Parasympathetic cranial outflow — Flashcards

Sympathetic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion innervate the pupillary dilator muscle via _____ nerves

Which cranial nerve has some LMNs that receive only contralateral corticobulbar innervation? _____

Which cranial nerves (4) carry parasympathetics? _____

Which cranial nerve provides taste to the posterior 1/3rd of the tongue? _____

Light reflex: The Edinger-Westphal nuclei send pre-ganglionic parasympathetic neurons to the _____ ganglia via CN III

Lesions to CN III (oculomotor) result in a "_____" pupil (size)

Which nerves (2) carry parasympathetics to the GI tract? _____

What type of cranial nerve (motor, sensory, or both) is the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)?_____

celiac ganglion