Head and Neck Flashcards
All Cervical Vertebra have a:
a. body
b. spine
c. bifid spinous process
d. carotid tubercle
e. transverse foramen
e. transverse foramen
If you rotate your head as in indicating a “no” response, most of the movement occurs at this joint:
a. atlanto-occipital (skull-C1)
b. atlanto-axial (C1-C2)
c. C2-C3
d. C3-C4
e. C7-T1
b. atlanto-axial (C1-C2)
- The ATLANTOAXIAL JOINTS permits most of the range of motion associated with rotating the head SIDE TO SIDE as in saying “no”.
- The ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINTS permit most of the range of motion associated with nodding the head up and down as in saying “yes”.
The carotid body and sinus are innervated by this cranial nerve:
a. V
b. VII
c. IX
d. X
e. XI
c. IX
The cephalic vein:
a. drains venous blood mainly from the medial side of the hand
b. lacks valves
c. ends in the arm by joining the brachial vein
d. empties directly into the subclavian vein
e. pierces the clavipectoral fascia
e. pierces the clavipectoral fascia
* The CEPHALIC VEIN ends by piercing the deep fascia in the deltopectoral triangle and enters the axillary vein.
The ligament that connects adjacent vertebral laminae is the:
a. anterior longitudinal
b. posterior longitudinal
c. flavum
d. nuchae
e. tectorial
c. flavum
The normal curvature found in the young adult cervical vertebral column is:
a. present at birth
b. a scoliosis
c. a spondylothesis
d. a kyphotic type
e. a lordotic type
e. a lordotic type
The posterior belly of the digastric muscle is innervated by a branch of this cranial nerve:
a. V
b. VII
c. IX
d. X
e. XI
b. VII
The branch of the external carotid artery that passes posterosuperiorly along the inferior (lower) border of the posterior belly of the digastric muscle is the:
a. superior thyroid
b. lingual
c. maxillary
d. occipital
e. posterior auricular
d. occipital
The cricoid cartilage lies at this vertebral level:
a. C2
b. C4
c. C6
d. C8
e. T2
c. C6
The internal carotid nerve:
a. arises from the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia
b. arises from the middle cervical sympathetic ganglia
c. arises from the inferior cervical sympathetic ganglia
d. is a branch of CN IX
e. is mainly a parasympathetic nerve
a. arises from the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia
- Middle cervical sympathetic ganglia - Middle cardiac nerve
- Inferior cervical sympathetic ganglia - Inferior cardiac nerve
- All SYMPATHETIC FIBERS in the head are postganglionic fibers that branch off the superior cervical ganglion.
An artery that supplies the thyroid gland is sometimes found anterior to the trachea and is named the:
a. superior thyroid artery
b. inferior thyroid artery
c. thyroidea ima
d. anterior ascending cervical artery
e. superficial ascending cervical artery
c. thyroidea ima
* Page 767: Thyroidea ima artery - when present this artery ascends in front of the trachea to the isthmus of the thyroid gland from the brachiocephalic artery.
The isthmus of the thyroid gland:
a. lies directly anterior to the thyroid cartilage
b. lies directly anterior to the cricoid cartilage
c. lies directly anterior to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tracheal rings
d. is the same as the pyramidal lobe
e. contains the superior pair of parathyroid glands
c. lies directly anterior to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tracheal rings
The layer of the scalp containing the ramifying arteries, veins, and nerves is the:
a. epidermis
b. aponeurotic layer
c. loose areolar layer
d. pericranium
e. fibro-fatty connective tissue layer
e. fibro-fatty connective tissue layer
The veins that directly connect the veins of the scalp to the dural venous sinuses are:
a. emissary veins
b. cerebral veins
c. diplioc veins
d. subarachnoid veins
e. valved
a. emissary veins
* The EMISSARY VEINS are valveless and connect the superficial veins of the scalp with the diploic veins of the skull bones and with the intracranial venous sinuses.
The muscle which protrudes the tongue and its tip toward the opposite side:
a. hyoglossus
b. genioglossus
c. palatoglossus
d. styoglossus
e. geniohyoid
b. genioglossus
The sublingual caruncle (papilla):
a. receives the parotid duct
b. receives the sublingual duct
c. receives the submandibular duct
d. is formed by the sublingual gland
e. is formed by the submandibular gland
c. receives the submandibular duct
The fold of dura separating the cerebrum from the cerebellum is the:
a. falx cerebri
b. falx cerebelli
c. tentorium cerebelli
d. diaphragma sellae
e. incisura
c. tentorium cerebelli
- FALX CEREBRI - is a large, sickle-shaped fold of dura mater that lies in the midline between the two cerebral hemispheres.
- FALX CEREBELLI - the fold of dura mater that attaches to the internal occipital crest and projects forward between the two cerebellar hemispheres.
The sites where cerebrospinal fluid passes from around the brain into the venous system is/are called:
a. choroid plexuses
b. lateral apertures
c. median aperture
d. arachnoid villi
e. arachnoid cisterns
d. arachnoid villi
The dural venous sinus found on the floor of the middle cranial fossa is the:
a. sigmoid
b. superior petrosal
c. straight
d. cavernous
e. occipital
d. cavernous
The cerebral artery supplying most of the lateral surface of the cerebrum is the:
a. anterior cerebral
b. middle cerebral
c. posterior cerebral
d. anterior choroidal
e. posterior choroidal
b. middle cerebral
Which is the correct statement concerning the carotid plexus:
a. contains parasympathetic fibers destined for the eyeball
b. is a system of small arteries surrounding and supplying the walls of the internal and external carotid arteries
c. contains synapses between pre- and post-ganglionic sympathetic neuron fibers
d. receives postganglionic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion
e. sends preganglionic fibers to sweat glands
d. receives postganglionic fibers from the superior cervical ganglion
The prefix intra means wholly inside of. The prefix inter means in between. Which of the following named foramina is interosseous?
a. foramen magnum
b. foramen rotundum
c. foramen ovale d. jugular foramen
e. superior orbital fissure
d. jugular foramen
Which of the following nerves is not a branch of cranial nerve VII?
a. temporal
b. mental
c. buccal
d. cervical
e. zygomatic
b. mental
Which statement is correct?
a. the facial nerve (VII) being completely motor, possesses no ganglion
b. the trigeminal ganglion contains some parasympathetic cells supplying structures in the hand
c. a portion of the facial nerve has a ganglion containing cells whose fibers bring taste information from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
d. the foramen rotundum is located in the posterior part of the frontal bone
e. none of the above are correct
c. a portion of the facial nerve has a ganglion containing cells whose fibers bring taste information from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue