Random Anatomy

Question 1

sphenoid sinus drainage

Answer 1

sphenoethmoidal recess

Question 2

frontal sinus drainage

Answer 2

middle meatus –> semilunar hiatus –> infundibulum

Question 3

maxillary sinus drainage

Answer 3

middle meatus –> semilunar hiatus (limited by uncinate process)

Question 4

anterior ethmoidal air cells drainage

Answer 4

middle meatus –> semilunar hiatus

Question 5

middle ethmoidal air cells drainage

Answer 5

middle meatus –> ethmoidal bulla

Question 6

posterior ethmoidal air cells drainage

Answer 6

superior meatus

Question 7

nasolacrimal duct drainage

Answer 7

inferior meatus

Question 8

opening at bottom of medial pterygoid plate

Answer 8

vidian canal

Question 9

pharyngeal recess

Answer 9

Pharyngeal recess is BEHIND pharyngeal (Eustachian) tube, where pharyngeal tonsils are

Question 10

transverse ligament of atlas

Answer 10

prevents ANTERIOR displacement of C1 and the skull

Question 11

alar ligament

Answer 11

extends from the apex of the dens to the tubercle on the medial side of the occipital condyle

ligaments prevent excessive side-to-side- motion of the skull on the cervical column

Question 12

blood supply to tonsillar bed

Answer 12

• descending palatine (maxillary)
• palatine br. of ascending pharyngeal a. (ECA)
• ascending palatine (facial)
• tonsillar (facial)
• dorsal lingual a.

Question 13

pushes bolus into oropharynx

Answer 13

mylohyoid

Question 14

elevates and retracts tongue

Answer 14

styloglossus

palatoglossus

Question 15

soft palate elevated and tensed

Answer 15

LVP

TVP

Question 16

laryngeal inlet closed

Answer 16

aryepiglottic

oblique arytenoids

Question 17

glottis closed

Answer 17

transverse, oblique

lateral cricoarytenoid

Question 18

larynx and pharynx elevated

Answer 18

stylopharyngeus

salpingopharyngeus, palatopharyngeus