Head And Neck

Question 1

Forms the false capsule of the thyroid gland

Answer 1

Pretrachal layer

Question 2

Muscle at the superficial cervical fascia

Answer 2

Platysma

Question 3

Which cranial nerve descends through the neck in the carotid sheath?

Answer 3

Vagus nerve

Question 4

Borders of the carotid sheath

Answer 4

Lateral: Internal jugular vein
Medial: Common and carotid artery
Posterior: Vagus nerve

Question 5

Borders of the retropharyngeal space

Answer 5

Anterior: Visceral part of pretracheal fascia
Posterior: Prevertebral fascia
Lateral: Carotid sheaths

Question 6

Location of abscess in Ludwig’s angina

Answer 6

Submandibular space

Question 7

Separates the sublingual and submandibular space

Answer 7

Mylohyoid muscle

Question 8

What nerve innervates the Platysma and is involved in facial expressions

Answer 8

Cervical branch of Facial nerve

Question 9

Hyoid bone approx lies at what level of the Cervical vertebra?

Answer 9

C3

Question 10

The only bone that does not articulate with another bone

Answer 10

Hyoid

Question 11

Nerve supply of Geniohyoid muscle

Answer 11

C1

Question 12

Function of Sternothyroid muscle

Answer 12

Depresses the larynx

Question 13

Nerve supply of Thyrohyoid

Answer 13

C1

Question 14

What triangle is bounded by the posterior belly of Digastric muscle, the superior belly of Omohyoid muscle and the anterior border of the SCM

Answer 14

Carotid

Question 15

What muscle divides the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck

Answer 15

SCM

Question 16

Forma the floor of the submental triangle

Answer 16

Mylohyoid

Question 17

The contents of the ipper portion of the carotid sheath are crossed obliquely and anteriorly by the:

Answer 17

Posterior belly of digastric muscle

Question 18

Transection of what nerve results to drooping of the shoulder

Answer 18

Accessory nerve

Question 19

Fibrous or muscular band that freely connects the pyramidal lobe to the hyoid bone

Answer 19

Levator glandulae thyroidea

Question 20

Origin of the Thyroidea ima artery

Answer 20

Aortic arch or brachiocephalic trunk

Question 21

What vein can you appreciate when you do a low tracheotomy

Answer 21

Inferior thyroid vein

Question 22

MC location of ectopic thyroid

Answer 22

Lingual

Question 23

3 divisions of the pharynx

Answer 23

Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx

Question 24

Nerve for mastication

Answer 24

Trigeminal

Question 25

Nerve for phonation

Answer 25

Vagus

Question 26

Efferent limb of the gag reflex

Answer 26

Vagus nerve

Question 27

Forms the laryngeal prominence in the neck

Answer 27

Thyroid cartilage

Question 28

Name the 3 pairs of paired cartilages

Answer 28

Arytenoid
Corniculate
Cuneiform

Question 29

Name the unpaired cartilages

Answer 29

Epiglottis
Thyroid
Cricoid

Question 30

Cervical landmark for the cricoid cartilage

Answer 30

C6

Question 31

Is the vocal cord vascular?

Answer 31

No

Question 32

In thyroidectomy, what nerve may be injured during kigation of the superior thyroid artery?

Answer 32

External pharyngeal

Question 33

Innervation of cricothyroid

Answer 33

External laryngeal nerve

Question 34

Chief tensor of vocal cords

Answer 34

Cricothyroid

Question 35

Allows air movement through the larynx

Answer 35

Posterior cricoarytenoids

Question 36

Left recurrent laryngeal nerve injury results in

Answer 36

Paralysis of the ipsilateral vocal cord and transient hoarseness

Question 37

Ideal incision site of tracheotomy

Answer 37

Between 1st & 2nd or 2nd through 4th tracheal rings

Question 38

MC variant of TEF

Answer 38

Esophageal atresia with TEF at distal end

Question 39

MC location of ectopic parathyroid

Answer 39

Superior mediastinum

Question 40

Only motor nerve supply of the diaphragm

Answer 40

Phrenic nerve