Neck

Question 1

Cutaneous muscle, attaches to the skin below the chin, innervated by the facial nerve and acts in facial expression

Answer 1

Platysma

Question 2

Runs on lateral sides of neck with 3 bony attachments and is innervated (with the trapezius) by the spinal accessory nerve

Answer 2

Sternocleidomastoid

Question 3

Composed of an anterior, middle, and posterior parts; brachial plexus roots come out between the anterior and middle parts

Answer 3

Scalenes

Question 4

This artery is within the carotid sheath in the neck and supplies the head and neck; it bifurcates

Answer 4

Common carotid

Question 5

This artery is a branch of the brachiocephalic trunk on the right side of the body

Answer 5

Right common carotid

Question 6

This artery is a branch of the aortic arch on the left side of the body

Answer 6

Left common carotid

Question 7

This artery is off of the common carotid, it travels superiorly and enters the cranium to supply the brain, the structures in the orbit, the forehead and the anterior scalp

Answer 7

Internal carotid

Question 8

This artery is off of the common carotid, it travels superiorly deep to the posterior belly of the digastric m. and supplies the face, larynx, pharynx, posterior/lateral scalp, and the meninges

Answer 8

External carotid

Question 9

This artery is the first branch off of the external carotid a., it travels inferiorly and deep to the sternothyroid m. to supply the thyroid gland and larynx. It also has a branch called the superior laryngeal branch to supply the larynx

Answer 9

Superior thyroid a.

Question 10

This artery is found between the external and internal carotid and is a branch off of the external carotid, it travels superiorly to supply the pharynx

Answer 10

Ascending pharyngeal a.

Question 11

This vein is just deep to the platysma m. and the SCM m. and it drains blood from the face, posterior and lateral scalp, and superficial neck into the subclavian v.

Answer 11

External jugular vein

Question 12

This vein runs deep to the platysma to drain blood from superficial and anterior neck into the external jugular vein

Answer 12

Anterior jugular vein

Question 13

This vein connects the common facial vein and the anterior jugular vein, and travels just on the anterior edge of the SCM m.

Answer 13

Communicating vein

Question 14

This vein is deep to the SCM. and is found within the carotid sheath; it is a continuation of the sigmoid sinus of the cranium (drains venous blood from cranium), and it drains blood from the brain, face, pharynx, larynx, and thyroid gland into the brachiocephalic vein

Answer 14

Internal jugular vein

Question 15

The ____ vein and ____ vein join to make the brachiocephalic vein

Answer 15

Internal jugular and subclavian

Question 16

This vein drains blood from the thyroid gland into the internal jugular vein, and travels superolaterally, deep to the sternothyroid m. with the superior thyroid a.

Answer 16

Superior thyroid v.

Question 17

This vein drains blood from the thyroid gland into the internal jugular vein, and travels laterally, deep to the sternothyroid m.

Answer 17

Middle thyroid v.

Question 18

This vein drains blood from the thyroid gland into the brachiocephalic veins, and travels inferiorly deep to the sternothyroid m.

Answer 18

Inferior thyroid v.

Question 19

In the hyoid bone, the anterior surface is called the

Answer 19

body

Question 20

In the hyoid bone, the structures going posteriorly are the

Answer 20

greater horns

Question 21

In the hyoid bone, the structures pointing superiorly are

Answer 21

lesser horns

Question 22

The thyroid cartilage is also known as the

Answer 22

Adam’s apple

Question 23

The ___ is normally composed of two lobes an an isthmus and is found lateral and anterior to the trachea

Answer 23

Thyroid gland

Question 24

The follicles in the thyroid gland produce ____, a precursor to thyroid hormones-increase rate of metabolism. The parafollicular cells secrete ___ which decreases levels of calcium in the blood

Answer 24

Thyroglobulin; calcitonin

Question 25

There are normally 4 of these found embedded in the posterior part of the thyroid gland and they secrete ____ hormone (increases levels of calcium in the blood)

Answer 25

parathyroid glands/ parathyroid hormone