EXTRAS 2

Question 1

WHAT WOULD BE PIERCED TO ACHIEVE EMERGENCY AIRWAY ACCESS

Answer 1

cricothyroid ligament with hollow bore needle

Question 2

TEMPORAL ARTERITIS

Answer 2

inflammation of superficial temporal artery
symptoms include - fever headache and double vision
treatment includes steroids

Question 3

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA

Answer 3

severe , sudden onset facial pain
compression of CN V due to enlarged bv , tumour etc

Question 4

vertibrobasilar ischmemia

Answer 4

compression on basilar artery when turn head in certain directions
causes dizziness

Question 5

WHAT NERVE IS AT RISK WHEN SURGICALLY REMOVING SALIVARY STONES FROM SUBMANDIBULAR DUCT

Answer 5

lingual

Question 6

HYDROCEPHALUS

Answer 6

blockage in cerebral aqueduct meaning csf cant drain
increased cranial pressure

Question 7

MENINGITIS

Answer 7

viral or bacterial infection of meninges
severe headache , nausea and vomiting

Question 8

WHERE IS THE PIRIFORM FOSSA LOCATED

Answer 8

posterolaterally either side of laryngeal opening

Question 9

CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS AND SYMPTOMS

Answer 9

blood clot in cavernous sinus
symptoms include raised temperature and swollen eye

Question 10

WHAT MUSCLE DAMPENS SOUND AT THE MALLEUS

Answer 10

tensor tympani

Question 11

WHAT MUSCLE DAMPENS SOUND AT STAPES

Answer 11

stapedius

Question 12

WHAT DOES THE CEREBRAL AQUEDUCT RUN THROUGH

Answer 12

midbrain
connects 3rd and 4th ventricles

Question 13

DOES THE LATERAL PTERYGOID LIE SUPERFICIAL OR DEEP TO THE MEDIAL PTERYGOID

Answer 13

medial is deep to lateral

Question 14

ANATOMICAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AURICULOTEMPORAL NERVE AND MIDDLE MENINGEAL ARTERY

Answer 14

auriculotemporal nerve arises as 2 branches from the mandibular nerve that encircle the middle meningeal artery which is a branch of the mandibular part of the maxillary artery

Question 15

GOITRE

Answer 15

diffuse enlargement of thyroid gland

Question 16

SUPERFICIAL TEMPORAL ARTERY

Answer 16

terminal branch of external carotid artery
runs between skin and skull
supplies temporalis and scalp

Question 17

MIDDLE MENINGEAL ARTERY

Answer 17

branch of maxillary artery
auriculotemporal nerve encircles it
found between skull and dura
supplies dura

Question 18

WHAT ENZYME DOES THE PAROTID PRODUCE

Answer 18

alpha amylase

Question 19

GREATER PETROSAL NERVE

Answer 19

branch of CN VII infratemporal portion
carries parasympathetic fibres….

Question 20

FUNCTION ON TEMPORALIS

Answer 20

retracts and elevates mandible

Question 21

FUNCTION OF MASSETTER

Answer 21

elevate mandible

Question 22

FUNCTION OF MEDIAL PTERYGOID

Answer 22

elevates an assists lateral movement

Question 23

FUNCTION OF LATERAL PTERYGOID

Answer 23

depresses, protrudes and assists lateral movement

Question 24

LENTIFORM NUCLEUS

Answer 24

made up of globus pallidus (small) and putamen (large)

Question 25

FUNCTION OF BUCCINATOR WHEN EATING

Answer 25

compresses cheeks and keeps food on occlusal surfaces of teeth

Question 26

SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM

Answer 26

seen below corpus callosum in sagittal sections
separated right and left lateral ventricles

Question 27

FUNCTION OF PRE CENTRAL GYRUS OF FRONTAL LOBE

Answer 27

voluntary movement

Question 28

FUNCTION OF POST CENTRAL GYRUS OF PARIETAL LOBE

Answer 28

propriocpetion

Question 29

WHAT SITS JUST ABOVE SPHENOID SINUS

Answer 29

pituitary gland