Rules of Nerve Supply

Question 1

All muscles of the pharynx are supplied by the ____________ except the _________ which is supplied by the _____________?

Answer 1

1. Pharyngeal plexus (IX and X)
2. Stylopharyngeus
3. Glossopharyngeal (IX)

Question 2

All muscles of the Larynx are supplied by the ____________ except the _________ which is supplied by the _____________?

Answer 2

1. Recurrent Laryngeal
2. Cricothyroid
3. External branch of superior laryngeal nerve

Question 3

All muscles of the Tongue are supplied by the ____________ except the _________ which is supplied by the _____________?

Answer 3

1. Hypoglossal
2. Palatoglossus
3. Vagus (X)

Question 4

All muscles of the Soft Palate are supplied by the ____________ except the _________ which is supplied by the _____________?

Answer 4

1. Pharyngeal plexus (IX and X)
2. Tensor Veli Palatini
3. Nerve to medial pterygoid, a branch of mandibular nerve (V3)

Question 5

All muscles of the Infrahyoid are supplied by the ____________ except the _________ which is supplied by the _____________?

Answer 5

1. Ansa Cervacalis
2. Thyrohyoid
3. C1 via hypoglossal nerve (XII)

Question 6

All muscles of the Eyeball are supplied by the ____________ except the _________ which is supplied by the _____________?

Answer 6

1. Oculomotor
2. Lateral Rectus - Abducent (VI)
3. Superior Oblique - Trochlear (IV)

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