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134 Cards in this Set
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In puppies, the area in which ossification of sutures between the frontal and parietal bones in the skull is not complete is called what? |
Fontanelle |
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Each incisive bone has how many teeth? |
3 |
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True or false The temporal fossa is a concave structure that is the origin of the temporalis muscle |
False It is convex |
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The hard palate is made of which bones? |
Palatine Maxilla Incisive |
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Which of the following nerves does not exit through the orbital fissure? Facial Oculomotor Trochlear Abducent Ophthalmic division of the trigeminal |
Facial |
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The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve follows which path through the skull? |
Through the round foramen then through the rostral alar foramen |
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Which of the following nerves exits the skull through the stylomastoid foramen? Hypoglossal Trigeminal Maxillary Facial |
Facial
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All of the following nerves exit the skull through the tympano-occipital fissure except which? Hypoglossal Vagus Accessory Glossopharyngeal |
Hypoglossal |
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The internal carotid artery enters the skull through what? |
Foramen lacerum |
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What contributes to the cerebral arterial circle on the base of the brain? |
Basilar arter Internal carotid arteries |
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True or false The venous sinuses in the central nervous system are valveless and have low pressure |
True |
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The lumen of the embryological neural tube still persists as the __________ of the brain |
Ventricles |
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Which structure connects the 3rd ventricle and the lateral ventricles of the brain? |
Interventricular foramen |
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Where is the fourth ventricle located? (in which part of the brain)? |
Medulla |
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What structures located in the ventricles produce CSF by ultrafiltration of blood plasma? |
Choroid plexuses |
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How does CSF escape the ventricular system? |
Through lateral apertures of the 4th ventricle |
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How is CSF removed from the CNS? |
It is absorbed into the venous system at arachnoid villi along the dorsal midline |
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What separates the 3rd and 4th ventricles? |
Mesencephalic aqueduct |
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Which ventricle surrounds the interthalamic adhesion? |
Third ventricle |
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Which structure separates the cerebrum and the cerebellum? |
Tentorium cerebelli |
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Which lobe of the brain could be damaged if you notice motor and/or sensory deficits? |
Parietal |
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Which lobe of the brain could be damaged if you notice a problem with vision? |
Occipital |
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The cerebral cortex is made up of ______ matter |
Gray |
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Which structure connects the cerebrum with the brainstem and the cerebellum? |
Internal capsule |
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True or false The cerebellum is the part of the brain that initiates somatic motor activity |
False |
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The transverse fibers of the pons are continuous with the ___________ cerebellar peduncle |
Middle |
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The cerebellum is the dorsal ____________ |
Metencephalon |
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The pineal body (epiphysis) is found where? What does it synthesize? |
It is found in the diencephalon It synthesizes melatonin |
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All sensory input except for what passes through the thalamus? |
Olfactory stimuli |
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The ________ geniculate bodies relay conscious visual impulses |
Lateral |
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The __________ geniculate bodies relay conscious auditory impulses |
Medial |
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Where does cranial nerve V originate from? |
Pons |
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What is the motor pathway from the cerebrum to the brainstem/spinal cord and from the cerebrum to the cerebellum via the pons? |
Median sulcus |
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The medulla is also called what? |
Myelencephalon |
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The ventral surface of the medulla is composed of what? |
Trapezoid body Pyramids |
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What conveys proprioceptive information from the hindlimbs? |
Fasciculus gracilis |
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What conveys proprioceptive information form the forelimbs? |
Fasciculus cuneatus |
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The pyramids contain what kind of fibers that run from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord? |
Motor |
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All of the following muscles receive motor information from the facial nerve except which? Buccinator Oribicularis oris Levator nasolabialis Temporalis |
Temporalis |
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All of the following muscles are innervated by the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve except which? Buccinator Masseter Temporalis Pterygoids |
Buccinator |
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The rostral half of the digastricus is innervated by cranial nerve _______, while the caudal half is innervated by cranial nerve _________ |
Rostral half: V (trigeminal) Caudal half: VII (facial) |
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Three of the four muscles of the larynx are innervated by the recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve. Which one is not? Lateral cricoarytenoid Dorsal cricoarytenoid Cricothyroid Thyroarytenoideus |
Cricothyroid |
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All of the following are pharyngeal constrictors except which? Cricopharyngeus Thyropharyngeus Hyopharyngeus Stylopharyngeus |
Stylopharyngeus |
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The lateral rectus and the 4 bellies of the retractor bulbi muscle are innervated by which nerve? |
VI (abducent) |
