Quizz Questions Flashcards
Which of the following muscles are supplied by the cervical plexus
a. Stylohyoid
b. Omohyoid
c. Mylohyoid
d. Geniohyoid
b. Omohyoid
The sternocleidomastoid muscle is innervated by the
a. Accessory (XI) nerve
b. Facial (VII) nerve
c. Cervical plexus
d. Vagus (X) nerve
a. Accessory (XI) nerve
The pharyngeal tonsil is located in the:
a. Roof of nasopharynx
b. Oropharyngeal isthmus
c. Lateral wall of the nasopharynx
d. Posterior wall of the laryngopharynx
a. Roof of nasopharynx
Damage to the sympathetic nerves of the head can result in:
a. Excessive sweating on one side of the face
b. Drooping of upper eyelid
c. Dilation of the pupil
d. All of the above
d. all of the above
All ofd the following are suprahyoid muscle EXCEPT:
a. Stylohyoid
b. Omohyoid
c. Mylohyoid
d. Geniohyoid
b. Omohyoid
The inferior thyroid artery is a branch of which artery?
a. Common carotid artery
b. External carotid artery
c. Thyrocervical trunk
d. Subclavian artery
c. Thyrocervical trunk
Which of the following muscles are accessory muscles of respiration (elevating the ribs during forced inspiration)
a. Levator scapulae muscles
b. Platysma muscles
c. Rhomboid major muscles
d. Scalene muscles
d. Scalene muscles
On either side of the thoracic inlet are the:
a. Openings of the Eustachian tube
b. Piriform recesses
c. Choanae
d. All of the above
b. Piriform recesses
Depression of the eyeball with the pupil in the midline is by which muscles:
a. Inferior oblique and medial rectus
b. Inferior rectus and inferior oblique
c. Superior oblique and inferior rectus
d. Superior oblique and inferior oblique
c. Superior oblique and inferior rectus
Which of the following layers of the scalp is referred to as the ‘danger area of the scalp’ because infections can spread within it and the cranial cavity
a. Loos connective tissue
b. Dense connective tissue
c. Periosteum
d. Aponeurosis
a. Loose connective tissue
The nasal septum is mainly composed of all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Ethmoid bone
b. Septal cartilage
c. Vomer bone
d. Maxillary bone
d. Maxillary bone
Following a traumatic brain injury, which artery can be ruptured, and the resulting intracranial bleeding (epidural hematoma) cause an increase in intracranial pressure
a. external carotid
b. superficial temporal
c. middle meningeal
d. facial
c. middle meningeal
All of the following statements about the buccinator muscle are tru EXCEPT:
a. it is supplied by the buccal branch of the mandibular (V3) nerve
b. it works in concert with the tongue to keep food between the teeth during cheqing
c. it is a muscle of facial expression
d. its contraction pulls the cheek against the teeth
a. it is supplied by the buccal branch of the mandibular (V3) nerve
During the wide opening of the mouth, the mandible is protracted (pulled forward) by which muscle?
a. Medial pterygoid muscle
b. Lateral pterygoid muscle
c. Masseter muscle
d. Temporalis muscle
b. Lateral pterygoid muscle
When a young man was posing for a portrait, the photographer noticed that he had a lopsided smile due to drooping of the mouth on one side. Damage to which cranial nerve would cause this paralysis?
a. Hypoglossal (XII)
b. Glossopharyngeal (IX)
c. Trigeminal (V)
d. Facial (VII)
d. Facial (VII)
The otic ganglion receives its pre-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres from which cranial nerve?
a. Vagus (X) nerve
b. Glossopharyngeal (IX) nerve
c. Facial (VII) nerve
d. Trigeminal (V) nerve
b. Glossopharyngeal (IX) nerve
Which nerve originates near the hip joint and supplies the skin of the medial thigh and articular branches to the hip and knee joints?
a. obturator nerve
b. femoral nerve
c. tibial nerve
d. sciatic nerve
a. obturator nerve
Which branch of the sacral plexus passes through the greater sciatic foramen to supply the gluteus maximus?
a. pudendal nerve
b. sciatic nerve
c. superior gluteal nerve
d. inferior gluteal nerve
d. inferior gluteal nerve
The calcaneonaviclar (“spring”) ligament:
a. supports the metatarsal heads
b. helps support the medial longitudinal arch
c. helps support the lateral longitudinal arch
d. helps support the transverse arch
b. helps support the medial longitudinal arch
The femoral triangle is bounded by the:
a. sartorius muscle medially
b. adductor magnus laterally
c. inguinal ligament superiorly
d. none of the above
c. inguinal ligament superiorly
The femoral artery after passing through the adductor hiatus becomes the:
a. posterior tibial artery
b. peroneal (fibular) artery
c. anterior tibial artery
d. popliteal artery
d. popliteal artery
Which of the following muscles passes from the pelvis through the lesser sciatic foramen to insert on to the femur?
a. obturator internus
b. piriformis
c. quadratus femoris
d. gluteus minimus
a. obturator internus
The tarsal bone that transmits the weight of the body from the tibia to all other weight bearing bones of the foot is the:
a. navicular
b. talus
c. calcaneus
d. cuboid
b. talus
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of the knee joint:
a. prevents anterior displacement of the tibia on the fixed femur
b. prevents posterior displacement of the tibia on the fixed femur
c. prevents anterior displacement of the femur on the tibia
d. prevents side to side movement of the knee joint
a. prevents anterior displacement of the tibia on the fixed femur