exam review 2 Flashcards
exam 2
On your pediatric clerkship you ask a 10 year-old boy to stick his tongue out and then say “ahh”. Which muscle is he using to protrude his tongue?
- Geniohyoid
- Palatoglossus
- Styloglossus
- Hyoglossus
- Genioglossus
- Genioglossus
The space between the teeth and the gingivae (gums) is known as the:
- Oral cavity
- Vestibule
- Oral pharynx
- Paralingual space
- Piriform recess
- Vestibule
The oral vestibule is the space in the mouth lying between the lips and the teeth.
You are assisting an oral surgeon who is about to remove a stone from a patient’s submandibular duct. Which nerve do you have to be careful not to injure while incising the duct directly under the floor of the mouth.
- Spinal accessory
- Chorda tympani
- Lingual
- Inferior alveolar
- glossopharyngeal
- Lingual
Lesion of the lingual nerve proximal to the chorda tympani joining it will lead to loss of:
Damage lingual nerve before being joined by chorda tympani, lose general sensation from anterior 2/3
damage to the chorda tympani leads to
lose taste and salivation
Damage lingual nerve after being joined by chorda tympani
lose taste, salivation, and general sensation
tongue muscles are derived from
occipital somites
tongue is derived from
1st- 4th pharyngeal arches
You examine a 68 year old man with a history of hypertension who has suffered a stroke. During an examination it is noted that his uvula deviates to the left and the right side of the palate is sagging. Which nerve has most likely been affected?
- Left glossopharyngeal nerve
- Left vagus nerve
- Right vagus nerve
- Left hypoglossal nerve
- Right hypoglossal nerve
- Right vagus nerve
The vagus nerve supplies muscles of the soft palate (except for tensor veli palati) and pharynx (except stylopharyngeus)
Uvula will be pulled away from affected side by pharyngeal muscles
which muscle is not innerated by CN 10:
- uvula
- palatoglossus
- palatopharyngeus
- levator levi palatini
- tensor veli palatini
- tensor veli palatini
innervated by CN V3
A 12-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital complaining of a severe sore throat and bilateral earache. After physical examination, the boy’s physician suggested that a tonsillectomy be performed to eliminate the problem once and for all.
●Where are the palatine, pharyngeal and lingual tonsils located?
● What nerves are at risk during a palatine tonsillectomy?
Palatine tonsils – between palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles
Pharyngeal tonsils – in pharyngeal recess above torus tubarius
Lingual tonsils – posterior region of tongue behind foramen cecum
Infections of the palatine tonsils or oropharynx often involve enlargement of the ________ one of the deep cervical lymph nodes
jugulodigastric node
A 32 year old male visits the dentist to have a maxillary 3rd-molar tooth removed. The extraction was very difficult and several days later while eating, he experiences regurgitation of fluids from his oral pharynx to the nasal cavity. Explain what might have happened during the dental extraction.
The hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, located behind the 3rd molar tooth, probably was fractured, affecting the tensor veli palatini. This muscle tenses the soft palate and prevents food from regurgitating from the oropharynx to the nasal cavity
A 50 year-old patient has difficulty swallowing and frequently aspirates fluids while drinking. She is diagnosed as having a skull-base tumor occupying the space behind the jugular foramen. Which structures has been affected to account for these findings?
vagus nerve
The vagus nerve, which exits through the jugular foramen, supplies all the muscles of the pharnyx except for stylopharyngeus (CN IX) and therefore allows for swallowing.
The recurrent laryngeal nerves, which are branches of the vagus, supply laryngeal muscles which close the laryngeal inlet during swallowing
muscles of the tongue innervated by the _____ except for
hypoglossal except palatoglossus innervated by CN 10
Muscles of soft palate innervated by ______ except for
CN 10 except for tensor veli palatini innervated by CN V3
Muscles of the pharynx innvervated by _______ except for
CN 10 except for stylopharyngeous innervated by CN 9
middle constrictor attaches to the
hyoid bone
superior constrictor attached to the
buccinator at the pterygomandibular raphe
inferior constrictor attaches to the
thyroid cartilage
inner longitudinal layer of the pharyngeous muscles act to (salpingopharygeous, palatopharyngeous, stylopharyngeous)
elevate and shorten the pharynx during swallowing
outer circular layer of the pharynx act to (s/m/i constrictors)
contract sequentally to move food into esophagus
A female patient complained of parotid pain that increased while eating. Intra-oral examination detected some pus oozing from the parotid duct opening. Where would one look in the oral cavity to locate the parotid duct opening?
- The sublingual caruncle behind the lower central incisor teeth
- Mucosa of the cheek across the 2nd mandibular molar tooth
- Mucosa of the cheek across from the 2nd maxillary molar tooth
- Mucosa of the cheek across from the 2nd maxillary molar tooth
Your 38-year-old female patient has anorexia nervosa and often induces vomiting by placing her finger on the back of her tongue and oropharynx. Which nerve is responsible for the afferent limb of the gag reflex?
- Hypoglossal
- Glossopharyngeal
- Vagus
- Chorda tympani
- lingual
- Glossopharyngeal
The glossopharyngeal nerve supplies sensation from the posterior 1/3 of the tongue and oropharynx– it is responsible for the afferent (sensory) limb of the Gag Reflex
Gag Reflex
Touching the posterior 1/3 of tongue will normally cause the person to gag – pharyngeal muscles will be activated and pharynx will constrict and elevate
a. Sensory – afferent limb – ______
b. Motor – efferent – mostly ____ along with _____ which innervates stylopharyngeus
a. Sensory – afferent limb – CN IX
b. Motor – efferent – mostly CN X along with CN IX which innervates
An arteriogram of a 67 year-old man’s carotid system reveals atherosclerotic plaques within the common carotid arteries and the bifurcation of the vessels. A carotid endartectomy is then performed. Which nerve bundle running vertically within the carotid sheath must the surgeon be careful not to injure?
- Spinal accessory
- Cervical sympathetic trunk
- Glossopharyngeal
- Hypoglossal
- Vagus
- Vagus
The vagus nerve runs vertically within the carotid sheath, between the CAs and the IJV. The sympathetic trunk lies posteriorly, outside the carotid sheath