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Question 1

Name the joints in the cricoid cartilage

Answer 1

Cricothryoid

Cricoarytenoid

Question 2

What is innervation to the mylohyoid?

Answer 2

CNV3

Question 3

What is the innervation to the soft palate muscles?

Answer 3

All CNX except Tensor veli palatini which is V3

Question 4

What level is the hyoid?

Answer 4

C3

Question 5

What is the innervation to the circular muscles of the pharynx?

Answer 5

CNX

Question 6

What are the four external muscles of the tongue?

Answer 6

Genioglossus
Hypoglossus
Styloglossus
Palatoglossus

Question 7

What are the longitudinal muscles of the pharynx?

Answer 7

Stylopharyngeus
Palatopharyngeus
Salpingopharyngeus

Question 8

What muscle relaxes vocal cords?

Answer 8

Thyroarytenoid muscles

Question 9

What muscles tenses vocal cords?

Answer 9

Cricothyroid muscles

Question 10

The circular (constrictor) layer of muscle of the pharynx is outer. T/F?

Answer 10

True

Question 11

What is the innervation to the geniohyoid?

Answer 11

C1 via hypoglossal nerve

Question 12

What is the function of longitudinal and circular pharyngeal muscles?

Answer 12

Longitudinal muscles lift up pharynx then circular muscles constrict to hold there

Question 13

What two muscles make up the floor of the mouth?

Answer 13

Mylohyoid

Geniohyoid

Question 14

What is the innervation to the vocal cord muscles?

Answer 14

CNX

Question 15

Where does the submandibular gland enter mouth?

Answer 15

At the sublingual caruncle

Question 16

What is the level of the Larynx?

Answer 16

C4-C6

Question 17

What muscle splits the blood and nerve supply of the tongue?

Answer 17

Hypoglossus

Lingual artery is medial, hypoglossal (CNXII) is lateral

Question 18

What innervates the external muscles of the tongue?

Answer 18

All CNXII (hypoglossal) except palatoglossus which is CNX

Question 19

Which laryngeal muscle has a transverse and oblique section?

Answer 19

Arytenoid muscles

Question 20

What innervates the anterior 2/3rd of tongue?

Answer 20

Sensory = CNV3
Taste = CNVII

Question 21

Looking from the back, what are the three areas/feature of the larynx?

Answer 21

Layngeal vestibule
Laryngeal ventricle
Infra-glottic cavity

Question 22

Where does CNXII leave the skull?

Answer 22

Hypoglossal canal

Question 23

What lymph node would be inflamed in palatine tonsil pathology?

Answer 23

Jugulo-digastric node because palatine tonsils drains to here

Question 24

What muscle causes abduction of the vocal cords?

Answer 24

Posterior crico-arytenoid muscles

Question 25

Name the tonsils

Answer 25

Pharyngeal (adenoids) Tubal (around eustachian tube) Palatine Lingual

Question 26

What type of papillae does not contain taste buds?

Answer 26

Filiform

Question 27

What is the sting like feature called that connects under tongue to floor of mouth?

Answer 27

Frenulum

Question 28

What are the circular muscles of the pharynx?

Answer 28

Superior, middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictor

Question 29

Name the types of papillae

Answer 29

Vallate Foliate Fungiform Filiform

Question 30

What muscle causes adduction of vocal cords?

Answer 30

Lateral crico-arytenoid muscle AND | Arytenoid muscles

Question 31

What nerve provides sensation above the vocal folds?

Answer 31

Internal laryngeal nerve

Question 32

What nerve provides sensation below the vocal folds?

Answer 32

Inferior laryngeal nerve

Question 33

What is the innervation to the longitudinal muscles of the pharynx?

Answer 33

All are CNX except Stylopharyngeus which is CNIX

Question 34

Where does the thyroid descend through the tongue?

Answer 34

foramen caecum

Question 35

What nerve is the origin of inferior laryngeal nerve?

Answer 35

recurrent laryngeal nerve

Question 36

Where does parotid secrete into mouth?

Answer 36

Upper second molar

Question 37

What is the name for the space between vocal cords?

Answer 37

Rima Glottidis

Question 38

What is the innervation of the parotid nerve?

Answer 38

CNIX, glossopharyngeal (via V3)

Question 39

What are the muscles of the soft palate?

Answer 39

``` Tensor veli palatini Levator veli palatini Palatopharyngeus Palatoglossus Musculus uvulae ```

Question 40

What is the innervation to the submandibular gland?

Answer 40

Parasympathetics of CNVII (via chorda tympani then V3)

Question 41

What is the name for the division between anterior and posterior tongue?

Answer 41

Sulcus terminalis

Question 42

Where does CNXII leave CNS?

Answer 42

Medulla oblongata

Question 43

What feature of the soft palate helps break up food?

Answer 43

Palatal Rugae

Question 44

Is CNXII mostly motor or sensory?

Answer 44

Motor

Question 45

What are the two processes of the arytenoid cartilage?

Answer 45

Vocal and muscular process

Question 46

Name all the intrinsic muscles of the larynx

Answer 46

``` Cricothyroid Thyroarytenoid Transverse and oblique arytenoids Lateral crico-arytenoid Posterior crico-arytenoids ```

Question 47

What innervates the posterior 1/3rd of the tongue?

Answer 47

CNIX, glossopharyngeal

Question 48

Where is a laryngoscope placed?

Answer 48

Into the vallecula: between epiglottis and tongue

Question 49

What is the innervation to the sublingual gland?

Answer 49

CNVII (via chorda tympani then V3)