Exam 19: Orofacial Reflexes

Which of the following functions as an interneuron for the blink-to-light reflex?

Match the structures with their correct locations. Answers may be used only once. -Second synapse in the blink-to-touch reflex

Match the structures with their correct functions. An answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Multiple answers may apply. -Cornea

Which of the following are components of the efferent limb of a reflex? (Select all that apply.)

Which two cranial nerves are involved in the gag reflex?

Match the structures with their correct functions. An answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Multiple answers may apply. -Orbicularis oculi

Match the structures with their correct functions. An answer may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Multiple answers may apply. -Superior salivatory nucleus

Match the structures with their correct locations. Answers may be used only once. -Second synapse in the tearing reflex

During a ____________________ reflex, the sensory neuron may synapse on multiple interneurons prior to synapse with the motor neuron.

In the motor limb of a reflex arc, an impulse is transmitted from the motor neuron via spinal or cranial nerves to an ____________________.

What type of reflex occurs when the central processes of a sensory neuron synapse directly on the motor neuron?

Match the structures with their correct locations. Answers may be used only once. -First synapse in the blink-to-light reflex

Damage to the glossopharyngeal nerve could result in loss of the gag reflex.