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Which of the following eye muscles is not innervated by the oculomotor nerve? Dorsal rectus Medial rectus Ventral rectus Ventral oblique Dorsal oblique |
Dorsal oblique |
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Which of the following muscles is not innervated by the hypoglossal nerve? Genioglossus Thyroglossus Geniohyoideus Styloglossus Hyoglossus |
Thyroglossus |
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What are the lateral boundaries of the opening from the oral cavity into the oropharynx? |
Palatoglossal arches |
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Approximately how many palatine ridges are found on the hard palate of the dog? |
9 |
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Which structure divides the rostral part of the pharynx into the nasopharynx and the oropharynx? |
Soft palate |
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True or false The tongue is primarily supported by the mylohyoideus muscle |
True |
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Which two salivary ducts empty at the sublingual caruncles underneath the tongue? |
Mandibular Sublingual |
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The main blood supply to the tongue is from which artery? What is that artery a branch of? |
Lingual External carotid |
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Dentine makes up a major portion of the tooth. It is a hard, calcified connective tissue that is produced by which kind of cells? |
Odontoblasts |
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The part of the tooth that projects from the gun is generally capped with what? |
Enamel |
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Where can odontoblasts be found in the tooth? |
Lining the central pulp cavity |
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True or false Enamel is mesodermal in origin |
False |
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What kind of cells form enamel? |
Ameloblasts |
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Which tissue in teeth is incapable of repairing itself once damaged? |
Enamel |
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Which tissue in teeth has an acellular portion toward the upper part of the tooth root and cells in lacunae in the lower part of the tooth root? |
Cement |
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How does the vascularized and innervated pulp communicate with the jaw? |
Apical foramen |
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Which type of teeth have a large portion of enamel-covered crown kept in reserve below the gumline? |
Hypsodont |
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A diastema refers to what? |
A space in the jaw with no teeth naturally |
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Which permanent teeth do not have a deciduous precursor? |
Molars |
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Dogs normally have a total of how many permanent teeth? |
42 |
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Cats normally have a total of how many permanent teeth? |
32 |
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The carnasal tooth of the bottom jaw in both cats and dogs is which tooth? |
Molar 1 |
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Which premolar in the dog lacks a deciduous precursor? |
P1 |
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True or false A dog's permanent teeth have usually all erupted by 8-10 months of age |
True |
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All of the following upper teeth have 3 roots except which? P3 P4 M1 M2 |
P3 |
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What phrase allows you to remember the teeth of a dog's upper jaw? |
One one Two twos Three threes |
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What phrase allows you to remember the teeth of a dog's lower jaw? |
A string of twos with a one at each end |
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The lower 1st molar (M1) occludes with which upper tooth in the dog? |
P4 |
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An infection of which tooth root is often the cause of a draining fistula? |
Upper 4th premolar |
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True or false Feline premolars and molars have no grinding surfaces |
True |
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Which feline tooth is the only one that has 3 roots? |
PM4 |
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Which gland is only found in carnivores and opens into the vestibule at the level of the last upper molar? |
Zygomatic gland |
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Which salivary gland has a monostomatic part and a polystomatic part? |
Sublingual |
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Which salivary gland empties into the vestibule at the level of the caudal margin of the upper fourth premolar (carnasal)? |
Parotid |
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Sympathetic innervation of salivary glands is through postganglionic fibers originating from neurons in which ganglion? |
Cranial cervical |
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Postganglionic parasympathetic innervation of the parotid and zygomatic salivary glands arises from which ganglion? |
Otic ganglion |
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Which cranial nerve supplies the necessary preganglionic innervation to the otic ganglion? |
Glossopharyngeal |
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The facial nerve suppies preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the mandibular ganglion. Postganglionic fibers arising from this ganglion innervate which two of the following salivary glands? Facial, parotid, mandibular, sublingual |
Mandibular Sublingual |
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In dogs, there are how many parathyroid glands? |
4 |
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The parathyroid glands of the dog lie at the __________ pole of each lobe of the thyroid gland |
Cranial |
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In cats, the parathyroid glands lie at the _________ pole of each lobe of the thyroid gland |
Caudal |
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Where do the two lobes of the thyroid gland lie? |
On either side of tracheal rings 1-5 |
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The caudal opening from the nasal cavities into the nasopharynx is called what? |
Choanae |
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A stomach tube should always be passed through the _________ meatus |
Ventral |
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True or false The frontal and maxillary sinuses drain independently into the nasal cavity |
True |
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The nasopharynx is bound dorsally by what? |
Vomer bone |
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The part of the pharynx bounded by soft palate, root of the tongue, and the epiglottis is considered to be what? |
