Slpa 455 Exam 2: Cranial Nerves

Front 1

How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

Back 1

12

Front 2

Which cranial nerves pertain to speech(#'s)?

Back 2

5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Front 3

Name the cranail nerves pertaining to speech.

Back 3

Trigeminal, facial, vestibulocochlear, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypoglossal.

Front 4

Describe what the trigeminal nerve does.

Back 4

Chewing and sensation of the face and anterior portion of the tongue.

Front 5

Describe what the Facial nerve does.

Back 5

Muscle of facial expression and some taste.

Front 6

Describe what the vestibulocochlear nerve does.

Back 6

Equilibrium and hearing.

Front 7

Describe what the Glossopharyngeal does.

Back 7

Sensation to the palate and pharynx, taste, and swallowing.

Front 8

Describe what the Vagus nerve does.

Back 8

Moto to muscle of the soft palate and larynx; sensory to larynx and soft palate; motor and sensory to thoracic and abdominal structures.

Front 9

Describe what the Accessory nerve does.

Back 9

Motor to soft palate and muscles that turn head, shrug shoulders.

Front 10

Describe what the Hypoglossal nerve does.

Back 10

Motor to the muscles of the tongue.

Front 11

What does the tensor veli palatini muscle do and what cranial nerve is it connected with?

Back 11

It tenses the soft palate during speech production and it is connected with the 5th cranial nerve (Trigeminal).

Front 12

What does the Tensor typmpani muscle do and what cranial nerve is it connected with?

Back 12

Holds Tympanic Membrane and tenses during loud sounds. It is connected with the 5th cranial nerve (Trigeminal).

Front 13

These two muscles are associated with what?
-Mylohyoid muscle
-Anterior belly of digastric muscle

Back 13

The superhyoid muscles of the larynx.

Front 14

The lingual nerve is responsible for _________.

Back 14

All sensation about the tongue (movement and tactile feedback).

Front 15

The stapedius muscle is innervated by which cranial nerve?

Back 15

The 7th. Facial nerve.

Front 16

The trigeminal nerve is motor, sensory, or mixed?

Back 16

Mixed.

Front 17

The motor branch of the trigeminal nerve supplies motor information to the muscles that do what?

Back 17

Mastication, tensor tympani, and tensor veli palatini.

Front 18

How would you test the trigeminal nerve (three things)?

Back 18

1) Rub gently across three areas supplied by the trigeminal nerve
2) open and close jaw; look for asymmetry of movement. Check for lateral movement of the jaw.
3) Have patient bite on tongue blade and feel strength of the masseter muscle.

Front 19

What are three symptoms of the Trigeminal Nerve?

Back 19

1) Facial Pain
2) PAralysis of the jaw
3) Loss of sneeze reflex

Front 20

The Facial nerve is mixed, but mainly handles what type of information (motor or sensory)?

Back 20

Motor.

Front 21

Is the facial nerve sensory, motor, or mixed?

Back 21

Mixed

Front 22

The motor branch for the facial nerve supplies motor information to ___ muscles of the face.

Back 22

All.

Front 23

The motor branch of the facial nerve also supplies the _______ muscle in the ear with information so that it contracts properly during noisy situations.

Back 23

Stapedius

Front 24

Taste is supplied to 2/3 of of the tongue by what cranial nerve?

Back 24

Facial

Front 25

The Solitarius tract and nucleus is responsible for what sensation and what nerve is it a part of?

Back 25

Taste and it is part of the facial nerve.

Front 26

The lacrimal gland is responsible for what?

Back 26

Tear secretion.

Front 27

The submaxillary ganglion, in part, produces:

Back 27

Saliva

Front 28

The Chorda Tympani is responsible for what?

Back 28

Taste on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue.

Front 29

What are three symptoms of the facial nerve?

Back 29

1) Facial Paralysis
2) Permanent facial paralysis due to stroke or injury to the facial nerve.
3) Sensitive to loud sounds which is known as hyperacusis.

Front 30

When paralysis of the facial nerve occurs, is it usually bilateral or unilateral and why?

Back 30

Unilateral because of a stroke.

Front 31

Checking for symmetry and strength of the face when making /i/ or /u/ sounds, is part of the testing of what cranial nerve?

Back 31

Facial.

Front 32

Close eyes tightly and noting tightness of closure, as well as, wrinkling of the forehead is part of a test for which cranial nerve?

Back 32

Facial.

Front 33

Vestibulocochlear nerve is what nerve number?

Back 33

VIII (8)

Front 34

Is the 8th cranial nerve sensory, motor, or mixed?

Back 34

Sensory.

Front 35

What is the Vestibulocochlear nerve primarily responsible for?

Back 35

Equilibrium and hearing.

Front 36

Where does the cochlear portion of the 8th nerve enter?

Back 36

Enters the brainstem at lower pons lateral to facial nerve.

Front 37

Where does the vestibular portion of the 8th nerve enter?

