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Autonomics of the Head and Neck
GA30: Midwestern University
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08/08/2010

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Term
What do the Parasmpathetic secretomotor neurons innervate?
Definition
salivary glands:
parotid
submandibular
sublingual gland

lacrimal gland

smooth mm. of eye:
sphincter pupillae
ciliary m.
Term
What does the sympathetic division innervate?
Definition
vascular smooth muscle
sweat glands
arrector pili mm.

in orbit:
dilator pupillae m.
superior tarsal m.
Term
In SALIVARY AND LACRIAMAL glands:
Parasymathetics stimulate _____ secretions.
Sympathetics stimulate _____ secretions.
Definition
watery
viscous
Term
In MUCOSAL glands:
Parasymathetics stimulate _____ secretions.
Sympathetics stimulate _____ secretions.
Definition
viscous
watery
Term
All sympathetic fibers in the head are ____.
Definition
postganglionic
Term
Preganglionic fibers originate from ___.
Definition
T1-2 spinal cord segments
Term
Sympathetic functions int he head and neck include regulation of ___.
Definition
vasoconstriction
pupil dilation
eyelid elevation
sweating
Term
Inerruption of sympathetics to the head and neck, usually due to a compression lesion of the sympathetic trunk in the superior media stinum.
Definition
Horner's syndrome
Term
Inerruption of sympathetics to the head and neck, usually due to a compression lesion of the sympathetic trunk in the superior media stinum.
Definition
Horner's syndrome
Term
Name the symptoms of Horner's Syndrome.
Definition
pupil constriction
ptosis
flushing of face
anhydrosis
Term
Cranial preganglionic parasympathetic fibers are carried in cranial nerves ____.
Definition
CN III (OCULOMOTOR)
CN VII (FACIAL)
CN IX (GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL)
CN X (VAGUS)
Term
The cell bodies of postganglionic neurons reside in ______.
Definition
4 parasypathetic ganglia:
2 in CN III
1 in CN VII
1 in CN IX
Term
Does the vagus nerve have a ganglion?
Definition
NO
Term
parasympathetics from CN III, VII, and IX are associated with ____.
Definition
CN V branches.
Term
Postganglionic fibers from CN III, VII, IX are delivered to target organs in the head and neck by _____.
Definition
hitchhiking on branches of trigeminal nerve CN V.
Term
What is the function of parasympathetics in the head?
Definition
to affect secretion of the
lacrimal gland
salivary glands
mucous glands
Term
In oculomotor nerves, preganglionif fibers arise from the neurons in the _____ and leave the brain stem in ______
Definition
Edinger-Westphal nucleus (midbrain)
CN III
Term
Where do preganglionic fibers from CN III synapse?
Definition
ciliary ganglion
Term
What do postganglionic fibers of CN III innervate?
Definition
sphincter pupillae m.
ciliary m.
Term
The Facial nerve (CN VII) has ___ preganglionic components which arise from the ________.
Definition
2
superior salivatory nucleus
Term
The rostal part of the _______ give rise to preganglionic fibers that exit the brain stem in the _______, pass through the sensory _____ and continue in the ________ to reach the ________.
Definition
superior salivatory nucleus
nervus intermedius
geniculate ganglion
greater petrosal nerve
pterygopalatine ganglion
Term
postganglionic secretomotor fibers of the pterygopalatine ganglion go to ____
Definition
lacrimal gland
mucous gland of the nasal cavity and palate
Term
The caudal part of the ______ give rise to the preganglionic fibers which exit the brain stem in the _______. These fibers continue in the ______, and then in the ______ to reach the ________.
Definition
superior salivatory nucleus
nervus intermedius
chorda tympani
lingual nerve CN V3
submandibular ganglion
Term
postganglionic secretomotor fibers of the submandibular ganglion go to _____
Definition
submandibular and sublingual salivary glands
Term
preganglionic fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve CN IX arise from ____.
Definition
inferior salivatory nucleus
Term
preganglionic fibers of the CN IX travel in the ____ and leave the tympanic cavity as the ______
Definition
tympanic branch of CN IX
lesser petrosal nerve
Term
the lesser petrosal never synapses in the ____
Definition
otic ganglion
Term
postganglionic secretomotor fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve CN IX go to the ______
Definition
parotid salvary gland
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