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*Vertebral Level of Hyoid Bone
C3
*Vertebral level of thyroid cartilage
C4 and 5
*Vertebral level of cricoid cartilage
C6
*What are the muscles innervated by CN XI?
Trapezius and SCM
*Structures that pass through the anterior and middle scalene?
Brachial Plexus and Subclavian artery
*What is the innervation of the omohyoid, sternohyoid and sternothyroid?
Ansa cervicalis (C1-3 ventral rami)
*What is the innervation of the anterior digastric?
CN V
*What is the innervation of the posterior digastric?
CN VII-Facial
*What is the innervation of the carotid sinus and carotid body?
CN IX and X
*What are the major structures that pass through the pharyngeal wall superior to the auditory tube?
Levator veli palatini and superior constictor
*Major structures that pass through pharyngeal wall superior to superior constrictor?
Auditory tube, levator veli palatini
*What are the nerves of the pharyngeal plexus?
(3)
CN IX (mucosa)
CN X (musculature)
Sympathetics (vasomotor)
*What is the only muscle innervated by CN IX?
Stylopharyngeus
*What are the two structures that pierce the thyroid membrane?
Internal laryngeal nerve and superior laryngeal artery
*What is the only muscle to ABDuct vocal cords?
Posterior Cricothyroid
*What is the innervation of the cricothyroid?
External Laryngeal nerve
*What innervation of laryngeal muscles is exclusive of the cricothyroid?
recurrent laryngeal
*What is the muscle that increases tension on the vocal cord?
Cricothyroid
*What is the sensory nerve to the larynx superior to the vocal cords?
Internal laryngeal
*What is the sensory nerve to the larynx inferior to the vocal cords?
Recurrent laryngeal
*What is the site of an aspirated lodged fishbone?
Piriform recess
*Afferent limb of gag reflex?
CN IX
*Efferent limb of gag reflex?
CN X
*What is the afferent limb of the cough reflex?
CN X
*What is the efferent limb of the cough reflex?
CN X
*What are the nerves at risk when performing a thyroidectomy?
Left and Right recurrent laryngeal nerves
*What is the nerve injury that causes hoarseness following thyroid surgery?
Recurrent laryngeal
*Main structures that pass through the internal acoustic meatus?
CN VII and CN VIII
*What is the foramen where CN VII exits the skull?
Stylomastoid foramen
*What is the major arterial supply to the calvaria and supratentorialdura?
Middle meningeal
*What is the major cutaneous nerve to the face?
Trigem (V)
*What is the major artery to the internal structures of the head?
Maxillary
*What are the spinal levels of the sympathetic fibers to the head?
T1 and T2
*What is the autonomic ganglia for CN III?
Ciliary
*What is the autonomic ganglia for CN VII?
PPG and Submandibular
*What is the sensory ganglia for CN VII?
Geniculate
*What is the autonomic ganglia for CN VII?
PPG and submandibular
*What is the autonomic ganglia for CN IX?
Otic
*What muscle is attached to the disc of the TMJ?
Lateral Pterygoid
*What muscle retracts the mandible?
Temporalis
*What is the major nerve to TMJ (pain)?
Auriculotemporal (V3)
*What is the specific nerve that elicits secretion from the parotid gland?
Tympanic branch on CN IX and lesser petrosal
*What branch of CN V carries parasympathetics to the parotid?
Auriculotemporal (V3)
*What structure opens into the superior meatus of the nasal cavity?
Posterior ethmoid sinus
*What structures open into the middle meatus of the nasal cavity?
Frontal, maxillary, anterior and middle ethmoid sinuses
*What structure opens into the inferior meatus of the nasal cavity?
Nasolacrimal duct
*What is the major artery to the nasal cavity?
Sphenopalatine
*What is the most common site of a nosebleed?
Kisselbach's plexus
*What is the innervation to the levator veli palatini?
CN X
*What muscle opens the auditory tube?
Tensor Veli palatini
*What is the innervation of the tensor veli palatini?
