18 Questions
Which group of branches supplies the roof of the mouth, soft palate, tonsil, and lining membrane of the nasal cavity?
Palatine nerves
Where do most of the fibers of the palatine nerves originate from?
Maxillary nerve
Which nerve descends through the pterygopalatine canal, emerges upon the hard palate through the greater palatine foramen, and passes forward in a groove in the hard palate?
Anterior palatine nerve
How do orbital branches enter the orbit?
Through the inferior orbital fissure
According to Luschka, where do some filaments of the orbital branches pass through to supply the mucous membrane of sinuses?
Frontoethmoidal suture
Which branch of distribution supplies the periosteum in the orbit?
Orbital branches
Where do the delicate filaments described originate from?
From the semilunar ganglion
Which part of the eye do the delicate filaments penetrate after piercing the sclera?
Sclera
The Maxillary Nerve is a sensory nerve belonging to which cranial nerve division?
Trigeminal nerve
Which structure does the Maxillary Nerve pass through to enter the orbit?
Foramen rotundum
Where does the lower bundle of delicate filaments connect with the ganglion?
Inferior angle of the ganglion
Which artery is mentioned in relation to the delicate filaments' course?
Ciliary arteries
Where does the lower root of the nerve end?
In the substantia gelatinosa of Rolando
Which structure occupies a cavity in the dura mater near the apex of the petrous part of the temporal bone?
Ganglion semilunare
Which nerve leaves the skull through the foramen ovale and immediately joins the mandibular nerve?
Motor root of the trigeminal nerve
From which structure does the ganglion receive filaments from the carotid plexus of the sympathetic?
Semilunar Ganglion
The upper root of the nerve ends partly in which structure located in the pons?
Locus cæruleus
Where does the motor root pass beneath after running in front of and medial to the sensory root?
The greater superficial petrosal nerve
Test your knowledge on the branches of distribution in anatomy, including orbital, palatine, posterior superior nasal, and pharyngeal branches. Understand the pathways and functions of these nerve branches in supplying different areas.
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