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Q: What nerve controls the sphincter pupillae?
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What is a sphincter structures?

a ring of muscle that controls the release of an organs products. EXAMPLE: Pyloric Sphincter controls release of chyme. Cardiac Sphincter controls deposition of food into the stomach from the esophagus. External Urethral Sphincter controls release of urine. External Anal Sphincter controls release of defecation.


What part of the PNS controls the pupillary response?

Pupillary response is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.In bright light or when looking at close objects, the parasympathetic nervous system will cause pupillary constriction by activating the sphincter pupillae muscle(s). The parasympathetic nerves that innervate the sphincter pupillae are the short ciliary nerves, which come from the ciliary ganglion in the orbit. Innervation of the ciliary ganglion is via parasympathetic pre-ganglionic fibers traveling with the occulomoter nerve from the edinger-westfall nucleus in the cranial midbrain.In low light, when looking at distant objects, or when stress levels are high (fight or flight) the sympathetic nervous system will cause pupillary dilation by activating the iris dilator muscle(s). The sympathetic nerves that innervate these muscles come from the superior cervical ganglion.


What nerves supply the innervation of the bladder and the internal sphincter?

pelvic splanchnic nerve


Which cranial nerve controls both body balance and hearing?

I believe that the vestibulocochlear nerve controls balance and hearing.


What is an abducent nerve?

An abducent nerve is a nerve which controls the lateral rectus muscle in the eye.

Related questions

Does the iris controls the size of the pupil?

The iris is like a contractile structure of smooth muscles which surround the pupil. The sphincter pupillae, one of the smooth muscles categories of the eye, causes constriction of the pupil. The dillator pupillae, the other category of smooth muscles of the eys, causes the pupil to dilate.


What muscle is responsible for mydriasis?

a group of smooth muscles called sphincter pupillae cause the pupil constriction which is known as mydriasis.


What is the composite sphincter muscle encircling each eye?

Orbicularis oculi is a wide flat muscle that encircles the eye.


What is a sphincter structures?

a ring of muscle that controls the release of an organs products. EXAMPLE: Pyloric Sphincter controls release of chyme. Cardiac Sphincter controls deposition of food into the stomach from the esophagus. External Urethral Sphincter controls release of urine. External Anal Sphincter controls release of defecation.


What are the six intrinsic eye muscles?

The intrinsic muscles of the eye are the dilator (radial), the sphincter pupillae (circular) constrictor muscle and the ciliary muscle. The iris contains the dilator pupillae and the constrictor pupillae with antagonist effects on the diameter of the pupil. The ciliary muscle is a smooth muscle that, when contracted relaxes the suspensory ligament of the lens. Contraction of this muscle is part of the accommodation reflex and under the control of parasympathetic fibers that travel with cranial nerve 3.


Which sphincter would close in the person who was sunbathing?

The sphincter that controls the pupil of the eye.


The sphincter muscle that controls access to the stomach from the esophagus is called?

cardiac sphincter; or gastroesophageal sphincter; or lower esophageal sphincter (LES); or esophageal sphincter from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia


What part of the PNS controls the pupillary response?

Pupillary response is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.In bright light or when looking at close objects, the parasympathetic nervous system will cause pupillary constriction by activating the sphincter pupillae muscle(s). The parasympathetic nerves that innervate the sphincter pupillae are the short ciliary nerves, which come from the ciliary ganglion in the orbit. Innervation of the ciliary ganglion is via parasympathetic pre-ganglionic fibers traveling with the occulomoter nerve from the edinger-westfall nucleus in the cranial midbrain.In low light, when looking at distant objects, or when stress levels are high (fight or flight) the sympathetic nervous system will cause pupillary dilation by activating the iris dilator muscle(s). The sympathetic nerves that innervate these muscles come from the superior cervical ganglion.


What sphincter that opens when food or fluids exert pressure on it?

The sphincter that opens when food or fluids exert pressure on it is the gastroesophageal sphincter. Closure of the sphincter is under the control of the vagus nerve.


Pyloric sphincter function?

The function of the pyloric sphincter is that it controls the movement of food from the stomach into the small intestine.


What controls flow of material into duodenum?

pyloric sphincter


Ring like muscle that controls the flow from the stomach to the small intestine?

lower esophageal sphincter or gastroesophageal sphincter