Anatomy Q-Bank Flashcards
1
Q
- The metopic suture of the frontal bone normally disappears at about:
a. 2 months.
b. 4 months.
c. 5 years.
d. 8 years.
e. 15 years.
A
d. 8 years.
2
Q
- The Posterolateral fontanelle is located at the:
a. Inion.
b. Pterion.
c. Bregma.
d. Lambda.
e. Asterion.
A
e. Asterion.
3
Q
11. The presence of the fontanelles is due to the delayed ossification of the four angels of the \_\_\_ bone: a. Frontal. b. Parietal. c. Occipital. d. Sphenoid. e. Temporal.
A
b. Parietal.
4
Q
- The nerve that provides motor supply to the tongue emerges from the cranium through a canal in the ___ bone:
a. Nasal.
b. Maxilla.
c. Parietal.
d. Lacrimal.
e. Occipital.
A
e. Occipital.
5
Q
- The acoustic labyrinth is situated within the ___ part of temporal bone:
a. Petrous.
b. Squamous.
c. Tympanic.
d. Styloid process.
e. Zygomatic process.
A
a. Petrous.
6
Q
17. What is the foramen located between the sphenoid bone and petrous part of temporal bone? a. Foramen ovale. b. Jugular foramen. c. Foramen lacerum. d. Foramen rotundum. e. Foramen spinosum.
A
c. Foramen lacerum.
7
Q
- Foramen spinosum is located in the __ of sphenoidal bone:
a. Body.
b. Lesser wing.
c. Sella turcica.
d. Greater wing.
e. Pterygoid plates.
A
d. Greater wing.
8
Q
- Which part of sphenoid bone ossifies by intramembranous ossification?
a. Body.
b. Lesser wing.
c. Sella turcica.
d. Greater wing.
e. Pterygoid plates.
A
e. Pterygoid plates.
9
Q
26. The foramen transversarium of the \_\_\_\_\_ cervical vertebra does not transmit the vertebral artery. a. 1st b. 2nd c. 4th d. 6th e. 7th
A
e. 7th
10
Q
- What is the axis of the Atlantoaxial Joints during their movement?
a. Odontoid process.
b. Occipital condyles.
c. Lateral mass of C1.
d. Lateral mass of C2.
e. Anterior arch of C1.
A
a. Odontoid process.
11
Q
- The hyoid bone is connected to the scapula through ___ muscle:
a. Omohyoid.
b. Mylohyoid.
c. Stylohyoid.
d. Geniohyoid.
e. Sternohyoid.
A
a. Omohyoid.
12
Q
- Which one of the following vessels is located just deep to platysma?
a. External jugular vein.
b. External carotid artery.
c. Common carotid artery.
d. Internal carotid artery.
e. Internal jugular vein.
A
a. External jugular vein.
13
Q
- Sternocleidomastoid muscle is completely surrounded by the:
a. Carotid sheath.
b. Investing layer.
c. Superficial fascia.
d. Pretracheal fascia.
e. Prevertebral fascia.
A
b. Investing layer.
14
Q
- The ligament that suspends the hyoid bone to digastric muscle is derived from ______?
a. Carotid sheath.
b. Superficial fascia.
c. Pretracheal fascia.
d. Prevertebral fascia.
e. Thyrohyoid membrane.
A
c. Pretracheal fascia.
15
Q
- Which one of the following ligaments of the neck limits hyperextension?
a. Nuchal ligament.
b. Ligamentum flavum.
c. Interspinous ligaments.
d. Intertransverse ligaments.
e. Anterior longitudinal ligament.
A
e. Anterior longitudinal ligament.
16
Q
- What is the layer that overlies the phrenic nerve?
a. Platysma.
b. Superficial fascia.
c. Pretracheal fascia.
d. Prevertebral fascia.
e. Investing layer of deep fascia.
A
d. Prevertebral fascia.