Trigem-CN V3
*What nerve provides taste to the anterior 2/3 of tongue?
(Theresa's favorite)
Chorda Tympani
*What is the site of the cell bodies for the nerve that carries taste to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?
Geniculate ganglion
*What is the specific nerve that elicits secretion from the submandibular gland?
Chorda Tympani
*What branch of CN V carries parasympathetics to the submandibular?
Lingual
*What nerve is injured when tonsilar pillars sag and the uvula deviates?
CN X
What nerve is potentially injured with a tonsillectomy?
CN IX
*What muscle protrudes the tongue?
Genioglossus
*What nerve is injured with a deviation of the protruded tongue?
Ipsalateral CN XII (hypoglossal)
*What is the specific nerve that stimulates tear production?
Greater Petrosal CN VII
*What is the sensory nerve to the cornea?
CN V1 (nasociliary)
*What muscle elevates and ABDucts the eye?
Inferior Oblique
*What muscle depresses and ADBucts the eye?
Superior Oblique
*What is the site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicit dilation of the pupil?
Lateral Horn T1-2
*What is the site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicits dilation of the pupil?
Superior Cervical Ganglion
*What is the site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicits constriction of the pupil?
Edinger-Westphal nucleus
*What is the site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicits constriction of the pupil?
Ciliary Ganglion
*What is the innervation of the external surface of the tympanic membrane?
Auriculotemporal (V3) and CN X
*What is the innervation of the internal surface of the typmpanic membrane?
CN IX
What could happen if you get a blow to the pterion?
Rupture of middle meningeal artery. Delay of effects, blood can pool and compress brain
What joints interlock the bones of the cranium
Fibrous suture joints EXCEPT for the mandible which are synovial TMJ

Sphenoid and Occipital bone in childhood are joined by cartilage (synchondrosis)
*What are the contents of the neurocranium?
Covers brain and meninges,contains proximal parts of cranial nerves, brain vasculature,
8 Bones: frontal, 2 parietal, 2 temporal, occipital, sphenoid and ethmoid
Calvaria (skull cap) and cranial base and floor
What are bones of the calvaria derived from?
Neural Crest tissue that becomes head mesenchyme.
Flat bones = intramembranous ossification
How are bones of the cranial base formed?
They are primarily irregular with significant flat portions.
Formed via endochondral ossification or both endochondrial and intramembranous
What is contained in the viscerocranium
14 bones: 2 lacrimal 2 nasal, 2 maxillae, 2 zygomatic, 2 palatine, 2 inferior nasal conchae, mandible and vomer. Contains orbits and nasal cavities, upper and lower jaw
What is the artery that supplies blood to the orbit and eye a branch of?
Internal Carotid
What artery supplies the lower limb in the primary motor cortex?
Anterior Cerebral
What is the first sign of aneurism in the intracavernous portion of the internal carotid?
Paralysis of lateral gaze on the same size
What are the deficits resulting from a complete transection of the facial nerve right where it gives off the nerve to the stapedius?
Ipsalateral facial paralysis, loss of taste from anterior 2/3 of tongue, loss of salvation from submandubular and sublingual glands on the same side
Between what layers of the retina does retinal detachment occur?
Pigmented Epithelium and the layer of rods and cones
Where are the cell bodies of the axons that innervate smooth muscle (Muller's muscle) of the levator palpebrae superioris?
Superior cervical ganglion
Where are the preganglionic neurons that elicit constriction of the ciliary bodies?
Edenger-Westphal nucleus
What happens when the ciliary bodies constrict?
Len thickens (focus)
Where are the pregnglionic nerve cell bodies that ellicit pupillary dilation?
Lateral Horn, T1 and T2
What nerve lesion produces head tilt down toward right shoulder?
Left trochlear nerve damage
What part of the retina has the greatest visual acuity and what receptor is found there?
Fovea-centralis and cones
From what part of the brain does trigeminal arise
Pons
From what part of the brain do CN III and IV arise?
Midbrain
From what part of the brain do CN V and VII arise?
