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What is the function of the sensory root in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the function of the sensory root in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
- Carries sensory fibers from the globe to the brain (correct)
- Carries sympathetic fibers to the brain
- Carries parasympathetic fibers to the ciliary ganglion
- Carries motor fibers to the extraocular muscles
What is the effect of parasympathetic stimulation on the pupil?
What is the effect of parasympathetic stimulation on the pupil?
- Pupillary fixation
- Pupillary dilation
- No effect on the pupil
- Pupillary constriction (correct)
What is the role of the short ciliary nerves in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the role of the short ciliary nerves in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
- Carries sympathetic fibers to the brain
- Carries sensory, sympathetic, and parasympathetic fibers to the globe (correct)
- Carries motor fibers to the extraocular muscles
- Carries parasympathetic fibers to the ciliary ganglion
What is the state of the pupil during sleep?
What is the state of the pupil during sleep?
What is the term for the physiologic pupillary unrest caused by the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves?
What is the term for the physiologic pupillary unrest caused by the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves?
Which nerve do the sympathetic fibers travel with to innervate the iris dilator and the ciliary muscle?
Which nerve do the sympathetic fibers travel with to innervate the iris dilator and the ciliary muscle?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the ciliary muscle?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the ciliary muscle?
Which nucleus in the midbrain contains the preganglionic neuron fibers in the parasympathetic pathway to intrinsic ocular structures?
Which nucleus in the midbrain contains the preganglionic neuron fibers in the parasympathetic pathway to intrinsic ocular structures?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the choroidal blood vessels?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the choroidal blood vessels?
Where do the parasympathetic fibers synapse in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
Where do the parasympathetic fibers synapse in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
Which type of innervation is necessary for normal iris melanocyte pigmentation?
Which type of innervation is necessary for normal iris melanocyte pigmentation?
What is the characteristic of the pupil in Horner's syndrome?
What is the characteristic of the pupil in Horner's syndrome?
What is the most common cause of disruption in the sympathetic pathway leading to Horner's syndrome?
What is the most common cause of disruption in the sympathetic pathway leading to Horner's syndrome?
What is the area of involvement in Horner's syndrome with 6th nerve paresis?
What is the area of involvement in Horner's syndrome with 6th nerve paresis?
Which of the following is a characteristic of postganglionic fiber damage in Horner's syndrome?
Which of the following is a characteristic of postganglionic fiber damage in Horner's syndrome?
What part of the Autonomic Nervous System innervates the Iris sphincter?
What part of the Autonomic Nervous System innervates the Iris sphincter?
Which part of the central nervous system stimulates the sympathetic pathway for ocular structures?
Which part of the central nervous system stimulates the sympathetic pathway for ocular structures?
Where do the postganglionic fibers leave the ganglion in the sympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
Where do the postganglionic fibers leave the ganglion in the sympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the origin of the parasympathetic pathway for ocular structures?
What is the origin of the parasympathetic pathway for ocular structures?
What is the result of disruption in the sympathetic pathway on the pupil?
What is the result of disruption in the sympathetic pathway on the pupil?
Which of the following ocular structures is NOT innervated by the parasympathetic system?
Which of the following ocular structures is NOT innervated by the parasympathetic system?
What is the name of the syndrome characterized by a lack of sympathetic innervation to the iris?
What is the name of the syndrome characterized by a lack of sympathetic innervation to the iris?
What percent of the population is estimated to have benign anisocoria?
What percent of the population is estimated to have benign anisocoria?
Which nerve is responsible for the motor pathway to the orbicularis muscle?
Which nerve is responsible for the motor pathway to the orbicularis muscle?
What is the result of irritation of any branch of the trigeminal nerve?
What is the result of irritation of any branch of the trigeminal nerve?
What is the term for the reflex that involves the simultaneous contraction of the medial rectus muscle, ciliary muscle, and iris sphincter?
What is the term for the reflex that involves the simultaneous contraction of the medial rectus muscle, ciliary muscle, and iris sphincter?
Which pathway is responsible for transmitting the pupillary light reflex from the retina to the brain?
Which pathway is responsible for transmitting the pupillary light reflex from the retina to the brain?
What is the term for the condition where the pupil is small and does not react to light, but constricts with near response?
What is the term for the condition where the pupil is small and does not react to light, but constricts with near response?
What is the term for the unequal size of the pupils?
What is the term for the unequal size of the pupils?
Which nerve is responsible for transmitting the pupillary light reflex from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus to the iris sphincter?
Which nerve is responsible for transmitting the pupillary light reflex from the Edinger-Westphal nucleus to the iris sphincter?
What is characteristic of a pupil in Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is characteristic of a pupil in Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the effect of damage to the ciliary ganglion or the short ciliary nerves?
What is the effect of damage to the ciliary ganglion or the short ciliary nerves?
What is the characteristic of a pupil in a disruption of the Efferent Pathway?
What is the characteristic of a pupil in a disruption of the Efferent Pathway?
What is the age group of patients typically associated with Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the age group of patients typically associated with Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the probable association of Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the probable association of Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the characteristic of a pupil in Adie's Tonic Pupil during examination with a biomicroscope?
What is the characteristic of a pupil in Adie's Tonic Pupil during examination with a biomicroscope?
What is the effect of pilocarpine solution on a pupil with Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the effect of pilocarpine solution on a pupil with Adie's Tonic Pupil?
What is the differential diagnosis for a fixed dilated pupil?
What is the differential diagnosis for a fixed dilated pupil?
What is the characteristic of a pupil in Adie's Tonic Pupil over time?
What is the characteristic of a pupil in Adie's Tonic Pupil over time?
What is the clinical presentation of a pupil in a disruption of the Efferent Pathway?
What is the clinical presentation of a pupil in a disruption of the Efferent Pathway?
Where do the parasympathetic fibers synapse in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
Where do the parasympathetic fibers synapse in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the function of the sensory root in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the function of the sensory root in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the pupil?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the pupil?
Which nerve is responsible for transmitting the corneal reflex?
Which nerve is responsible for transmitting the corneal reflex?
What is the effect of parasympathetic stimulation on the ciliary muscle?
What is the effect of parasympathetic stimulation on the ciliary muscle?
What is the term for the physiologic pupillary unrest caused by the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves?
What is the term for the physiologic pupillary unrest caused by the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic nerves?
What is the origin of the sympathetic innervation for ocular structures?
What is the origin of the sympathetic innervation for ocular structures?
What is the function of the sympathetic innervation to the iris?
What is the function of the sympathetic innervation to the iris?
Which structure is innervated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?
Which structure is innervated by both sympathetic and parasympathetic systems?
What is the sequence of the sympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the sequence of the sympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the role of the parasympathetic system in the eye?
What is the role of the parasympathetic system in the eye?
Where do the postganglionic fibers leave the ganglion in the sympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
Where do the postganglionic fibers leave the ganglion in the sympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the pathway of sympathetic fibers that travel with the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve?
What is the pathway of sympathetic fibers that travel with the ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the ciliary muscle?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the ciliary muscle?
Where do the parasympathetic fibers synapse in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
Where do the parasympathetic fibers synapse in the parasympathetic pathway to ocular structures?
What is the role of the sympathetic pathway in the regulation of choroidal blood vessels?
What is the role of the sympathetic pathway in the regulation of choroidal blood vessels?
Which nerve do the sympathetic fibers travel with to innervate the smooth muscle of the upper eyelid?
Which nerve do the sympathetic fibers travel with to innervate the smooth muscle of the upper eyelid?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the pupil?
What is the effect of sympathetic stimulation on the pupil?