Head & Neck Anatomy - WEEK 1 DRY & WET incomplete

Question 1

on a superior view of the horizontal plane (view from above), which of the two sphenoid wings is the most anterior?

Answer 1

the lesser wing

Question 2

from the tympanic membrane to the cochlear-vestibulo component, what is the order of the ear ossicles?

Answer 2

malleus (closer to tympanic membrane), incus (in the middle), stapes (closer to cochlear-vestibulo component)

Question 3

what type of joint is present between the two bones at the zygomatic arch?

Answer 3

suture joint

Question 4

name the 5 layers of the scalp?

Answer 4

S- skin
C- dense connective tissue 
A- aponeurosis of occipitofrontal muscle
L- loose areolar  connective tissue
P- periosteum

Question 5

what provides cutaneous innervation to the anterior part of the scalp?

Answer 5

V1, V2, V3 (see ASIA chart to know where exactly)

Question 6

what provides cutaneous innervation to the posterior part of the scalp?

Answer 6

C2, C3 (anterior and posterior rami) (see ASIA chart to know where exactly)

Question 7

in which layer of the scalp are blood vessels present?

Answer 7

dense connective

Question 8

what is diploe?

Answer 8

spongy bone separating inner/outer layers in cortical bone of skull

Question 9

what links diploic veins with more superficial veins of the skull?

Answer 9

emissary veins (valveless)

Question 10

where does the facial nerve emerge on the side of the face?

Answer 10

stylomastoid process

Question 11

which nerve branch can you see emerging from the anterior border of the parotid gland?

Answer 11

buccal branch of facial nerve

Question 12

which muscle does the parotid duct go through?

Answer 12

the buccinator

Question 13

opposite which upper tooth does the parotid duct open into the oral cavity?

Answer 13

2nd maxillary molar

Question 14

what is the weakest point in the skull called?

Answer 14

the pterion