Fill in the blank questions exam 3 Flashcards
The __________ nerve ( a motor nerve) traverses the occipital triangle, a subdivision of the posterior triangle of the neck.
Accessory
The brachial plexus trunks also traverse the occipital triangle
The platysma muscle is innervated by the ______ branch of the ______ nerve.
cervical; facial
The superior and inferior labial arteries are both direct branches of th _________ artery.
facial
Abduction, elevation and extorsion of the eye are all the functions of the __________ muscle.
inferior oblique
The superior oblique does: abduction, depression, and intorsion of the eye.
Protrusion of the tongue is the function of the __________ muscle.
genioglossus
- The hyoglossus muscle does depression of the tongue.
- The styloglossus does elevation and retraction of the tongue.
The ______ veins are located in the subarachnoid space surrounding the brain.
superficial cerebral
The nerve of the pterygoid canal enters the ___________ fossa by transversing the pterygoid canal.
pterygopalatine
The greater petrosal nerve is the parasympathetic root of the _________ ganglion.
pterygopalatine
The *gag reflex tests the sensory function of the ______________ and the motor function of the ___________ nerves.
glossopharyngeal (IX); Vagus (X)
The venous drainage of the scalp and the superior sagittal sinus are interconnected through a series of ________ veins.
emissary
The emissary vein also connects the cavernous sinus and the pterygoid venous plexus, which is a potential route for infection to spread to the cranial cavity from the face and i_ntratemporal fossa._
The ________ sinus is positioned along the attached margin of the *tentorium cerebelli to the *occipital bone.
transverse
The branches of the _________ artery are typically positioned medial to the **pterion.
middle meningeal
*enters the skull via the foramen spinosum
The ________ muscle enters the pharyngeal wall by passing between the superior and middle constrictor muscles.
stylopharyngeus
Actions: elevation of the pharyngeal wall
The __________ incisors are typically innervated by the anterior superior alveolar nerves.
upper/maxillary
The *middle superior alveolar nerves innervate the upper premolars
The *posterior superior alveolar nerves innervate the upper molars
The posterior division of the _______ vein and the posterior auricular vein are the two primary tributaries of the _______ vein.
retromandibular; external jugular vein
As it emerges from the interpeduncular fossa, the ___________ nerve typically passes between the posterior cerebral and the superior cerebellar arteries.
oculomotor nerve (III)
The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve re-enter the skull by traversing the _______.
foramen spinosum
The glossopharyngeal (IX), vagus (X), and accessory (XI) nerves all exits the posterior cranial fossa by traversing the __________.
jugular foramen
The prevertebral fascia of the neck is continuos with the __________ sheath of the upper extremety.
axillary
It goes from the base of the skull to the mediastinum. It also forms the floor of the posterior triangle and is continuos with the anterior longitudinal ligament.
-it defines the posterior boundary of the *retropharyngeal space.
The _______ nerve traverses the cavernos sinus adjacent (directly lateral) to the _________ artery.
abducens; internal carotid artery
The hypoglossal nerve (XII) emerges from the ________ between the pyramid and the olive.
medulla
The superior and inferior _________ veins interconnect the venous drainage of the face and orbit with the cavernous sinus.
ophthalmic
The _______ lacrimal, and trochlear nerves all traverse the superior orbital fissue superior to the annular (common tendinous) ring.
frontal
The superior and inferior ramus of the oculomotor, nasociliary, and abducens nerves pass inside the common tendinous ring.
The superior oblique muscle of the eye receives its SENSORY innvervation from the branches of the _________ nerve.
ophthalmic
The inferior alveolar artery is typically a direct branch of the ________ artery.
maxillary artery
The ________ nerve, a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve, passes medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle and posterior to the neck of the mandible.
auriculotemporal
The stapedius muscle attaches in part to the ________ (ossicle) and its innervated by a branch of the facial nerve.
stapes
The tensor tympani attaches from the pharyngotympanic tube to handle of the malleus. It dampens movements to the malleus.
The inferior oblique muscle attaches in part to the _________ of the atlas and functions in ipsilateral rotation of the head.
The ___2____ muscle attachesfrom the transverse process of atlas(C1) TO occipital bone between *superior and inferior nuchal lines.
1- transverse process
2-superior oblique
The _______ pupillary reflex tests the parasympathetic motor function of the oculomotor nerve.
pupillary
The mylohyoid muscle forms the floor of the _______ cavity.
oral
The _______ nerve provides sensory innervation to the molar of the lower jaw.
inferior alveolar
The upper comparment of the temporomandibular joint is classified as _________.
plane
The lower compartment is classified as gliding.
The sublcavian vein typically passes anterior to the _______ muscle.
anterior scalene
The ______ muscle extends from vertebral body to vertebral body and functions in flexion of the neck.
The _______ muscle attaches from the *anterior tubercles of transverse processes of cervical vertebrae TO *basilar occipital bone. It functions to flex the head and neck.
- longus colli
- Longus capitis
The _______ (bulge of the first turn of the cochlea) with its associted tympanic plexus is located in the medial wall of the middle ear.
promontory
The cell bodies of the postganglionic parasympathetic neurons innervating the _______ gland are located in the otic ganglion.
parotid
The _________ reflex tests the sensory function of the fifth (trigeminal) cranial nerve and the motor function of the seventh cranial (facial) nerve.
corneal/blink
The _______ muscle functions to directly elevate the larynx and is innervated by a branch of ventral ramus C1.
thyrohyoid
The tectorial membrane is continuous with the __________ ligament of the vertebral column.
posterior longitudinal
The sphenoidal sinus typically drains into the __________ of the nasal cavity.
sphenoethmoidal recess
The _______ nodes typically receive the direct lymphatic drainage of the skin overlying the superior attachment of the trapezius muscle (the back of the head)
occipital
The zygomatic arch and the ramus of the mandible form the lateral boundary of the __________ fossa.
infratemporal
Proximal to the superior orbital fissure, the oculomotor and trochlear nerves are positioned in the lateral wall of the _________ sinus.
cavernous
The medial and lateral pterygoid muscles function during the side-to-side grinding motion of the __________.
mandible
The _______ lymph nodes are typically positioned adjacent to the internal jugular vein.
deep cervical
The _______ muscle receives its motor innervation from the temporal and zygomatic branches of the facial nerve.
orbicularis oculi
The nasalis muscle actively contracts during_________ of the nostrils.
flaring
The facial nerve (in the facial canal) is closely associated with the _________ wall of the middle ear.
posterior
The buccopharyngeal fascia is continuos with the ________ fascia of the neck.
pretracheal
The ________ branch of the________ nerve (cranial nerve) innervates all the muscles of the palate except the tensor palatini.
pharyngeal; vagus
The_____ and ________ communicate through the auditory tube.
nasal pharynx and middle ear
