Term
| What nerve supplies the anterior third of the septum and lateral wall of the nasopharynx? |
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Definition
| The anterior ethmoidal nerve (a branch of the opthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve). |
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Term
| What nerve supplies the posterior 2/3 of the septum and the lateral wall of the nasopharynx? |
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Definition
| The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve via the sphenopalatine ganglion. |
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Term
| What is the result of sympathetic innervation in the nasopharynx? |
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Definition
| With sympathetic stimulation, the nasal tissue vasoconstricts and shrinks. |
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Term
| What is the result of sympathetic nerve inhibition in the nasopharynx (as occurs with general anesthesia)? |
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Definition
-Engorgement of nasal tissue, and increased likelihood of bleeding.
-happens with general anesthesia due to inhibition of sympathetic NS and dry air delivery. |
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Term
| Muscle innervation of the tongue |
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Definition
| Hypoglossal nerve (cranial nerve XII) |
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Term
| Sensation innervation of the tongue (anterior 2/3rds) |
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Definition
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Term
| Sensation innervation of the tongue (posterior 1/3) |
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Definition
| Glossopharyngeal Nerve (IX) |
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Term
| Taste innervation of the tongue (anterior 2/3rds) |
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Definition
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Term
| Taste innervation of the tongue (posterior 1/3) |
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Definition
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Term
| Nerve that supplies the cricothyroid muscle |
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Definition
| The external branch of the laryngeal nerve |
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Term
| Nerve that supplies the rest of the motor innervation of the Larynx |
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Definition
| The recurrent laryngeal nerve |
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Term
| The major sensory nerve of the larynx, supplying laryngeal tissue from the vocal cords up (including the vocal cords). |
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Definition
| The internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve. |
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Term
| Nerve that supplies the sensory innervation to the mucosa inferior to the vocal cords |
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Definition
| The recurrent laryngeal nerve |
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