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Basic Science Board Review > Head & Neck > Flashcards

Head & Neck Flashcards

1
Q

All of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx are innervated by the ________ nerve, EXCEPT the ________ which is innervated by the EXTERNAL laryngeal.

A

recurrent laryngeal….crycothyroid

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2
Q

What muscle abducts/opens the vocal chord?

A

Posterior Crico-arytenoid

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3
Q

What muscle adducts/ closes the vocal cords?

A

Lateral crico-arytenoid

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4
Q

Which muscle stretches/tenses the vocal cords to increase pitch?

A

Crico-thyroid

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5
Q

What are the two pathways to supply the larynx with BLOOD?

A

1.External Carotid->Superior Thyroid->Superior Laryngeal 2.Subclavian->Thyrocervical Trunk->Inferior Thyroid->Inferior Laryngeal

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6
Q

What are the branches of the Thryrocervical Trunk?

A

1.Supra Scapular 2.Transverse Cervical 3.Inferior Thyroid 4.Ascending Cervical

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7
Q

Innvervation of: Genioglossus

A

XII

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8
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Innvervation of: Hyoglossus

A

XII

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9
Q

Innvervation of: Styloglossus

A

XII

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10
Q

Innvervation of: Palatoglossus

A

X

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11
Q

Innvervation of: Tensor veli palatini

A

V3

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12
Q

Innvervation of: Levator veli palatini

A

X

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13
Q

Innvervation of: PalatoPharyngeus

A

X

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14
Q

Innvervation of: Musculus Uvulae

A

X

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15
Q

Innvervation of: StyloPharyngeus

A

IX

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16
Q

Innvervation of:PalatoPharyngeus

17
Q

Innvervation of: SalpingoPharyngeus

18
Q

What is the muscle that wraps around the pterygoid hamulus?

A

tensor veli palatini

19
Q

What are the two muscles of the FAUCES?? Which one is anterior? Which one is posterior?

A

Anterior: PalatoGlossus….Posterior: PalatoPharyngeus

20
Q

THE NERVE TO THE MASSETTER PASSES thru the _______ and enters on ____ surface of the muscle.

A

MANDUBULAR NOTCH…medial

21
Q

MOST muscles in the larynx receive innervation from the ______ nerve

A

INFERIOR laryngeal nerve

22
Q

Posterior digastric innervation ______….Anterior Digastric innervation _______

A

posterior digastric = VII…..anterior digastric = V3

23
Q

LETS GET IT!!!! AuriculoTemporal Nerve: a branch of ____ that is the sensory nerve of the ______. It also carries Parasympathitic fibers from CN ____ via the ________ nerve!!!!!

A

branch of V3…TMJ….CN IX…lesser petrosal nerve

24
Q

Communication between infra temporal fossa and the PterygoPalatine fossa =

A

pterygomaxillary fissure

25
Q

COOL! emergency tracheotomy is best done through the median _______ ligament

A

cricothyroid ligament

26
Q

What two muscles form a mediolateral ‘sling’ around the angle of the mandible?

A

masseter & medial pterygoid

27
Q

Which lymph nodes drain the maxillary teeth?

A

submandibular nodes

Basic Science Board Review (13 decks)

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