Review Questions Flashcards
Which of the following forms the anterior boundary of the infratemporal fossa?
A. TMJ and styloid process
B. Sphenoid bone
C. Maxilla
D. Zygomatic arch
C. Maxilla
The anterior belly of the digastric nerve is derived from the first pharyngeal arch and is innervated by which of the following nerves?
A. Facial
B. Trigeminal
C. Glossopharyngeal
D. Hypoglossal
B. Trigeminal
Which of the following arteries branches from the third part of the maxillary artery?
A. Posterior superior alveolar
B. Buccal
C. Inferior alveolar
D. Middle meningeal
A. Posterior superior alveolar
Almost all infrahyoid muscles are characterized by which of the following innervation patterns?
A. Hypoglossal nerve
B. Ansa cervicalis
C. C2
D. C2-C3
B. Ansa cervicalis
The maxillary artery is divided into three parts with reference to its branching pattern. Which of the following structures is used to demarcate the three parts?
A. Lateral pterygoid muscle
B. Medial pterygoid muscle
C. Mandibular ramus and masseter muscle
D. Superior alveolar process and temporalis muscle
A. Lateral pterygoid muscle
Which cranial nerve supplies parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland?
A. Vagus nerve
B. Hypoglossal nerve
C. Facial nerve
D. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Glossopharyngeal nerve
The thalamus is a paired complex of many nuclei, some of which are associated with relaying sensory information to the cerebral cortex. Others relay motor information from the cerebral cortex, and some serve to integrate the others. Which of the following relay information to the primary auditory cortex of the cerebral cortex?
A. Medial geniculate
B. Lateral geniculate
C. Ventral posterior
D. Anterior
A. Medial geniculate
Parasympathetic supply to the lacrimal gland is via which of the following nerves?
A. Trigeminal
B. Facial
C. Glossopharyngeal
D. Oculomotor
B. Facial
The gap above the middle pharyngeal constrictor is traversed by which of the following nerves?
A. Trigeminal
B. Facial
C. Glossopharyngeal
D. Hypoglossal
C. Glossopharyngeal
Increase in sexual activity, compulsive tendency to place objects in mouth, decreased emotionality, changes in eating behavior and visual agnosia are characteristics of the Kluver-Bucy syndrome. This results when which of the following is/are bilaterally destroyed?
A. Substantia nigra
B. Red nucleus
C. Amygdala
D. Thalamus
C. Amygdala
Which of the following descriptions best describes the location of the piriform fossae?
A. Lateral to the median glossoepiglottic fold
B. Inferior to the lateral glossoepiglottic folds
C. Between the tonsillar pillars
D. Posterior to the uvula
B. Inferior to the lateral glossoepiglottic folds
Branches off the external carotid artery are grouped into terminal, anterior, posterior, or medial, depending on which direction they branch from the external carotid. Which of the following branches is a medial branch?
A. Facial
B. Maxillary
C. Ascending pharyngeal
D. Superior thyroid
C. Ascending pharyngeal
The cerebral hemispheres consist of large areas of gray matter such as the cortices and the striatum. In addition, there are many myelinated tracts comprising the white matter of the cerebrum. Which group of tracts connects gyri to gyri within the same hemisphere?
A. Commissural
B. Arcuate
C. Longitudinal
D. Uncinate
B. Arcuate
Proper chewing (mastication) requires that the mandible be moved from side to side and to be retracted and protracted. Which of the following muscles of mastication functions to retract the mandible?
A. Masseter
B. Lateral pterygoid
C. Medial pterygoid
D. Temporalis
D. Temporalis
Which of the following muscles consists of two bellies, which originate from the body of the hyoid and the superior border of the scapula?
A. Omohyoid
B. Digastric
C. Geniohyoid
D. Cervicohyoid
A. Omohyoid
Which of the following structures enters the pharynx by passing between the base of the cranium and the superior edge of the superior pharyngeal constrictor?
A. Stylopharyngeus muscle
B. Auditory tube
C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Salpingopharyngeus muscle
B. Auditory tube
Parasympathetic fibers that control the shape of the lens and pupil are carried by which of the following nerves?
A. Ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
B. Oculomotor nerve
C. Facial nerve
D. Abducens nerve
B. Oculomotor nerve
The innervation of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles would be described by which of the following modalities?
A. General visceral motor
B. General somatic motor
C. Special visceral motor
D. Special somatic motor
C. Special visceral motor
The vestibular nuclear complex, associated with balance and equilibrium is located in which of the following subdivisions of the brain?
