Tongue in cheek
Vagus or bust
You won't Bregma Skull
Weird flex
Can we FaceTime?
100

Which muscle is responsible for puffing out the cheeks and making sure we don't chew our cheeks?

Buccinator m.

100

CN X provides major parasympathetic outflow to smooth muscle and glands of the thoracic and abdominal viscera. What effect would CN X have on the heart?

decrease heart rate
100

Now, I just fell in love
And I just quit my job
I’m gonna find new drive
Dang, they work me so dang hard
Work by 
nine, then off past five
And they work my 
nerves
That’s why I cannot sleep at night
 

Which CN is Bey referencing? What is one function of each?

CN IX: Glossopharyngeal -see your notes for all functions

CN V: Trigeminal -see your notes for functions

100

The pupillary light reflex tests which cranial nerves?

CN II and III

100

What CN (name & #) is responsible for movement of the face? Sensation of the face?

CN VII - Facial

CN V - Trigeminal

200

The muscles that provide chewing power for breaking down foods are collectively called _____ and innervated by which CN (name & #)?

Muscles of mastication 

CN V3

200

Vagus travels through which foramen of the skull and with which other important structures?

jugular foramen

with CN IX, XI and internal jugular vein

200

If you don’t seek it, you won’t see it
That we all know (can’t break my soul)
If you don’t think it, you won’t be it
That love ain’t yours (can’t break my soul)
Tryna fake it never makes it

Which cranial nerve allows us to see it or not? Which foramen does it pass through?

CN II Optic

Optic canal

200

Sensation of the upper eyelid and cornea are provided by which CN (name and #)?

CN V1

200

A cold sore on the upper lip would transmit pain signals via G-- axons carried by which CN (Name and #)?

Left CN V- Maxillary division of Trigeminal

300

The pain of getting a tongue piercing would most likely be transmitted by which CN (name and #)?

CN V3 Mandibular branch of Trigeminal

300

What are the GVA fibers of CN X responsible for?

general visceral afferents - sending sensory signals of viscera to brain - chemo & baroreceptors

300

You won’t break my soul
You won’t break my soul
I’m 
tellin’ everybody (let’s go, let’s go, let’s go)
Tellin’ everybody
Everybody (ohh, let’s go, let’s go, let’s go)
Everybody

Which specific nerve innervates Queen Bey's voice box allowing her to tell everybody?

CN X Vagus, specifically the recurrent laryngeal nerve

300

Light is shined into the right eye. Both pupils constrict. Which CN is the problem?

None

300

Describe the pathway of CN VII and its intracranial and extracranial branches.

pons > internal acoustic meatus > facial canal, where it gives of chorda tympani and greater petrosal branches > exits skull through stylomastoid foramen > then branches into TZBMC branches providing motor to mm. of facial expression

400

Name the cranial nerves responsible for:

1) movement of the tongue

2) general sensation of the tongue

1) CN XII - Hypoglossal - MOTOR

2) CN V3 - Mandibular division of Trigeminal innervates anterior 2/3 for GENERAL SENSATION

CN IX - Glossopharyngeal innervates posterior 1/3 for GENERAL SENSATION

400

During routine checkup, physician uses a tongue depressor, asks the patient to phonate, and notes deviation of the uvula to the right. Which CN is the problem?

(left) CN X

400

I’m lookin’ for motivation
I’m lookin’ for a new foundation, yeah
And I’m on that new 
vibration
I’m buildin’ my own foundation, yeah
Hold up, oh, baby, baby

These vibrations are transmitted by which type of general axons?

GSA general sensation includes: pain, pressure, proprioception, temperature, touch, tickle and vibration

400

A piece of sterile gauze is touched to the right eye. The left eye blinks in response. Which CN is the problem?

Right CN VII

400

A patient presents with facial paralysis. All other functions appear to be normal. Which bony structure would most likely be the site of injury?

Stylomastoid foramen

500

Describe the SVA distribution of the tongue.

anterior 2/3 CN VII - Chorda tympani branch of facial

posterior 1/3 CN IX - Glossopharyngeal

500

A 56-year-old man recently underwent surgery to repair an aortic arch aneurysm. How would the patient have presented in this case?

Hoarseness of voice / vocal changes

500

Got motivation (motivation)
I done found me a new foundation, yeah (new foundation)
I’m takin’ my new 
salivation (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, new salivation)
And I’ma build my own foundation, yeah (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Which CNs provide innervation to Bey's salivary glands?

CN VII Facial: chorda tympani innervates submandibular and sublingual glands

CN IX innervates parotid gland, the largest salivary gland

500

During routine checkup, physician uses a tongue depressor, asks the patient to phonate. What is the expected response?

equal raising (motor constriction) of the soft palate, leading to no deviations in the uvula

500

A 45-year-old woman is diagnosed with a neuroma. Based on the following signs and symptoms: 1) chronic dry eye, 2) tinnitus, 3) taste changes, where is the site of the problem?

internal acoustic meatus - CN VII and VIII are affected here

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