Formative quiz questions

Question 1

The inferior border of the mandible, the anterior belly of the digastric muscle and the posterior belly of the digastric muscle form which sub triangle of the neck?

Answer 1

Submandibular triangle

Question 2

Which nerve provides motor innervation to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle?

Answer 2

Trigeminalnerve

Question 3

The posterior branch of the retromandibular vein unites with the ______ to form the external jugular vein

Answer 3

posterior auricular vein

Question 4

A unilateral contraction of which muscle results in ipsilateral flexion and contralateral rotation of the neck and head?

Answer 4

SCM

Question 5

Motor innervation of the thyrohyoid muscle is provided by fibers from ______ that hitchhike with the hypoglossal nerve

Answer 5

C1

Question 6

Which cutaneous branch of the cervical plexus provides sensory innervation to most of the skin of the anterior neck?

Answer 6

Transverse cervical nerve

Question 7

The phrenic nerve is composed of fibers from which cervical spinal nerves?

Answer 7

C3, C4, C5

Question 8

Which of the following is least likely to cause lymphadenopathy?

a. Viral infection
b. Atherosclerosis of internal carotid artery
c. Metastasis of cancer
d. Autoimmunedisease

Answer 8

b. Atherosclerosis of internal carotid artery

Question 9

Which of the scalene muscles elevates the 2nd rib?

Answer 9

posterior scalene

Question 10

What muscle inserts on the jugular process of the occipital bone?

Answer 10

rectus capitis lateralis

Question 11

Which structure is not contained within the carotid sheath?

a. Vagus nerve
b. External jugular vein
c. Internal carotid artery
d. Commoncarotidartery

Answer 11

b. external jugular vein

Question 12

The carotid body is ______

a. Abaroreceptor
b. Located at the level of C3
c. Innervated by a branch of the vagus nerve
d. Able to monitor changes in blood chemistry

Answer 12

d. able to monitor changes in blood chemistry

Question 13

The ______ is the portion of the thyroid gland that connects the right and left lobes

Answer 13

isthmus

Question 14

The vertebral artery branches from the ______

Answer 14

Subclavian artery

Question 15

Which muscle elevates the corner of the mouth?

Answer 15

zygomaticus major

Question 16

Which of the following vessels would not be included when tracing the path of blood from the aorta to the left supraspinatus muscle?

Answer 16

brachiocephalic trunk

Question 17

Giant cell arteritis is usually diagnosed by taking a biopsy of which vessel?

a. Inferior labial artery
b. Superficial temporal artery
c. Dorsal scapular artery
d. Vertebral artery

Answer 17

b. Superficial temporal artery

Question 18

Preganglionic fibers from the glossopharyngeal nerve are involved in autonomic innervation of which salivary gland?

Answer 18

parotid

Question 19

Which branch of the trigeminal nerve includes both motor and sensory fibers?

Answer 19

mandibular

Question 20

Which structure DOES NOT pass through the jugular foramen?

a. Vestibulocochlear nerve
b. Vagus nerve
c. Spinal accessory nerve
d. Internal jugular vein

Answer 20

a. Vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 21

The dural fold that partially covers the pituitary gland is the ______

Answer 21

Diaphragma sellae

Question 22

Which of the following dural venous sinuses DOES NOT converge at the confluence of the sinuses?

a. Superior sagittal sinus
b. Straight sinus
c. Inferior petrosal sinus
d. Occipital sinus

Answer 22

c. inferior petrosal sinus

Question 23

Where is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) located within the meninges?

Answer 23

subarachnoid space

Question 24

What is the name of the suture formed between the occipital bone and the parietal bones?

Answer 24

Lambdoid

Question 25

The parotid duct enters the oral cavity opposite the ______

Answer 25

upper second molar