inf Obliques - look laterally and opposite to name
Sup/Inf Recti - look medially and same as name (Lateral rectus is only lateral gaze)
Superior tarsal muscle
Smooth muscle Sympathetic supply - superior cervical ganglion, and travel via the internal carotid plexus
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic to eye
Sympathetic - super cervical ganglion - long ciliary nerves, dialator
Parasympathetic - Ciliary ganglion - short ciliary nerves - sphincter pupillae
Foramen Ovale
Otic ganglion — IX, PS, ITF, parotid
V3 branch of CN5
Accessory middle meningeal artery (aka: pterygomeningeal artery)
Lesser petrosal nerve —from IX, PS, parotid
Emissary veins
What are the branches of the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve?
- Lacrimal
- Frontal
• Supratrochlear medially
• Supraorbital laterally - Nasociliary:
• Infratrochlear
• Anterior + Post ethmoidal
• Long ciliary (NO INFRA-ORBITAL)
Branches of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve:
i) Infraorbital
ii) Zygomatic - zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial
iii) Superior alveolar — anterior, middle and posterior
iv) Palatine — greater, lesser
v) Pharyngeal
vi) Superior labial
Main divisions of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. Before it divides:
Tensor Tympani
Tensor Veli Palatini
N to Medial Pterygoid
Divisions of Mandibular
Anterior division:
- Motor - masseteric, deep temporal, lateral pterygoid
- Sensory - buccal
Posterior division:
• Motor — inferior alveolar; gives off the N to mylohyoid
• Sensory - inferior alveolar, auriculotemporal, lingual
(Buccal is the only anterior in BAIL)
The sensory branches of CN V3:
i) Buccal; ii) Auriculotemporal; iii) Inferior alveolar; iv) Lingual ‘BAIL’.
Structures that pass through the inferior orbital fissure:
Infraorbital artery and vein
Infraorbital nerve
Zygomatic nerve
Inferior ophthalmic vein (joining pterygoid venous plexus)
Structures that pass through the inferior orbital foramen:
Infraorbital artery, vein and nerve (Maxillary branch!)
Foreman Spinosum
Middle MENINGEAL artery
MENINGEAL branch of V3 (supplies the dura mater)
Foramen Lacerum
GPN (from CN VII) joins with DPN (sympathetic N) to form
The nerve of the pterygoid canal (Vidian nerve)
The ICA runs over it.
Parasympathetic to lacrimal gland and the mucosal glands of the nose, palate, and pharynx.
GPN (from CN VII)
Superior salivary nucleus - Preganglionic parasympathetic fibres arise
Join with somatic sensory - Nervus Intermedius
through IAM Through Geniculate ganglion - as GPN
Join DPN (sympathetic N) to form nerve of the pterygoid canal / Vidian Nerve
To reach pterygopalatine ganglion - lacrimal gland and the mucosal glands of the nose, palate, and pharynx.
Parotid Supply
Sensory - Greater Auricular Nerve
Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers: The inferior salivatory nucleus in IX via the lesser petrosal nerve (IX), transmitted to the otic ganglion.
There, they synapse with postganglionic fibers which reach the gland by hitch-hiking via the auriculotemporal nerve, a branch of the mandibular nerve.
Internal acoustic meatus
- CNs 7 and 8 Labyrinthine artery (br of basilar artery)
- Vestibular ganglion
estibular N — Equilibrium
Cochlear N —Auditory information
Parasympathetic to submandibular and sublingual glands
Superior salivary nucleus - Preganglionic parasympathetic fibres arise
Through Geniculate ganglion - as GPN
via chorda tympani as lingual nerve to submandibular ganglion
Ramsay Hunt syndrome
- Vesicular rash of the ear or mouth
- The rash might precede the onset of facial paresis/palsy • Ipsilateral lower motor neuron facial paresis/palsy (CN VII)
- Vertigo and ipsilateral hearing loss
- Tinnitus; Otalgia; Headache
- Dysarthria; Gait ataxia • Fever; Cervical lymphadenopathy
Self remitting: Conservative Supportive
Jugular foramen CN 9, 10 and 11
CN 9, 10 and 11
INFERIOR PETROSAL sinus and SIGMOID sinus unite to form the
Internal jugular vein
+ Ascending pharyngeal artery
CNXII
Hypoglossal canal