A. Telencephalon
B. Diencephalon
C. Metencephalon
D. Myelencephalon
D. Myelencephalon
The anterior belly of the digastric is derived from the first pharyngeal arch and is innervated by which of the following nerves?
A. Facial
B. Trigeminal
C. Glossopharyngeal
D. Hypoglossal
B. Trigeminal
Cranial nerves characterized by the special visceral motor modality supply which of the following?
A. Smooth muscles of the gut tract
B. Skeletal muscles
C. Muscles derived from pharyngeal arches
D. Autonomic motor muscles
C. Muscles derived from pharyngeal arches
Ventral rami from which of the following levels of the spinal cord make up the cervical plexus?
A. C1-C3
B. C1-C4
C. C1-C5
D. C2-C4
B. C1-C4
Which of the following arteries branches from the third part of the maxillary artery?
A. Posterior superior alveolar
B. Buccal
C. Inferior alveolar
D. Middle meningeal
A. Posterior superior alveolar
Which of the following infrahyoid muscles is NOT supplied through the ansa cervicalis?
A. Thyrohyoid
B. Sternothyroid
C. Sternohyoid
D. Omohyoid
A. Thyrohyoid
Postganglionic fibers from which of the following regions of the sympathetic trunk supply all the smooth muscles and glands of the head?
A. Superior sympathetic ganglion
B. Middle sympathetic ganglion
C. Inferior sympathetic ganglion
D. Stellate ganglion
A. Superior sympathetic ganglion
Which of the following muscles serves as the posterior border of the anterior cervical triangle?
A. Superior omohyoid
B. Anterior digastric
C. Sternocleidomastoid
D. Trapezius
C. Sternocleidomastoid
The superior oblique extrinsic muscle of the eye is innervated by which of the following cranial nerves?
A. Occulomotor
B. Trochlear
C. Abducens
D. Ophthalmic branch of cranial nerve V
B. Trochlear
Which of the following scalene muscles attaches to the second rib?
A. Anterior
B. Middle
C. Posterior
D. None of the above, all attach to the first rib
C. Posterior
The spinal accessory nerve exits the cranial cavity through which of the following foramina?
A. Foramen ovale
B. Foramen spinosum
C. Foramen rotundum
D. Jugular foramen
D. Jugular foramen
Which of the following areas of the brain secretes melatonin and is involved in regulating circadian rhythms?
A. Thalamus
B. Hypothalamus
C. Pineal body
D. Inferior colliculi
C. Pineal body
Which of the following BEST describes the location of the vallecular recesses?
A. Lateral to the median glossoepiglottic folds
B. Lateral to the lateral glossoepiglottic folds
C. Inferior to the lateral glossoepiglottic folds
D. Superior to the median glossoepiglottic folds
A. Lateral to the median glossoepiglottic folds
The chorda tympani carries branches of which of the following nerves inside the petrous portion of the temporal bone?
A. Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Vagus nerve
B. Facial nerve
Between the superior and middle pharyngeal constrictors there is a narrow gap. Which of the following structures passes through this gap?
A. Auditory nerve
B. Stylopharyngeus muscle
C. Palatopharyngeus muscle
D. Vagus nerve
B. Stylopharyngeus muscle
Extensive bilateral lesions involving the mid-pons and the midbrain reticular formation are associated with which of the following conditions?
A. Consciousness but quadriplegic
B. Coma
C. Hypotonia
D. Unconscious regulation and coordination of motor activities
B. Coma
The nerve branch to the geniohyoid originate from C1 and runs partly with which of the following cranial nerves?
A. Glossopharyngeal
B. Hypoglossal
C. Vagus
D. Spinal accessory
B. Hypoglossal
Postganglionic fibers from which of the following region of the sympathetic trunk supply all the smooth muscles and glands of the head?
A. Superior sympathetic ganglion
B. Middle sympathetic ganglion
C. Inferior sympathetic ganglion
D. Stellate ganglion
A. Superior sympathetic ganglion
Which of the following structures enters the pharynx by passing between the base of the cranium and superior edge of the superior pharyngeal constrictor?
A. Stylopharyngeus muscle
B. Auditory tube
C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Salpingopharyngeus muscle
B. Auditory tube
Which of the following branches from the internal carotid artery supplies areas of the face?
A. Posterior auricular
B. Supraorbital
C. Occipital
D. Superficial temporal
B. Supraorbital