Mandibular Division

Question 1

Where does the mandibular division exit the cranial vault

Answer 1

Through the foramen ovale

Question 2

What does the mandibular division leave the cranial vault as

Answer 2

A large sensory root and a small motor root

Question 3

Where do the large sensory root and small motor root combine to form the mandibular division

Answer 3

The infratemporal fossa

Question 4

The Mandibular division carries what kind of fibers

Answer 4

Both motor and sensory

Question 5

Where does the mandibular division carry sensation from

Answer 5

Skin over mandible, posterior cheek, posterior temple, and from the mucosa of the lower oral cavity and cheeks

Question 6

How many m. does the mandibular division innervate

Answer 6

8. 4 of which are the m. of mastication

Question 7

What 2 branches of the mandibular division are given off in the infratemporal fossa

Answer 7

Recurrent meningeal branch and Medial pterygoid n.

Question 8

What are the m. of mastication

Answer 8

Masseter, Temporalis, Med. and Lat. pterygoid m.

Question 9

The recurrent meningeal branch (nervus spinosum) reenters the cranium via what

Answer 9

The Foramen spinosum

Question 10

The recurrent meningeal branch (nervus spinosum) carries sensory info from where

Answer 10

The dura of the middle cranial fossa, ant. cranial fossa, and calvarium

Question 11

The Medial pterygoid n. is the motor supply for what

Answer 11

The medial pterygoid m.

Question 12

What do the medial pterygoid n. fibers that pass through the otic ganglion supply

Answer 12

Tensor veli palatine and tensor tympani

Question 13

Is the anterior division of the mandibular n. predominantly motor or sensory

Answer 13

Motor

Question 14

Is the posterior division of the mandibular n. predominantly motor or sensory

Answer 14

Sensory

Question 15

What 4 n. does the anterior division of the mandibular n. give rise to

Answer 15

Masseter n., Deep Temporal n., Lat. Pterygoid n., and Buccal n.

Question 16

The masseter n. provides motor to the masseter, and carries sensory info from where

Answer 16

Temporomandibular joint

Question 17

The ant. and post. branches of the deep temporal n. both supply

Answer 17

The temporalis m.

Question 18

What info does the Buccal n. carry

Answer 18

Sensation from the cheek and buccal gingivae of the molars

Question 19

Which division (ant. or post.) of the mandibular division is larger

Answer 19

Posterior

Question 20

What does the auriculotemporal n. pass through

Answer 20

The parotid gland

Question 21

Where does the auriculotemporal n. carry sensory info from

Answer 21

The skin of the temple and ear

Question 22

T/F:The auriculotemporal n. carries some postganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the otic ganglion

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What kind of info does the lingual n. of the posterior division carry

Answer 23

Sensory from the mucosa of the oral cavity

Question 24

Where does the lingual n. combine with the chorda tympani

Answer 24

In the infratemporal fossa

Question 25

What kind of info does the inferior alveolar n. carry

Answer 25

Sensory info from the lower teeth and chin. has 2 branches

Question 26

What does the incisive branch supply

Answer 26

The incisors, canines, and 1st premolars and adjacent gingivae

Question 27

What does the mental n. supply

Answer 27

The labial gingivae adjacent to the incisors and the skin of the lower lip and chin

Question 28

Prior to entering the mandibular foramen, the motor fibers carried in the inf. alveolar n. diverge and supply what

Answer 28

The mylohyoid and ant. belly of digastric

Question 29

What 2 autonomic ganglia communicate with the mandibular division

Answer 29

Submandibular and Otic ganglia

Question 30

The submandibular ganglion receives preganglionic fibers from where after it combines with the chorda tympani

Answer 30

The lingual n.

Question 31

Where does the otic ganglion send postganglionic fibers to the parotid gland via what

Answer 31

The auriculotemporal n.

Question 32

T/F: The lingual n. may convey some taste info to the chorda tympani

Answer 32

True