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Cranial Nerves Questions

1) Which special sense may be affected if the structure X is fractured?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olfaction

 

Explanation:

Skull X: cribriform plate

 

To review the location of this structure click on this 'Bones' and go to:

  • Skull View

    • Inferior view- Floor of Skull

To review the nerve click on this 'Cranial Nerves' and go to:

  • Olfactory Nerve

 

2) Which cranial nerve carried taste sensation from the region labelled X?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CN IX (Glossopharyngeal Nerve)

 

Explanation:

Wet Specimen X: Posterior 1/3 of tongue

CN IX (Glossopharyngeal Nerve) supplied posterior 1/3 of tongue

 

To review the location of this structure click on this 'Throat' and go to:

  • Tongue

    • General structure

To review the nerve click on this 'Cranial Nerves' and go to:

  • Glossopharyngeal Nerve

3) What is the nerve supply to the structure labelled X?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CN XII (Accessory Nerve)

 

Explanation:

Wet Specimen X: Sternocleidomastoid muscle

CN XII (Accessory Nerve) supplies sternocleidomastoid muscle

 

To review the location of this muscle click on this 'Muscles' and go to:

  • Neck muscles

    • Strap muscles of the neck

To review the nerve click on this 'Cranial Nerves' and go to:

  • Accessory Nerve

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