Fundamentals of Anatomy

Question 1

which bone of the cranium is the ear associated with?

Answer 1

the temporal bone

Question 2

what are the special sensory functions of the ear?

Answer 2

hearing

balance

Question 3

what connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

Answer 3

the eustachian tube

Question 4

what is the role of the external ear in hearing?

Answer 4

collects sound waves and directs to the middle ear

Question 5

what is the role of the middle ear in hearing?

Answer 5

conducts and amplifies vibrations toward the inner ear

Question 6

what is the role of the inner ear in hearing?

Answer 6

converts the vibrations into action potentials

Question 7

what is the special sensory function of the nose?

Answer 7

smell

Question 8

what arteries give off branches to supply the cranial cavity?

Answer 8

internal carotid artery

vertebral artery

Question 9

what arteries give off branches to supply the face?

Answer 9

internal carotid artery

external carotid artery

Question 10

what arteries give off branches to supply the neck?

Answer 10

external carotid artery

subclavian artery

Question 11

what is the mnemonic for remembering the branches of the external carotid artery, from proximal to distal?

Answer 11

some anatomists like freaking out poor medical students

Question 12

what are the branches of the external carotid artery, from proximal to distal?

Answer 12

superior thyroid 
ascending pharyngeal 
lingual 
facial 
occipital 
posterior auricular 
maxillary 
superficial temporal

Question 13

what does the venous drainage of the cranial cavity follow?

Answer 13

the dural venous sinuses

Question 14

where does all venous drainage from the cranial cavity eventually drain?

Answer 14

the internal jugular vein

Question 15

why is the danger triangle of the face called this?

Answer 15

veins in this area can potentially carry superficial infections back into deeper areas of the head and neck

Question 16

what are the four cranial nerves that carry parasympathetic fibres?

Answer 16

CN III
CN VII
CN IX
CN X

Question 17

what are the four parasympathetic ganglia of the head and neck?

Answer 17

ciliary
pterygopalatine
submandibular
otic

Question 18

what parasympathetic ganglion is associated with CN III?

Answer 18

ciliary

Question 19

what parasympathetic ganglion is associated with CN VII?

Answer 19

pterygopalatine

submandibular

Question 20

what parasympathetic ganglion is associated with CN IX?

Answer 20

otic

Question 21

what parasympathetic ganglion is associated with CN X?

Answer 21

none

Question 22

what cranial nerves provide general somatic sensory supply to the head and neck?

Answer 22

CN V
CN IX
CN X

Question 23

what cranial nerves supply smell and vision?

Answer 23

CN I

CN II

Question 24

what cranial nerves supply taste?

Answer 24

CN VII
CN IX
CN X

Question 25

what cranial nerve supplies hearing and balance?

Answer 25

CN VIII

Question 26

what sensory ganglia of the head and neck is associated with CN V?

Answer 26

trigeminal ganglion

Question 27

what sensory ganglia of the head and neck is associated with CN VII?

Answer 27

geniculate ganglion

Question 28

what sensory ganglia of the head and neck is associated with CN VIII?

Answer 28

spiral ganglion | vestibular ganglion

Question 29

what sensory ganglia of the head and neck is associated with CN IX?

Answer 29

superior and inferior glossopharyngeal ganglia

Question 30

what sensory ganglia of the head and neck is associated with CN X?

Answer 30

superior and inferior vagal ganglia

Question 31

what is the name of the lymph node that drains the palatine tonsil?

Answer 31

jugulo-digastric node