Head And Neck

Question 0

Anterior triangle contents

Answer 0

Arteries - Carotid sheeth, external carotid artery
Veins - internal/external/anterior
Nerves - vagus, ansa cervicalis, hypoglossal, nerve
to mylohoid
Others - thyroid, parathyroid, strap,muscles

Question 1

Contents of posterior triangle

Answer 1

Muscles - omohyoid
Arteries - suprascapular, occipital, superficial cerv
Veins - suprascap, external jugular, transverse cerv
Nerves - spinal assessory nerve

Question 2

Muscles of mastication

Answer 2

Lateral+medial pterygoid, masseter, temporalis

Question 3

Which pterygoid opens and closes the mouth

Answer 3

Medial closes, lateral opens

Question 4

Which nerve supplies muscles of mastication

Answer 4

Mandibular branch of trigeminal

Question 5

Digastric muscle is supplied by

Answer 5

trigeminal nerve - anterior belly

Facial nerve - posterior belly

Question 6

What supplies taste to the tongue

Answer 6

Anterior 2/3 Facial nerve does taste and lingual does sensation.

Question 7

Which nerve supplies motor supply to the tongue

Answer 7

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 8

Which structures pass through the parotid gland

Answer 8

Retromandibular vein, facial nerve, external carotid artery

Question 9

What is Frey’s syndrome

Answer 9

It is gustatory sweating. The parasympathetic nerves from the auricotemporal nerve that usually supplies salivary glands, regrow to the sympathetic neves supplying the sweat glands

Question 10

What embryological origin does the thyroid have

Answer 10

Between 1st and 2nd arch

Question 11

What embryological origin does the parathyroids have

Answer 11

Superior parathyroid comes from 3rd pouch and inferior parathyroid comes from 4th pouch

Question 12

What is the surface marking of the parotid gland

Answer 12

Zygomatic arch, angle of mandible, SCM, masseter