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Anatomy JV Exam 3: Autonomics of Head

1.

what is the synaptic relay site for the sympathetics of the head?

____ ____ ____

superior cervical ganglion

2.

where do the preganglionic sympathetics arise from?

neurons in the ____ ____ of ____

travel to ____ ____ ____

neurons in the lateral horn of T1

travel to superior cervical ganglion

3.

Preganglionic sympathetic fibers supplying the head arise from neurons in the ______ ______ of spinal cord segment ______ and ascend the ______ ______ to reach the superior cervical ganglion.

lateral horn, T1, sympathetic trunk

4.

Postganglionic sympathetic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion travel via the ______ ______ nerve, forming a plexus around the ______ ______ artery, and use its ______ to reach target structures in the face and head.

internal carotid, internal carotid, branches

5.

What is this?

superior cervical ganglion

6.

Horner's syndrome can result from damage to the sympathetic pathway at the ______ ______ communicantes, the ______ ______ ganglion, or along the ______ or ______ sympathetic fibers.

T1 white, superior cervical, preganglionic, postganglionic

7.

Horner's syndrome is characterized by ______ (small pupil), ______ (drooping upper eyelid), ______ (lack of sweating on affected side), and flushing of the ______ and ______ due to vasodilation.

miosis, ptosis, anhidrosis, face, neck

8.

Cranial nerves that carry general visceral efferent fibers for parasympathetic innervation of the head include cranial nerves ______, ______, and ______.

III, VII, IX

9.

1) oculomotor (III) - ______ ______ nucleus

2) facial (VII) - ______ ______ nucleus

3) glossopharyngeal (IX) - ______ ______ nucleus

edinger-westphal

superior salivatory

inferior salivatory

10.

The Edinger-Westphal nucleus is located in the ______ ______ within the ______ region of the brainstem.

oculomotor complex, mesencephalon

11.

Parasympathetic axons from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus travel in the ______ nerve and synapse in the ______ ganglion.

oculomotor, ciliary

12.

The superior salivatory nucleus is the visceral efferent nucleus of cranial nerve ______ and gives rise to parasympathetic fibers.

VII

13.

Axons from the superior salivatory nucleus travel in the ______ ______ nerve to synapse in the ______ ganglion and in the ______ ______ to synapse in the ______ ganglion.

greater petrosal, pterygopalatine, chorda tympani, submandibular

14.

The inferior salivatory nucleus is associated with cranial nerve ______ and gives rise to ______ fibers.

IX, parasympathetic

15.

Preganglionic fibers from the inferior salivatory nucleus travel through the ______ ______, enter the ______ ______ nerve, and synapse in the ______ ganglion.

tympanic plexus, lesser petrosal, otic

16.

Parasympathetic ganglia associated with the trigeminal nerve include the ______, ______, ______, and ______ ganglia.

ciliary, pterygopalatine, otic, submandibular

17.

The ciliary ganglion is associated with the ______ branch of the trigeminal nerve, specifically the ______ nerve.

V1, nasociliary

18.

The pterygopalatine ganglion is associated with the ______ branch of the trigeminal nerve.

V2

19.

The otic ganglion is associated with the ______ branch of the trigeminal nerve.

V3

20.

The submandibular ganglion is associated with the ______ nerve, a branch of ______.

lingual, V3

21.

What is 1?

pterygopalatine ganglion

22.

What is 2?

ciliary ganglion

23.

What is 3?

opthalmic nerve (v1)

24.

What is 4?

oculomotor nerve (3)

25.

What is 5?

trigeminal nerve (5)

26.

What is 6?

mandibular nerve (v3)

27.

What is 7?

facial nerve (7)

28.

What is 8?

vagus nerve (10)

29.

What is 9?

glossopharyngeal neve (9)

30.

What is 10?

submandibular ganglion

31.

What is 11?

otic ganglion

32.

What is 1?

ciliary ganglion

33.

What is 2?

otic ganglion

34.

What is 3?

pterygopalatine ganglion

35.

What is 4?

submandibular ganglion

36.

What is 1?

trigeminal ganglion

37.

What is 2?

nasociliary root

38.

What is 3?

opthalmic nerve

39.

What is 4?

recurrent meningeal branch

40.

What is 5?

nasociliary nerve

41.

What is 6?

superior orbital fissure

42.

What is 7?

frontal nerve

43.

What is 8?

posterior ethmoidal nerve

44.

What is 9?

anterior ethmoidal nerve

45.

What is 10?

lacrimal gland

46.

What is 11?

supraorbital nerve

47.

What is 12?

supratrochlear nerve

48.

What is 13?

lacrimal nerve

49.

What is 14?

infratrochlear nerve

50.

What is 15?

long ciliary nerves

51.

