Lab Questions Flashcards
What CT layer covers the thyroid gland?
pretracheal fascia
The vertebral artery is a branch of the…
subclavian artery
The superior thyroid artery is a branch of the…
external carotid artery
The inferior thyroid artery is a branch of the…
thyrocervical trunk
What blood vessel supplies the parathyroid glands?
inferior thyroid artery
At approximately what level is the isthmus of the thyroid gland located?
tracheal rings 2 and 4
Into what vessel does the thoracic duct drain lymph back into the circulatory system?
left subclavian vein at intersection of internal jugular vein
What nerve runs just anterior to the anterior scalene muscle?
phrenic nerve
Postganglionic cell bodies innervating the submandibular gland receive their innervation from which cranial nerve?
facial CNVII
Which cranial nerve supplies motor innervation to the tongue?
CNXII hypoglossal