T3 AQ Flashcards
All of the following muscle elevate the mandible EXCEPT? Temporalis Masseter Lateral Pterygoid Medial pterygoid
Lateral pterygoid
Which of the following represents the communication pathway between the infratemporal fossa and the orbit? Pterygomaxillary fissure Inferior orbital fissure Superior orbital fissure Pterygopalatine fossa
Pterygomaxillary fissure
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?
Lateral pterygoid muscle
Medial pterygoid muscle
Mandibular ramus and masseter muscle
Superior alveolar process and temporalis muscle
Lateral pterygoid muscle
Which of the following arteries branches from the third part of the maxillary artery? Posterior superior alveoli Buccal Inferior alveolar Middle meningeal
Posterior superior alveoli ***
The middle meningeal artery enters the cranial cavity via which of the following foramina? Ovale Rotundum Spinosum Lacerum
Spinosum ***
Which of the following hypaxial muscles is attached to the hyoid bone but is not part of the infrahyoid group? Sternothyroid Thyrohyoid Geniohyoid Omohyoid
Geniohyoid
Which of the following scalene muscles attaches to the second rib? Anterior Middle Posterior None of the above
Posterior
The anterior belly of the digastric muscle is derived from the first pharyngeal arch and is innervated by which nerve? Facial Trigeminal Glossopharyngeal Hypoglossal
Trigeminal
Which of the following muscles consists of two bellies, which originate from the body of the hyoid and the superior border of the scapula? Omohyoid Digastric Geniohyoid Cervicohyoid
Omohyoid
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? Facial Maxillary Superior thyroid Ascending pharyngeal
Ascending pharyngeal
The nerve branch to the geniohyoid originates from C1 and runs partly with which of the following CN? Glossopharyngeal Hypoglossal Vagus Spinal Accessory
Hypoglossal
Ventral rami from which of the following levels make up the cervical plexus? C1-3 C1-4 C1-5 C2-4
C1-C4
Which of the following infrahyoid muscles is NOT supplied through the ansa cervicalis? Thyrohyoid Sternohyoid Sternothyroid Omohyoid
Thyrohyoid
Which of the following represents the spinal cord levels of the origin for the phrenic nerve? C1-4 C2-5 C3-5 C3-7
C3-5
Postganglionic fibers from which of the following region of the sympathetic trunk supply all the smooth muscles and glands of the head? Superior sympathetic ganglion Middle sympathetic ganglion Inferior sympathetic ganglion Stellate ganglion
Superior sympathetic ganglion
Which of the following muscle enters the pharynx by passing between the base of the cranium and the superior edge of the superior pharyngeal constrictor? Stylopharyngeus muscle Auditory tube Glossopharyngeal nerve Salpingopharyngeus muscle
Auditory tube
Which of the following BEST describes the location of the vallecular recesses?
Lateral to the medial glossoepiglottic fold
Lateral to the lateral glossoepiglottic fold
Inferior to lateral glossoepiglottic fold
Superior to median glossoepiglottic fold
Lateral to the medial glossoepiglottic fold
Which of the following represent the narrowest parts of the laryngeal cavity? Infra glottic cavity Rima glottidis Rima vestibuli Space between the vestibular folds
Rima glottidis
The chorda tympani carries branches of which of the following nerves inside the petrous portion of the temporal bone?
Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
Facial nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Vagus nerve
Facial nerve
Taste sensation from the posterior third of the tongue is carried by which of the following cranial nerves?
Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
Facial nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Vagus nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Which of the following is the major parasympathetic nerve to thoracic and most of abdominal organs? Trigeminal nerve Spinal accessory nerve Vagus nerve Hypoglossal nerve
Vagus nerve
Parasympathetic supply to the lacrimal gland is via which of the following nerves? Trigeminal nerve Facial Glossopharyngeal Occulomotor
Facial
Cell bodies of the parasympathetic preganglionic fibers to the ciliary ganglion (source of cell bodies of postganglionic fibers to the sphincter pupillae muscle) are located in which of the following? Semilunar ganglion Geniculate ganglion Edinger-Westphal nucleus Nucleus ambiguous
Edinger-Westphal nucleus
Which of the following extrinsic muscles of the eye abducts the eyeball? Superior oblique Medial rectus Lateral rectus Inferior oblique
Lateral rectus
Which cranial nerve supplies parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland? Vagus nerve Hypoglossal nerve Facial nerve Glossopharyngeal
Glossopharyngeal
The mandibular branch of the trigeminal exits the cranial cavity through which of the following foramina? Foramen ovale Foramen spinosum Foramen rotundum Foramen lacerum
Foramen ovale
Cell bodies of sensory neurons carrying general sensory information from the dura of the middle and anterior cranial fossae, the external surface of the ear drum, and the anterior two-thirds of the tongue are located in which of the following ganglia? Trigeminal (semilunar) Geniculate Superior salivatory nucleus Inferior salivatory nucleus
Trigeminal (semilunar)
Special visceral motor (SVM) modality supplies the stylopharyngeus muscle via which of the following cranial nerves? Cranial nerve IX Cranial nerve X Cranial nerve XI Cranial nerve XII
Cranial nerve IX
The inferior alveolar nerve passes through the mandibular canal and terminates as the mental nerve. The inferior alveolar nerve is a branch of which cranial nerve? Facial Trigeminal Hypoglossal Glossopharyngeal
Trigeminal
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? Temporalis Lateral pterygoid Medial pterygoid Lateral rectus
Temporalis
Which of the following ligaments extends from the base of the zygomatic process to the mandibular neck? Temporomandibular Stylomandibular Sphenomandibular Pterygopalatine
Temporomandibular
The anterior and middle superior alveolar arteries are direct branches of which of the following? Second part of the maxillary artery Mandibular artery Infraorbital artery Buccal artery
Infraorbital artery
Which of the following forms the anterior boundary of the infratemporal fossa? TMJ and styloid process sphenoid bone Maxilla Zygomatic arch
Maxilla