Back 37

Enters the vestibular nuclei located in the lower pons, upper medulla region.

Front 38

What are three symptoms of the Vestibulocochlear nerve?

Back 38

1)Deafness
2) Severe hearing impairment
3) Vertigo

Front 39

What contains the following: Wernicke's area, heschel's gyrus, primary and secondary Auditory associatoin areas of temporal lobe?

Back 39

Auditory Projection Area (related to Vestibulocochlear nerve).

Front 40

ABR stands for ______ ______ ______.

Back 40

Auditory Brainstem Response

Front 41

How do you test the Vestibulocochlear nerve?

Back 41

Audiological testing and coloric test for the vestibular apparatus.

Front 42

What is the IX nerve called?

Back 42

Glossopharyngeal

Front 43

Is the IX nerve motor, sensory, or mixed?

Back 43

Mixed

Front 44

The sensory branch of the ________ cranial nerve is responsible for sensory to the mucous membrane of the middle ear, eustachian tube, tonsils, faucial pillars, soft palate, pharynx, and posterior 1/3 of the tongue.

Back 44

Glossopharyngeal

Front 45

What does the motor branch of the IX nerve do?

Back 45

Innervation to the muscles of the pharynx and the stylopharyngeal muscle. Main function is to assist in swallowing.

Front 46

What does the Stylopharyngeas muscle do?

Back 46

Assists with constriction of the throat.

Front 47

What are three symptoms of the Glossopharyngeal?

Back 47

1) Loss of gag reflex
2) Swallowing problems (dysphagia)
3) Loss of sensation to the back of the tongue, pharynx.

Front 48

Swallowing problems can also be called _________.

Back 48

Dysphagia

Front 49

Why is it difficult to test the Glossopharyngeal nerve?

Back 49

Because part of the Vagus nerve also swallowing.

Front 50

Testing of the posterior portion of the tongue to report any swallowing difficulty is part of testing for what nerve damage?

Back 50

IX (Glossopharyngeal)

Front 51

Tactile sensation of the tongue is related to which nerve?

Back 51

#5- Trigeminal

Front 52

Taste is PRIMARILY related to which crainal nerve?

Back 52

#7- Facial nerve

Front 53

Taste and Sensation of the tongue in the posterior 1/3 is related to which cranial nerve?

Back 53

Glossopharyngeal.

Front 54

The Nucleus Ambiguus encases motor nuclei for which cranial nerves?

Back 54

9, 10, and 11.

Front 55

What is the name of the X nerve?

Back 55

Vagus

Front 56

Is the Vagus nerve a sensory, motor, or mixed nerve?

Back 56

Mixed.

Front 57

What are three major branches of the Vagus nerve?

Back 57

1) Pharyngeal Nerve
2) Superior Laryngeal Nerve
3) Recurrent Nerve

Front 58

Which branch of the Vagus nerve is the following describing?: Motor and sensory to muscles of the pharynx and soft palate.

Back 58

Pharyngeal nerve of the Vagus

Front 59

The Superior Laryngeal Nerve of the Vagus is responsible for what?

Back 59

Motor and sensory to the larynx. Specifically ot the Cricothyroid muscle and the inferior constrictor muscles of the pharynx.

Front 60

T or F: The right side of the Recurrent Nerve (part of X) is longer than the left.

Back 60

False. The left is longer.

Front 61

Which branch of the Vagus nerve innervates all the muscles involved in phonation (except the cricothyroid muscle).

Back 61

The Recurrent nerve

Front 62

What is this describing?: Motor to the intrinsic muscles of the larynx except the cricothyroid, sensory to the upper part of the esophagus and trachea, left one loops around the aorta of the heart, right one loops around the right subclavian artery.

Back 62

The Recurrent nerve of the Vagus.

Front 63

The Cricothyroid muscle is responsible for what action?

Back 63

Controlling pitch (stretching the folds)

Front 64

The right recurrent branch of the vagus goes under which major artery?

Back 64

Right subclavian artery

Front 65

The left recurrent branch of the vagus goes under which major artery?

Back 65

The Aorta.

Front 66

Hypernasality could be due to damage of the ___________ of the vagus nerve.

Back 66

Pharyngeal nerve.

Front 67

Describe what Hypernasality is:

Back 67

Lack of velopharyngeal closure.

Front 68

The internal branch (sensory) of the vagus is responsible for what?

Back 68

Cough Reflex.

Front 69

The external branch (motor) of the Superior laryngeal nerve innervates what?

Back 69

The Cricothyroid muscle.

Front 70

Damage to the Superior laryngeal nerve will most likely result in ______.

Back 70

Monotonicity

Front 71

Unilateral vocal paralysis could mean damage to what?

Back 71

The Recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Front 72

Aphonia, dysphonia, dysphagia, hypernasal speech, sensation loss in pharynx, and persistent cought are symptoms of damage to what cranial nerve?

Back 72

Vagus.