Head and Neck - Dry Room 1

Question 1

what are the 4 compartments of the neck?

Answer 1

vertebral compartment

vascular compartment

visceral compartment

musculofascial collar

Question 2

how many cervical vertebra are there?

Answer 2

7

Question 3

what kind of joint is between the atlas (C1) and the occipital condyles?

Answer 3

synovial

Question 4

what kind of joint is found between C1 and C2 at the odontoid peg?

Answer 4

pivot

Question 5

what are the 3 attachments of the sternocleidomastoid?

Answer 5

manubrium

clavicle

mastoid process

Question 6

what structures are contained within the vertebral compartment of the neck?

Answer 6

cervical vertebrae

postural muscles

Question 7

what structures are contained within the vascular compartment of the neck?

Answer 7

major blood vessels

vagus nerve

Question 8

what structures are contained within the visceral compartment of the neck?

Answer 8

thyroid

parathyroid glands

pharynx

larynx

trachea

oesophagus

Question 9

what are the compartments of the neck enclosed by?

Answer 9

musculofascial collar

Question 10

What are the trapezius muscles actions?

Answer 10

tilt head

turn neck

shrug

twist arms

Question 11

where does the brachial plexus emerge?

Answer 11

between the scalene muscles that form the posterior triangle of the neck

Question 12

what are the 3 structures in the carotid sheath?

Answer 12

right and left common carotid arteries

internal jugular vein

vagus nerve

Question 13

Of the external and internal carotid arteries - which is more lateral?

Answer 13

Internal carotid artery

Question 14

what are the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery?

Answer 14

superficial temporal artery

maxillary artery

(they are given off within the parotid gland)

Question 15

what vein does the external jugular vein drain into?

Answer 15

subclavian

Question 16

brachiocephalic= ……. + ………

Answer 16

right subclavian

right common carotid

Question 17

where does the phrenic nerve lie in the neck?

Answer 17

along the anterior scalene muscles

deep to the carotid sheath

Question 18

name the 4 suprahyoid muscles

muscles that depress the mandible

Answer 18

mylohyoid

geniohyoid

digastric

stylohyoid

Question 19

what actions do the supra hyoid bones have on the mandible?

Answer 19

depresses the mandible (opens jaw)and elevates the hyoid bone

Question 20

name the 4 infrahyoid muscles

Answer 20

sternohyoid

sternothyroid

thyrohyoid

omohyoid

Question 21

what are the vertebral root values of the cervical plexus?

Answer 21

C1-C4