Practice Test - Fill in the Blank Flashcards
The _______ nerve (a motor nerve) traverses the occipital triangle, a subdivision of the posterior triangle of the neck.
accessory
The platysma muscle is innervated by the ______ branch of the ______ nerve.
cervical
The superior and inferior labial arteries are both direct branches of the _________ artery.
facial
Protrusion of the _______ is a function of the genioglossus muscle.
tongue
________ veins are located in the subarachnoid space surrounding the brain.
superficial cerebral
The nerve of the pterygoid canal enters the ______ fossa by traversing the pterygoid canal.
pterygopalatine
The greater petrosal nerve is the parasympathetic root of the _____ ganglion.
pterygopalatine
The _______ reflex tests the sensory function of the glossopharyngeal nerve and the motor function of the vagus nerve.
gag
The venous drainage of the scalp and the superior sagittal sinus are interconnected through a series of _______ veins.
emissary
The __________ sinus is positioned along the attached margin of the tentorium cerebelli.
transverse
The branches of the __________ artery are typically positioned medial to the pterion.
middle meningeal
The ________ muscle enters the pharynx by passing between the superior and middle constrictor muscles.
stylopharyngeus
The ______ incisors are typically innervated by the anterior superior alveolar nerves.
upper (maxillary)
The posterior division of the ______ and the posterior auricular vein are the two primary tributaries of the _______.
retromandibular vein, external jugular vein,
As it emerges from the interpeduncular fossa, the _________ nerve typically passes between the posterior cerebral and superior cerebellar arteries.
oculomotor
The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve re-enters the skull by traversing the __________.
foramen spinosum
The glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory nerves all exit the __________ fossa by traversing the __________ foramen.
posterior cranial fossa, jugular
The prevertebral fascia of the neck is continuous with the _______ sheath of the upper extremity.
axillary
The anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine may be torn during a severe _______ (movement) of the neck.
hyperextension
The _________ nerve traverses the cavernous sinus adjacent (directly lateral) to the __________ artery.
abducens, internal carotid
The hypoglossal nerve emerges from the __________ between the pyramid and the __________.
medulla, olive
The __________ veins interconnect the venous drainage of the face and orbit with the cavernous sinus.
opthalmic
The __________, lacrimal and trochlear nerves all traverse the superior orbital fissure superior to the annular (common tendinous) ring.
frontal
The superior oblique muscle of the eye receives its sensory innervation from branches of the __________ nerve.
opthalmic
The inferior alveolar artery is typically a direct branch of the __________ artery.
maxillary
The __________ nerve, a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve, passes medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle and posterior to the neck of the mandible.
auriculotemporal
The stapedius muscle attaches in part to the ________ (ossicle) and is innervated by a branch of the facial nerve.
stapes
The submental branch of the ________ artery typically anastomoses (directly) with the ______ branch of the lingual artery.
facial, sublingual
The obliquus capitis inferior muscle attaches in part to the _______ of the atlas and functions in ipsilateral rotation of the head.
transverse process
The ______ reflex tests the parasympathetic motor function of the IIIrd cranial nerve.
pupillary
The posterior cricoarytenoid muscle is the only _______ (movement) of the vocal folds.
abductor
The mylohyoid muscle forms the floor of the _______ cavity.
oral