Muscles in Head and Neck Region

Question 1

All muscles of tongue are supplied by what?

Answer 1

Hypoglossal N

Question 2

What muscles of the tongue are NOT supplied by hypoglossal?

Answer 2

Palatoglossus (supplied by pharyngeal plexus of vagus)

Question 3

All muscles of palate are supplied by what

Answer 3

Pharyngeal plexus of vagus

Question 4

What muscles of palate are NOT supplied by pharyngeal plexus?

Answer 4

Tensor Veli Palatini (supplied by mandibular division of trigeminal N)

Question 5

All muscles of pharynx are supplied by what?

Answer 5

Pharyngeal plexus of vagus

Question 6

What muscles of pharynx are NOT supplied by pharyngeal plexus?

Answer 6

Stylopharyngeus (supplied by glossopharyngeal N)

Question 7

All muscles of larynx are supplied by what?

Answer 7

Recurrent Laryngeal N of Vagus

Question 8

What muscles of larynx are NOT supplied by recurrent laryngeal N?

Answer 8

Cricothyroid (supplied by superior laryngeal branch of CN X)

Question 9

What are the muscles of the larynx?

Answer 9

*C TV PLOT*
Cricothyroid
Thro-arytenoid
Vocalis
Posterior Cricoarytenoid
Lateral Cricoarytenoid
Oblique Arytenoid
Transverse Arytenoid

Question 10

All the muscles of the larynx ADDUCT vocal cords EXCEPT?

Answer 10

Posterior Cricoarytenoid
Cricothyroid
Thyroarytenoid
Vocalis

Question 11

What does the posterior cricoarytenoid do?

Answer 11

ABDUCT cords

Question 12

What does the cricothyroid do?

Answer 12

Tenses vocal cords

Question 13

What does the thyroarytenoid do?

Answer 13

Relaxes vocal cords

Question 14

What does the vocalis do?

Answer 14

Relaxes posterior part while tightening anterior part of vocal cords