Pons
From what part of the brain do CN VIII -XII arise?
Medulla
Which cranial nerve arises from the Telencephalon?
Olfactory- CN I
What is a lesion to CN I called?
Anosmia
Which cranial nerve comes off the anterior sides of the mesencephalon?
Optic- CN II
What nerve is first compressed by a tumor growing in the pterygopalatine fossa?
Maxillary (V2)
What foramen or fissure does chorda tympani exit the skull?
Petrotympanic
What is the most superior (first) structure encountered breaking through the roof of the orbit from the anterior cranial fossa?
Frontal nerve
What two foramen of the middle cranial fossa communicate with the infratemporal fossa through its roof?
Foramen Ovale and Spinosum
Through what bone or part of a bone does the optic canal pass to enter the orbit?
Lesser wing of sphenoid
The lesser petrosal exits the skull through what foramen?
Foramen Ovale
A tumor near the base of the skull

Symptoms: weakness and atrophy of masster, temporalis on left side
Foramen ovale
Within the infratemporal fossa, with what structure is the middle meningeal artery most intimately associated?
Auriculotemporal nerve
What artery exits through foramen spinosum?
Middle meningeal artery
What fossa or space allows for the terminal branch of the maxillary artery to pass from pterygopalatine fossa to nasal cavity?
Sphenopalatine Fossa
What forms the floor of the anterior cranial fossa?
Orbital part of frontal bone, body and lesser wing of sphenoid bone.
Into what area will an infection that erodes through the roof of the maxillary sinus enter?
The orbit
Obstruction at what is likely to impair CSF egress (CSF pressure elevated, other CSF findings normal)
Arachnoid Villi
Where are arachnoid granulation found?
Along superior sagittal sinus
Where do the arachnoid granulations project?
Dural Venous Sinuses
What is the function of Arachnoid granulations?
Role in abdsorption of CSF, consist of arachnoid villi, DO NOT produce CSF
What forms the walls of the venous sinuses?
Dura Mater
What forms the roof of the pituitary fossa?
Dura
What is continuous with the sclera of the eye?
Dura
What are characteristics of the epidural space?
*Contains meningeal veins
*Usually associated with arterial hemorrhage
*Bounded by 2 layers of dura
*normally a potential space
Where is subarachnoid space located?
Between arachnoid and pia
What foramina allow the subarachnoid space to communicate with the fourth ventricle?
Foramen of Luschka and foramen of Magenide
What are characteristics of Mengingomas
*Dervied from arachnoid
*characterized by whorls of psammoms bodies
*bengin slow growing well circumscribed tumors
*20% of primary intracranial tumors
CSF enters the subarachnoid space via what foramen?
Lateral foramina of Luschka
What is a prominent surface structure on the medulla?
Olive
What structure contains the trochlear nerve?
Ambient cistern
Stenosis of cerebral aquiduct prevents CSF from entering the 4th ventricle is called?
Noncommunicating Hydrocephalus
What is the large tuft choroid plexus in the trigone of the lateral ventricle?
Glomus
How does the superior sagittal sinus receive CSF?
Arachnoid Villi
The superior (quadrigeminal) cistern overlies what portion of the brain?
Dorsal aspect of midbrain
What does a blockage of the interventricular foramen of monroe result in?
Hydorcephalus involving the lateral ventricle
What is between the corpus callosum and fornix?
Lateral ventricle
The two foramina of Luschka of 4th ventricle drain into what?
the Cerebellopintine angle cisterns
What receives CSF via foramen of Magendie?
Cerebellomedullary cistern
Occulsion of what artery may cause numbness and weakness in the left leg and foot?
Anterior Cerebral Artery
What is the blood supply to the optic chiasm?
Internal carotid, Anterior communicating, posterior communicating, anterior cerebral
What artery lies within the cavernous sinus?
Internal Carotid
What artery gives rise to the anterior choroidal artery?
Internal Carotid
What artery gives rise to the posterior communicating?
Internal Carotid
What artery enters the skull via the carotid canal of temporal bone?
Internal carotid