What is 16?

short ciliary nerves

52.

What is 17?

ciliary ganglion

53.

What is 18?

communicating branch to zygomatic nerve

54.

What is 1?

foramen rotundum

55.

What is 2?

maxillary nerve

56.

What is 3?

trigeminal nerve

57.

What is 4?

meningeal branch

58.

What is 5?

ganglionic branches of pterygopalatine ganglion

59.

What is 6?

pterygopalatine ganglion

60.

What is 7?

posterior superior alveolar nerves

61.

What is 8?

inferior orbital fissure

62.

What is 9?

anterior superior alveolar branches

63.

What is 10?

middle superior alveolar branches

64.

What is 11?

infraorbital nerve

65.

What is 12?

zygomatic nerve

66.

What is 13?

communicating branches

67.

What is 1?

trigeminal ganglion

68.

What is 2?

mandibular division

69.

What is 3?

foramen ovale

70.

What is 4?

deep temporal nerves

71.

What is 5?

infraorbital foramen

72.

What is 6?

lateral pterygopalatine muscle

73.

What is 7?

buccal nerve

74.

What is 8?

pterygopalatine nerves

75.

What is 9?

inferior dental branches

76.

What is 10?

mental nerves

77.

What is 11?

mental foramen

78.

What is 12?

inferior alveolar nerve

79.

What is 13?

masseter muscle

80.

What is 14?

lingual nerve

81.

What is 15?

medial pterygoid muscle

82.

What is 16?

masseteric nerve

83.

What is 17?

auriculotemporal nerve

84.

The ciliary ganglion is the parasympathetic ganglion of cranial nerve ______ and is associated with the ______ branch of the trigeminal nerve.

III, nasociliary

85.

Preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the ______ -______ nucleus synapse in the ______ ganglion before reaching the eye.

Edinger, Westphal, ciliary

86.

Postganglionic ______ and ______ axons pass through the ciliary ganglion without ______.

sympathetics, sensory, synapsing

87.

In the pupillary reflex, afferent axons originate from the ______ and terminate in the ______ area and ______ ______ of the midbrain.

retina, pretectal, superior colliculus

88.

Efferent parasympathetic fibers involved in the pupillary reflex originate in the ______ -______ nucleus, travel with cranial nerve ______, and synapse in the ______ ganglion.

Edinger, Westphal, III, ciliary

89.

In the pupillary light reflex, shining a ______ in one ______ causes that pupil to ______ as part of a normal response.

light, eye, constrict

90.

The pupillary light reflex evaluates the functional integrity of the ______ nervous system, specifically the ______ innervation of the ______.

parasympathetic, parasympathetic, pupil

91.

The consensual light reflex causes the ______ pupil to ______ slightly when light is shone in the ______ eye.

contralateral, constrict, opposite

92.

what is the consensual reflex?

when light is shined in eye, ______ pupil will ______ to a ______ degree

contralateral, constrict, lesser

93.

The accommodation reflex occurs when a person focuses on a ______ object, causing both ______ to ______.

near, pupils, constrict

94.

During the accommodation reflex, the ______ muscles ______ to allow the lens to become ______ for near vision.

ciliary, contract, thicker

95.

Fixed and dilated pupils may indicate damage to the ______, specifically affecting the ______-______ nucleus, which prevents ______ constriction.

brainstem, Edinger, Westphal, parasympathetic

96.

In the absence of parasympathetic input, the unopposed action of the ______ ______ muscle—innervated by the ______ nervous system—leads to dilation.

dilator pupillae, sympathetic

97.

A complete injury to the parasympathetic pathway can cause a large, fixed pupil known as a ______ ______.

blown pupil

98.

For near vision, ______ muscles ______ under ______ innervation, reducing tension on the zonule fibers.

ciliary, contract, parasympathetic

99.

When viewing close objects, reduced zonule fiber tension allows the ______ to return to its ______ state and become more ______.

lens, normal, thick

100.

In close vision, the pupils also ______ to improve focus, a response mediated by the ______ nervous system.

constrict, parasympathetic

101.

For distant vision, the ______ muscles ______ due to the absence of ______ stimulation.

ciliary, relax, parasympathetic

102.

Relaxation of ciliary muscles increases tension on the ______ ______, causing the lens to become ______ and more suited for ______ vision.

zonule fibers, flat, distant

103.

Presbyopia is an age-related condition, typically occurring after age ______, in which the ______ loses its ______.

40, lens, flexibility

104.

In presbyopia, the lens cannot ______ when tension on the ______ ______ is released by ______ of the ciliary muscles.

thicken, zonule fibers, contraction

105.

Because the lens can no longer thicken properly, individuals with presbyopia cannot ______ on ______ objects.

focus, near

106.

what is the largest of the parasympathetic ganglia?

