Head and Neck 2

Question 1

contents of the carotid triangle

Answer 1

bifurcation of common carotid artery, internal jugular vein, vagus n, hypoglossal n

Question 2

cn XII branches into this at about the greater horn of the hyoid bone

Answer 2

nerve to thyrohyoid

Question 3

innervates most strap muscles

Answer 3

ansa cervicalis

Question 4

thyrohyoid is supplied by blank

Answer 4

nerve to thyrohyoid (C1)

Question 5

geniohyoid nerve supply

Answer 5

nerve to geniohyoid (C1)

Question 6

carotid sheath contents

Answer 6

vagus nerve, internal jugular vein, common carotid

Question 7

vagus nerve gives off this branch which branches into these two branches

Answer 7

superior laryngeal, internal laryngeal, external laryngeal

Question 8

larger laryngeal branch

Answer 8

internal laryngeal nerve

Question 9

medial surface of bifurcation of common carotid that responds to o2 and co2 concentrations

Answer 9

carotid body (chemoreceptor)

Question 10

a dilation at beginning of internal and end of common carotids, sensitive to pressure

Answer 10

carotid sinus (mechanoreceptor)

Question 11

carotid body and sinus are supplied by these nerves

Answer 11

CN IX / X

Question 12

branches of external carotid artery

Answer 12

facial, occipital, lingual, ascending pharyngeal, superior thyroid, superior laryngeal

Question 13

boundaries of submental triangle

Answer 13

body of hyoid, right and left anterior bellies of digastric muscles, mylohyoid muscle (forms floor)

Question 14

boundaries of submandibular triangle

Answer 14

inferior border of mandible, anterior belly of digastric, posterior digastric, mylohyoid (floor)

Question 15

things in submandibular triangle

Answer 15

submandibular gland

Question 16

junctional area between the thorax and neck which is basically the blank

Answer 16

root of neck, superior thoracic inlet

Question 17

important structures in root of the neck

Answer 17

thoracic duct, vertebral artery, thyrocervical trunk, internal thoracic artery, vagus nerve, phrenic nerve

Question 18

this gland is on the side of the face and makes saliva and digestive juices

Answer 18

parotid gland

Question 19

parotid gland gets postganglionic parasympathetic fibers from blank

Answer 19

auriculotemporal nerve

Question 20

blank glands have ducts

Answer 20

exocrine

Question 21

blank gland is exocrine

Answer 21

parotid

Question 22

four things that traverse parotid gland

Answer 22

retromandibular vein, external carotid artery, superficial temporal artery(terminal branch of external carotid), maxillary artery (terminal branch of external carotid)

Question 23

all lymphatics from head and neck drain into the blank

Answer 23

deep cervical lymph nodes

Question 24

drains parotid area, lobe of ear, neck

Answer 24

superficial cervical lymph nodes

Question 25

deep cervical lymph nodes on the left drain into the blank

Answer 25

thoracic duct

Question 26

deep cervical lymph nodes on the right drain into the blank

Answer 26

right lymphatic duct

Question 27

needle cricothyroidotomy, tracheostomy, tracheotomy, subclavian vein puncture

Answer 27

ok

Question 28

boundaries of carotid triangle

Answer 28

superior belly of omohyoid, posterior belly of digastric, anterior border of scm