Anatomy

Question 1

What three parts is the skull divided into?

Answer 1

Neuro-cranium
Facial skull
Mandible

Question 2

What three parts make up the skull bone?

Answer 2

External table
Diploe
Internal table

Question 3

What part of the skull houses red marrow?

Answer 3

Diploe (spongy/trabecular bone)

Question 4

What bones does the sagittal suture lie between?

Answer 4

Parietal bones

Question 5

What bones does the coronal suture lie between?

Answer 5

Parietal and frontal bones

Question 6

What bones does the lambdoid suture lie between?

Answer 6

Parietal and occipital bones

Question 7

The occipital protuberance is a bony feature of?

Answer 7

The occipital bone

Question 8

The mastoid process is a bony feature of?

Answer 8

The temporal bone

Question 9

The zygomatic arch is a bony feature of?

Answer 9

Zygoma and temporal bones

Question 10

The styloid process is a bony feature of?

Answer 10

The temporal bone

Question 11

The occipital condyles are bony features of?

Answer 11

The occipital bone

Question 12

What three bones make up the ossicles of the ear?

Answer 12

Malleus (hammer)
Incus (anvil)
Stapes (stirrup)

Question 13

What are the layers of the scalp?

Answer 13

Skin
Connective tissue (Dense)
Aponeurosis
Loose connective tissue
Periosteum (Pericranium)

Question 14

The third layer of the scalp is formed from the aponeurosis of which muscle?

Answer 14

Frontal and occipital bellies of occipitofrontalis

Question 15

What nerves supply the anterior part of the scalp?

Answer 15

Ophthalmic, Maxillary and Mandibular branches of the trigeminal nerve

Question 16

What nerves supply the posterior part of the scalp?

Answer 16

Cutaneous branches of C2 and C3

Question 17

Which artery in the neck is the superficial temporal artery a branch of?

Answer 17

External carotid artery

Question 18

Do wounds to the scalp bleed sparingly or profusely?

Answer 18

Profusely, the blood vessels do not constrict

Question 19

What nerve innervates sternocleidomastoid?

Answer 19

The accessory nerve

Question 20

What is the function of the eustachian tube?

Answer 20

Pressure equalisation and mucus drainage

Question 21

Which nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression?

Answer 21

Facial Nerve (CN VII)

Question 22

Which foramen does the facial nerve exit onto the side of the face?

Answer 22

Stylomastoid foramen

Question 23

What are the signs of a facial nerve palsy?

Answer 23

1. Inability to close the eyelids
2. Drooping of the corner of the mouth
3. Dribbling from the cheek during chewing

Question 24

What are the three pairs of salivary glands?

Answer 24

Parotid
Submandibular
Sublingual

Question 25

What type of gland is the parotid gland?

Answer 25

Exocrine