______ ______

pterygopalatine ganglion

107.

The pterygopalatine ganglion contains cell bodies of ______ neurons that receive ______ input via the ______ ______ nerve.

postganglionic, preganglionic, greater petrosal

108.

The greater petrosal nerve joins the ______ ______ nerve to form the ______ of the pterygoid canal.

deep petrosal, nerve

109.

Postganglionic fibers from the pterygopalatine ganglion travel with branches of the ______ division of the ______ nerve.

maxillary, trigeminal

110.

Postganglionic fibers from the pterygopalatine ganglion travel with branches of the ______ division of the ______ nerve, also known as ______.

maxillary, trigeminal, V2

111.

What is 1?

lacrimal gland

112.

What is 2?

lacrimal nerve

113.

What is 3?

zygomatic nerve

114.

What is 4?

deep petrosal nerve

115.

What is 5?

internal carotid artery

116.

What is 6?

nerve of pterygoid canal

117.

What is 7?

superior cervical sympathetic ganglion

118.

What is 8?

internal carotid nerve

119.

What is 9?

geniculate ganglion

120.

What is 10?

greater petrosal nerve

121.

What is 11?

internal carotid plexus

122.

The nerve of the pterygoid canal, also called the ______ nerve, is formed by the union of the ______ petrosal and ______ petrosal nerves.

Vidian, greater, deep

123.

The greater petrosal nerve contributes ______ ______ fibers to the nerve of the pterygoid canal.

preganglionic parasympathetic

124.

The deep petrosal nerve contributes ______ ______ fibers to the nerve of the pterygoid canal.

postganglionic sympathetic

125.

what axons are found within nervus intermedius?

-______

-______ ______

-sensory

-preganglionic parasympathetics

126.

What is 1?

chorda tympani carries parasympathetic innervation to all glands below the oral fissure

127.

What is 2?

chorda tympani (carries taste from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue)

128.

What is 3?

lingual nerve

129.

What is 4?

auriculotemporal neve

130.

What is 5?

otic ganglion

131.

What is 6?

greater petrosal nerve

132.

What is 7?

facial nerve (7)

133.

What is 8?

chorda tympani

134.

What is 9?

tympanic membrane

135.

What is 10?

submandibular ganglion

136.

What is 11?

submandibular gland

137.

What is this?

chorda tympani joining lingual nerve

138.

The otic ganglion is located in the ______ ______, medial to cranial nerve ______, and deep to the ______ ______.

infratemporal fossa, V3, foramen ovale

139.

The otic ganglion contains ______ ______ fibers that arrive via the ______ ______ nerve, which originates from the ______ ______ on the medial wall of the middle ear.

preganglionic parasympathetic, lesser petrosal, tympanic plexus

140.

The lesser petrosal nerve arises from the ______ ______ on the medial wall of the ______ ______ cavity.

tympanic plexus, middle ear

141.

After arising, the lesser petrosal nerve travels along the floor of the ______ ______ fossa and exits the cranium via the ______ ______.

middle cranial, foramen ovale

142.

The lesser petrosal nerve carries ______ ______ fibers and enters the ______ ganglion to synapse.

preganglionic parasympathetic, otic

143.

Preganglionic parasympathetic axons in the glossopharyngeal nerve arise from the ______ ______ nucleus and travel to the ______ ______ via the ______ branch of CN IX.

inferior salivatory, tympanic plexus, tympanic

144.

Axons leave the tympanic plexus through the ______ ______ nerve, which carries them to the ______ ganglion.

lesser petrosal, otic

145.

The ciliary ganglion lies in the back of the ______, just ______ to the ______ nerve, positioned between it and the ______ ______ muscle.

orbit, lateral, optic, lateral rectus

146.

Postganglionic fibers from the otic ganglion travel to the ______ gland via the ______ branch of cranial nerve ______.

parotid, auriculotemporal, V3

147.

where is the pterygopalatine ganglion located?

lies within the ______ ______

pterygopalatine fossa

148.

What is 1?

glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

149.

What is 2?

mastoid process

150.

What is 3?

tympanic plexus in tympanic cavity

151.

What is 4?

lesser petrosal nerve

152.

What is 5?

otic ganglion

153.

What is 6?

parotid branches of auriculotemporal nerve (CN V3)

154.

What is 7?

parotid gland

155.

What is 8?

tympanic nerve

156.

Axons reach the lacrimal nerve from the maxillary division of V via a communicating branch off the ______ nerve, which is a branch of the ______ nerve.

zygomaticotemporal, zygomatic

157.

The submandibular ganglion lies medial to the ______ and is suspended from the ______ nerve, a branch of the mandibular division of cranial nerve ______.

mandible, lingual, V3