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1
Q

The ____________ nerve is the largest and most complex od the 12 cranial nerves.

A

TRIGEMINAL

CN V

2
Q

CN V: the trigeminal nerve is the motor nerve for which muscles?

A

MM OF MASTICATION

3
Q

CN V: the trigeminal nerve contains __________________ fibers.

A

PROPRIOCEPTIVE

4
Q

Name the 3 divisions (“twins”) of CN V: the trigeminal nerve?

A

CN V1. THE OPTHALMIC DIVISION
CN V2. THE MAXILLARY DIVISION
CN V3. THE MANDIBULAR DIVISION

5
Q

Is cranial nerve 5 sensory or motor?

A

BOTH
MM OF MASTICATION are MOTOR
3 DIVISIONS are sensory

6
Q

Name the main (treatable) muscles of mastication?

A
LATERAL and MEDIAL PTERYGOID
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TEMPORALIS
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MASSETER
7
Q

Name the condition associated with the trigeminal nerve considered to be one of the most painful afflictions known?

A

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

TN

8
Q

If a client presented with extreme, sudden, burning, branching facial pain where CN V is distributed, what would you suspect?

A

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

TN1

9
Q

What is trigeminal neuralgia often called because of the muscle tics that accompany the pain?

A

TIC DOULOUREUX

10
Q

TRUE or FALSE

Trigeminal pain is ipsilateral in most cases and the cause is idiopathic.

A

TRUE