Fill in blank Trouble Flashcards
The ____ nerve (a motor nerve) traverses the occipital triangle, a subdivision of the posterior triangle of the neck.
Accessory
_____, ______and _____of the eye are all functions of the
Superior oblique muscle.
Abduction, depression , intorsion
Protrusion of the tongue is a function of the ______muscle.
genioglossus
The __accessory __ nerve (a motor nerve) traverses the _____, a subdivision of the posterior triangle of the neck.
occipital triangle
The nerve of the pterygoid canal enters the ____ fossa by traversing the pterygoid canal.
pterygopalatine
The greater petrosal nerve is the parasympathetic root of the _____ ganglion.
pterygopalatine
. The gag reflex tests the sensory function of the _____nerve and the motor function of the ___ nerve.
glossopharyngeal , vagus
The __________ dural venous sinus is positioned along the attached margin of the tentorium cerebelli.
transverse
The branches of the __________ artery are typically positioned medial to the pterion.
middle meningeal, (pterion is H)
The _____ muscle enters the pharynx by passing between the superior and middle constrictor muscles.
stylopharyngeus
The laryngeal mucosa inferior to the vocal folds is innervated by the _____ nerve.
recurrent laryngeal
The posterior division of the ______ and the posterior auricular vein are the two primary tributaries of the ____ .
retromandibular v, external jugular
As it emerges from the _____, the Occulomotor nerve typically passes between the posterior cerebral and superior cerebellar arteries.
interpeduncular fossa
The meningeal branch of the mandibular nerve re-enters the skull by traversing the __________.
foramen spinosum
The glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessory nerves all exit the __________ fossa by traversing the __________ foramen.
posterior cranial fossa, jugular foramen
The prevertebral fascia of the neck is continuous with the _____ sheath of the upper extremity.
axillary
The anterior longitudinal ligament is continuous with the ___________
anterior atlantooccipital ligament
The posterior longitudinal ligament is continuous with the ___________
tectorial membrane
The ligamentum flavum is continuous with the ______
posterior atlantooccipital ligament
The ______ ligament of the spine may be torn during a severe hyperextension of the neck.
anterior longitudinal ligament
The _________ nerve traverses the cavernous sinus adjacent to the __________ artery.
abducens, internal carotid
The hypoglossal nerve emerges from the __________ between the pyramid and the __________.
medulla, olive
The __________ veins interconnect the venous drainage of the face and orbit with the cavernous sinus.
opthalmic
The __________, ______and _____ nerves all traverse the superior orbital fissure superior to the annular (common tendinous) ring.
frontal (of V1), lacrimal(of V1), trochlear(IV)
The superior oblique muscle of the eye receives its sensory innervation from branches of the __________ nerve.
opthalmic (V1)
from trigeminal ganglion, s nerves travel through SOF
The lacrimal n of V1 receives its post para innervation from branches of the ______
zygomatic n [from pterygopalatine ganglion (In VII)]
The __________ nerve, a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve, passes medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle and posterior to the neck of the mandible.
auriculotemporal
The stapedius muscle attaches in part to the stapes (ossicle) and is innervated by a branch of the ____ nerve.
facial
The obliquus capitis inferior muscle attaches in part to the transverse process of the atlas and functions in ____ rotation of the head.
ipsilateral
The pupillary reflex tests the _____ function of the IIIrd cranial nerve.
parasympathetic motor