Exam 3

Question 1

which muscles elevate the mandible

Answer 1

temporalis
masseter
medial pterygoid

Question 2

what represents the communication pathway between the infratemporal fossa and the orbit?

Answer 2

pterygomaxillary fissure

Question 3

which structure is used to demarcate the three parts of the divided maxillary artery

Answer 3

lateral pterygoid muscle

Question 4

which arteries branch from the third part of the maxillary artery

Answer 4

posterior superior alveolar
infraorbital
descending palatine
artery of pterygoid canal
sphenopalatine artery

Question 5

which arteries branch from 2nd part of maxillary artery

Answer 5

muscles of mastication

buccal artery

Question 6

which arteries branch from 1st part of maxillary artery

Answer 6

deep auricular
anterior tympanic
middle meningeal
accessory meningeal 
inferior alveolar

Question 7

the middle meningeal artery enters the cranial cavity via which foramina

Answer 7

spinosum

Question 8

which nerves are non-parasympathetic

Answer 8

I
II
IV
VIII
XI
XII

Question 9

which of the following hypaxial muscles is attached to the hyoid bone but is NOT part of the infrahyoid group

Answer 9

geniohyoid

Question 10

which of the scalene muscles attaches to the second rib

Answer 10

posterior

Question 11

the anterior belly of the digastric nerve is derived from the first pharyngeal arch and is innervated by which nerve

Answer 11

trigeminal

CN V

Question 12

which of the following muscles consists of two bellies which originate from the body of the hyoid and the superior border of the scapula

Answer 12

omohyoid

Question 13

branches of the external carotid artery are grouped into terminal, anterior, posterior, or medial pending on which direction the branch. which of the following is medial?

facial
maxillary
ascending pharyngeal
superior thyroid

Answer 13

ascending pharyngeal

Question 14

branches of the external carotid artery are grouped into terminal, anterior, posterior, or medial pending on which direction the branch. which of the following is posterior

Answer 14

occipital

posterior auricular

Question 15

branches of the external carotid artery are grouped into terminal, anterior, posterior, or medial pending on which direction the branch. which of the following is terminal

Answer 15

superficial temporal

maxillary

Question 16

branches of the external carotid artery are grouped into terminal, anterior, posterior, or medial pending on which direction the branch. which of the following is anterior

Answer 16

superior thyroid
lingual
facial

Question 17

the nerve branch to the geniohyoid originate from C1 runs partly with which of the following cranial nerves?

Answer 17

hypoglossal

Question 18

ventral rami from which of the following levels of spinal cord make up the cervical plexus

Answer 18

C1-C4

Question 19

which of the following infrahyoid muscles is not supplied through the ansa cervicalis

Answer 19

thyrohoid

Question 20

spinal cord level of phrenic nerve

Answer 20

C3-C5

Question 21

postganglionic fibers from which of the following region of the sympathetic trunk supply all the smooth muscles and glands of the head

Answer 21

superior sympathetic ganglion

Question 22

which structure enters the pharynx by passing between the base of the cranium and superior edge of the superior pharyngeal constrictor?

Answer 22

auditory tube

Question 23

which best describes the location of vallecular recesses?

Answer 23

lateral to median glossoepiglottic fold

Question 24

which represents the narrowest part of the laryngeal cavity

Answer 24

rima glottidis

Question 25

the chorda tympani carries branches of which of the following nerves inside the petrous portion of the temporal bone

Answer 25

facial nerve

Question 26

taste sensation from the posterior third of the tongue is carried by what cranial nerve

Answer 26

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 27

what major parasympathetic nerve to thoracic and most abdominal organs

Answer 27

vagus nerve

Question 28

parasympathetic supply to the lacrimal gland is via what nerve

Answer 28

facial

Question 29

cell bodies of the parasympathetic preganglionic fibers to the ciliary ganlgion (source of cell bodies of postaganglionic fibers to the sphincter pupillae muscle) are located in

Answer 29

edinger-wesphal nucleus

Question 30

what extrinsic muscle of the eye | abducts the eyeball

Answer 30

lateral rectus

Question 31

CN I

Answer 31

olfactory nerve | smell

Question 32

CN II

Answer 32

optic nerve

Question 33

CN III

Answer 33

oculomotor nerve

Question 34

CN IV

Answer 34

trochlear nerve

Question 35

CN V

Answer 35

trigeminal nerve

Question 36

CN VI

Answer 36

abducens nerve

Question 37

CN VII

Answer 37

facial nerve

Question 38

CN VIII

Answer 38

vestibulocochlear nerve

Question 39

CN IX

Answer 39

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 40

vagus nerve

Answer 40

CN X

Question 41

CN XI

Answer 41

Accessory nerve

Question 42

CN XII

Answer 42

hypoglossal nerve

Question 43

which cranial nerve supplies parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland

Answer 43

glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 44

mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve exits the cranial cavity through which foramina

Answer 44

foramen ovale

Question 45

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 cranial ganglia?

Answer 45

Geniculate

Question 46

special visceral motor modality supplies the stylopharyngeus muscle via what cranial nerve

Answer 46

CN IX

Question 47

what cranial nerves exit the cranial cavity through superior oblique fissure

Answer 47

occulomotor nerve abducens nerve trochlear nerve