Oropharynx |
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Which structure lies in the lateral walls of the oropharynx? |
Tonsilar fossa |
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The rostral esophagus lies _______ to the trachea |
Dorsal |
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The laryngeal ventricles are also called what? |
Saccules |
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The laryngeal ventricles are bordered by the _________ folds rostrally and the _________ folds caudally |
Vestibular Vocal |
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Narrowing of which structure causes changes in the voice? |
Glottic cleft |
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All of the following laryngeal muscles narrow the glottic cleft except for which? Thyroarytenoid Lateral cricoarytenoid Dorsal cricoarytenoid Cricothyroid |
Dorsal cricoarytenoid |
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All of the following laryngeal muscles are innervated by the caudal laryngeal nerve except for which? Thyroarytenoid Lateral cricoarytenoid Dorsal cricoarytenoid Cricothyroid |
Cricothyroid |
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True or false The vagus nerve is responsible for both sensory and motor innervation of the larynx |
True |
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What branches off of the vagus nerve near the base of the skull? |
Cranial laryngeal nerve |
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What branches off of the vagus nerve at the level of the heart? |
Recurrent laryngeal nerve |
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What branches off of the vagus nerve at the larynx? |
Caudal laryngeal nerve |
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Damage to which nerve results in laryngeal hemiplegia (called "roaring" in horses)? |
Recurrent/caudal laryngeal |
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Where do the optic nerves arise from? |
Ganglionic cells in the retina |
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Which cranial nerve is responsible for autonomic control of the pupillary light reflex? |
Oculomotor (III) |
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Which of the following lymph nodes do ALL of the other lymph nodes in the head drain into? Medial retropharyngeal Zygomatic Parotid Mandibular |
Medial retropharyngeal |
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What is the line called between a dog's nostrils? |
Philtrum |
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What are the big bumps called on the bottom side of the skull between the occipital condyles and the back of the zygomatic arches? |
Tympanic bulla |
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What are the huge openings toward the back of the maxilla called? (they are the ones just medial to the eyes) |
Choanae |
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The basilar artery is formed by which two arteries? |
Vertebral arteries Ventral spinal artery |
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The _______ are the grooves in the external surface of the cerebellum |
Sulci |
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All of the following muscles of mastication serve to close the mouth except for which? Temporalis Masseter Pterygoids Digastricus |
Digastricus |
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What is considered the "yes" joint? |
Atlanto-occipital joint |
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What is the bump behind a dog's upper incisors called? |
Incisive papilla |
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The vein running along a dog's lower jaw that then runs above to the maxilla is which? |
Linguofacial vein |
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The vein that runs up a dog's jaw toward its ear is called what? |
Maxillary vein |
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All of the following arteries are branches of the external carotid except: Occipital Lingual Temporal Facial Maxillary |
Temporal |
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The holes in the incisive bone are the what? |
Palatine fissures |
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If there is drooping (ptosis) of the upper eyelid, which muscle is paralyzed? |
Levator palpebrae superioris |
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Which eye muscle winds around a cartilaginous pulley and is innervated by the trochlear nerve? |
Dorsal oblique |
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Which division of the trigeminal nerve contains both sensory and motor fibers? |
Mandibular |
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If a dog fails to blink when the cornea is touched, which nerve is damaged? |
Ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve |
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Which nerve should you anesthetize prior to removing a tooth in the upper jaw? |
Infraorbital |
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Which nerve should you anesthetize prior to removing a tooth in the lower jaw? |
Inferior alveolar |
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A bilateral lesion in which nerve would cause a "dropped" jaw? |
Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve |
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A lesion of the abducent (IV) nerve would cause deviation (strabismus) of the eye medially because it innervates which two of the following muscles? Dorsal rectus Lateral rectus Retractor bulbi Dorsal oblique |
Lateral rectus Retractor bulbi |
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Which cranial nerve exits the skull through the internal acoustic meatus and emerges peripherally through the stylomastoid foramen? |
Facial |
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A lesion of this nerve will cause dry eye on the ipsilateral side |
Facial |
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Which nerve can you block (anesthetize) to facilitate examination of the eye because it will stop the animal from blinking? |
Auriculopalpebral |
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If a dog presents to you with drooping of the corner of the mouth, drooling, and accumulation of wadded food in the cheek, which nerve would you suspect has been damaged? |
Buccal branches of the facial nerve |
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Which is the only nerve that does not reach the exterior of the skull? |
Vestibulocochlear (VIII) |
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What type of innervation is supplied to the parotid and zygomatic salivary glands by the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)? |
Parasympathetic |
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The menace response is used to test which cranial nerves? |
II and VII |
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If a dog presents in your clinic with protrusion of the tongue and deviation of the tongue toward the left, which nerve is affected? |
Left hypoglossal |