30 Questions
What is the primary purpose of the guide created by Jerzy Gielecki and Anna Urada?
To help students understand the basic fundamentals of the morphology of the head
What is the name of the research group that provided advice to Jerzy Gielecki?
Anatomical Research Group
What is the title of the chapter that discusses the facial nerve?
The Facial Nerve - CN VII
In which region is the forehead located?
Frontal region
What is the name of the parotid gland chapter?
Parotid gland
What is the copyright year of the guide created by Jerzy Gielecki and Anna Urada?
2010
Which part of the tongue is associated with the Special Visceral Afferent fibers of the CN VIIa?
Anterior two-thirds
In which part of the brainstem is the Motor Nucleus of the Facial Nerve located?
Upper medulla and lower pons
What is the function of the CN VIIa in relation to the lacrimal gland?
Secretion function
Which ganglia are associated with the CN VIIa?
Pterygopalatine and submandibular ganglia
What is the name of the nerve that includes the CN VIIa?
Nervus intermedius
Which part of the ear is associated with the General Somatic Afferent fibers of the CN VIIa?
External auditory canal
In which part of the infratemporal fossa is the medial pterygoid muscle located?
upper part
What is the direction of the fibers of the medial pterygoid muscle?
exactly as those of the masseter muscle
What is the origin of the medial pterygoid muscle?
from the medial pterygoid fossa
What is the function of the medial pterygoid muscle?
closes the jaw
What nerve innervates the medial pterygoid muscle?
nerve to the medial pterygoid muscle (a branch of the trunk of the CV3)
Where does the medial pterygoid muscle insert?
on the pterygoid tuberosities
What is the route of the Greater Petrosal Nerve?
Through the hiatus for the Greater Petrosal Nerve to the middle cranial fossa
What type of fibers does the Chorda Tympani contain?
Taste and parasympathetic preganglionic fibers
Where do the preganglionic fibers of the Greater Petrosal Nerve synapse?
In the pterygopalatine ganglion
What is the function of the Greater Petrosal Nerve?
To provide parasympathetic innervation to the lacrimal gland and nasal glands
What is the route of the Chorda Tympani?
From the anterior two-thirds of the tongue to the lingual nerve
What is the relationship between the Greater Petrosal Nerve and the Deep Petrosal Nerve?
They join to form the Nerve of the Pterygoid Canal
Through which nerve do the postganglionic parasympathetic efferent fibres pass to supply the sublingual and anterior lingual glands?
Lingual nerve
What is the name of the fissure through which the chorda tympani leaves the tympanic cavity?
Petrotympanic fissure
Where does the chorda tympani arise?
Above the stylomastoid foramen
What is the location of the motor nucleus of the facial nerve?
In the transition between the pons and the medulla
What is the function of the postganglionic fibres sent to the submandibular gland?
Secretomotor function
What is the structure that the chorda tympani covers as it passes forward through the middle ear?
Tympanic membrane
This guide covers the basic fundamentals of the morphology of the bones, muscles, nerves, and vessels of the head, designed for students. It includes insights from the author's colleagues and the Anatomical Research Group.
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