Exam 8: Systemic Anatomy of the Head and Neck

The ________ nerve, a branch of the trigeminal nerve, itself has a number of branches, including nervus spinosus, the buccal nerve, the auriculotemporal nerve, and the lingual nerve.

The ________ nerve, a branch of the trigeminal nerve, itself has a number of branches, including meningeal branches, posterior superior alveolar nerves, the middle superior alveolar nerve, and the zygomatic nerve.

How many pairs of cranial nerves arise from the brain?

The sensation of sight is the sole functional component of cranial nerve _____.

Lymph drains from the larynx and trachea through the paratracheal, pretracheal, and prelaryngeal nodes, which are in the __________ ring of lymph nodes.

Damage to the cranial sympathetic trunk can result in _________, which is characterized by absence of sweating, vasodilation of the skin, enophthalmos, ptosis, and double vision.

Damage to the _____ nerve results in tinnitus or hearing impairment and vertigo.

Loss of the pharyngeal gag reflex and loss of taste from the posterior third of the tongue could indicate an impairment of the _____ nerve.

Paralysis of the soft palate and larynx, hoarseness or anesthesia of the larynx, and inability to speak and breathe because of paralysis of the vocal folds could indicate an impairment of the _____ nerve.

The internal jugular vein leaves the skull through the jugular foramen, and, at the root of the neck, joins the subclavian vein to form the ________ vein.