Oral Sensory Disorders and Innervation of the Orofacial Region

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Which nerve innervates both the muscles of mastication and the entire face?

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)

Facial nerve (VII)

Vagus nerve (X)

Trigeminal nerve (V) (correct)

Which part of the face is innervated by the mesencephalic nucleus of the Trigeminal nerve?

Auditory tube

Top of the scalp

Lower margin of the mandible

Scalp (correct)

Which nerve is responsible for innervating the lacrimal gland and skin of the frontal region?

Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)

Vagus nerve (X)

Trigeminal nerve (V) (correct)

Facial nerve (VII)

Which division of the Trigeminal nerve is associated with the Foramen rotundum?

Maxillary Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the face is innervated by the infraorbital nerve?

Upper row of teeth Signup and view all the answers

Which autonomic 'hitchhiker' nerves are associated with the Trigeminal nerve?

Cranial nerves VII and IX Signup and view all the answers

Where are taste buds located in the human body?

On the tongue, soft palate, pharynx, larynx, and upper third of esophagus Signup and view all the answers

How many taste-receptor cells can a taste bud consist of?

100 cells Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve transmits taste-related impulses to the brain post-central gyrus?

Facial nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential cause of dysgeusia?

Liver failure Signup and view all the answers

Which drug is NOT listed as a potential cause of dysgeusia?

Insulin Signup and view all the answers

In addition to liver failure, which of the following systemic diseases can lead to dysgeusia?

Diabetes mellitus Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is responsible for the taste sensation of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

Facial nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland?

Facial nerve Signup and view all the answers

Damage to which nerve can result in loss of taste sensation on the posterior one-third of the tongue?

Glossopharyngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the stapedius muscle in the middle ear?

Facial nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the greater petrosal nerve carried by the facial nerve?

Innervates the lacrimal gland Signup and view all the answers

Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensing general (pain) information from the post 1/3 of the tongue?

Glossopharyngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve carries mainly the motor fibers of the trigeminal nerve?

Inferior alveolar nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the sensory innervation of the auriculotemporal nerve?

Tympanic membrane Signup and view all the answers

Oral Sensory Disorders and Innervation of the Orofacial Region

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Questions and Answers

Which nerve innervates both the muscles of mastication and the entire face?

Which part of the face is innervated by the mesencephalic nucleus of the Trigeminal nerve?

Which nerve is responsible for innervating the lacrimal gland and skin of the frontal region?

Which division of the Trigeminal nerve is associated with the Foramen rotundum?

Which part of the face is innervated by the infraorbital nerve?

Which autonomic 'hitchhiker' nerves are associated with the Trigeminal nerve?

Where are taste buds located in the human body?

How many taste-receptor cells can a taste bud consist of?

Which nerve transmits taste-related impulses to the brain post-central gyrus?

What is a potential cause of dysgeusia?

Which drug is NOT listed as a potential cause of dysgeusia?

In addition to liver failure, which of the following systemic diseases can lead to dysgeusia?

Which nerve is responsible for the taste sensation of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

Which nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland?

Damage to which nerve can result in loss of taste sensation on the posterior one-third of the tongue?

Which nerve innervates the stapedius muscle in the middle ear?

What is the function of the greater petrosal nerve carried by the facial nerve?

Which cranial nerve is responsible for sensing general (pain) information from the post 1/3 of the tongue?

Which nerve carries mainly the motor fibers of the trigeminal nerve?

What is the sensory innervation of the auriculotemporal nerve?

Which nerve provides sensory innervation to the lower row of the teeth and lower lip?

Where do the motor branches of the lingual nerve provide innervation?

What is the primary function of the greater petrosal nerve?

Which nucleus is responsible for somatomotor functions of the facial nerve?

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