Unit 3

Question 1

Provides the opening for both the respiratory and digestive systems:

Answer 1

Pharynx

Question 2

The most superior of the pharynx is the:

Answer 2

Nasopharynx

Question 3

Portion of the pharynx that extends from the soft palate to the level of the hyoid bone

Answer 3

Oropharynx

Question 4

Portion of the pharynx that continues as the esophagus

Answer 4

Laryngopharynx

Question 5

Responsible for surrounding and protecting the vocal cords:

Answer 5

Larynx

Question 6

The largest of the cartilages of the neck:

Answer 6

Thyroid cartilage

Question 7

Largest of the salivary glands; located between the mandibular ramus and sternocleidomastoid muscle

Answer 7

Parotid

Question 8

During the swallowing of solids or liquid this structure folds back and is responsible for preventing those solids and liquids from entering the respiratory track

Answer 8

Epiglottis

Question 9

The esophagus sits __________________ to the cricoid cartilages

Answer 9

Posterior

Question 10

The endocrine gland that sits at the level of the cricoid cartilage

Answer 10

Thyroid

Question 11

Muscle that originates on the sternum and clavicle and inserts on the mastoid tip and is responsible for turning the head from side to side and flexing the neck

Answer 11

Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Question 12

The main vascular structures of the neck include all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 12

Dural sinus

Question 13

The number of pieces of cartilage making up the larynx:

Answer 13

9

Question 14

This structure is considered the covering of a striated muscle

Answer 14

Epimysium

Question 15

This portion of a striated muscle is usually proximal and has a fixed attachment point

Answer 15

Origin

Question 16

Which artery(ies) bifurcate into the internal and external carotid arteries bilaterally?

Answer 16

Right and left common carotid

Question 17

Which vessel is considered the largest vessel(s) in the neck?

Answer 17

Internal jugular

Question 18

Which of the following vessels sits external to the SCM?

Answer 18

External jugular

Question 19

Which section (s) of the spine have a lordotic curvature?
A. Cervical
B. Thoracic
C. Lumbar
D. Coccyx
E. Sacrum

Answer 19

a and c

Question 20

Intervertebral disk spaces are considered which type of joint?

Answer 20

Amphiarthrodial

Question 21

The outer portion of the spinal disk is known as the

Answer 21

Annulus fibrosus

Question 22

The extension of the pia mater that anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx is known as the

Answer 22

Filium terminale

Question 23

Which imaging modality is preferred for the spinal cord, disks and ligaments?

Answer 23

MRI

Question 24

The spinal cord is composed of ________________ ( white, gray)matter in the central canal with ______________( white, gray) matter surrounding it

Answer 24

gray, white

Question 25

Which of the following is NOT a portion of the pharynx?

Answer 25

larynx

Question 26

Which of the following structures are NOT found within or around the larynx?

Answer 26

uvula

Question 27

Which cartilage of the neck appears as a “C” shape on axial slices?

Answer 27

Tracheal cartilage