17
Q
37. Moving the head so that the face looks upwards and to the left is a movement produced by the: a. Platysma. b. Left trapezius only. c. Right geniohyoid only. d. Right sternocleidomastoid. e. Posterior belly of digastric.
A
d. Right sternocleidomastoid.
18
Q
39. The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ triangle of the neck lies between the anterior bellies of digastric muscles. a. Occipital. b. Posterior. c. Muscular. d. Submental. e. Submandibular
A
e. Submandibular
19
Q
- Stab wound directed into submandibular triangle may lead to:
a. Ptosis of the eye.
b. Drop of the shoulder.
c. Deviation of the mouth.
d. Deviation of the tongue.
e. Tilting of the head to the same side.
A
d. Deviation of the tongue.
20
Q
- Roots of cervical plexus pass anterior to ______ muscle.
a. Scalenus medius.
b. Scalenus anterior.
c. Scalenus posterior.
d. Semispinalis capitis.
A
a. Scalenus medius.
21
Q
43. The nerve point of the neck is at the middle of the posterior border of the \_\_\_\_\_\_ muscle. a. Trapezius. b. Omohyoid. c. Sternohyoid. d. Sternothyroid. e. Sternocleidomastoid
A
e. Sternocleidomastoid
22
Q
44. What is the cutaneous branch of the cervical plexus that crosses over the sternocleidomastoid muscle? a. Phrenic. b. Great auricular. c. Supraclavicular. d. Lesser occipital. e. Transverse cervical
A
e. Transverse cervical
23
Q
45. The branch from the hypoglossal nerve that supplies thyrohyoid muscle is actually derived from \_\_\_\_\_ a. C1. b. C2. c. C3. d. C4. e. C5
A
a. C1.
24
Q
- Inferior root of Ansa hypoglossi is derived from:
a. C1.
b. C2 and C3.
c. C4 and C5.
d. C6 and C7.
e. C8.
A
b. C2 and C3.
25
Q
- The inferior root of ansa cervicalis spirals around the:
a. Subclavian artery.
b. Internal jugular vein.
c. External jugular vein.
d. Internal carotid artery.
e. External carotid artery.
A
b. Internal jugular vein.
26
Q
48. Which one of the following branches from the cervical plexus is mixed (motor and sensory)? a. Phrenic. b. Great auricular. c. Supraclavicular. d. Lesser occipital. e. Transverse cervical
A
a. Phrenic.
27
Q
49. The \_\_\_\_\_ nerve from the cervical plexus supplies the skin over the acromion process of the scapula: a. Phrenic. b. Supraclavicular. c. Great auricular. d. Lesser occipital. e. Transverse cervical
A
b. Supraclavicular.
28
Q
- A patient had lost cutaneous sensation over the angle of the mandible, which nerve is most likely damaged?
a. Mandibular.
b. Ophthalmic.
c. Great auricular.
d. Auricotemporal.
e. Supra clavicular
A
c. Great auricular.
29
Q
51. The thyroid gland moves with swallowing because it is tight by the \_\_\_ layer of deep cervical fascia: a. Parotid. b. Carotid. c. Investing. d. Pretracheal. e. Prevertebral.
A
d. Pretracheal.
30
Q
53. Miosis in Horner’s syndrome is due to lack of innervation from the \_\_\_\_\_\_ ganglion: a. Otic. b. Ciliary. c. Cervical. d. Submandibular. e. Pterygopalatine.
A
c. Cervical.
31
Q
- Ptosis in Horner’s syndrome is due to paralysis of the smooth muscle
part of the _____ muscle:
a. Superior rectus.
b. Superior oblique.
c. Depressor anguli oris.
d. Levator palpebrae superioris.
e. Levator labii superioris alaeque nasii.
A
d. Levator palpebrae superioris.
32
Q
58. The cutaneous innervation of the anterior part of the SCALP is derived from branches of the \_\_\_\_\_ nerve: a. Facial. b. Maxillary. c. Ophthalmic. d. Great auricular. e. Lesser occipital.
A
c. Ophthalmic.