Gross 27

Question 1

Atlanto-occipital and atlanto-axial are _____ joints

Answer 1

synovial joints

Question 2

Cranial fault is lined with ______ dura mater

Answer 2

periosteal

Question 3

Tectorial membrane

Answer 3

superior extension of posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 4

Anterior atlanto-occipital membrane attaches at

Answer 4

base of occipitial bone at margin of foramen magnum

Question 5

Posterior atalanto occipital membrane is uppermost extent of ________

Answer 5

ligamentum flavum

Question 6

_______ holds dens tightly to anterior arch of atlas

Answer 6

transverse ligament

Question 7

Cruciform ligament made up of

Answer 7

transverse ligament
Superior longitudinal ligament
Inferior longitudinal ligament

Question 8

Alar (check) ligament extends from ____ to ____

Answer 8

dense to medial occipital condyle

Question 9

Apical ligament of dense attaches to

Answer 9

anterior margin of foramen magnum

Question 10

CNVII emerges from

Answer 10

Stylomastoid foramen

Question 11

Glossopharyngeal nerve travels with

Answer 11

stylopharyngeus muscle

Question 12

Vagus nerve branches at base of skull

Answer 12

Pharyngeal

Superior laryngeal

Question 13

CNIX Innervation

Answer 13

sensory to pharyngeal plexus

Motor to stylopharyngeus

Question 14

CNX innervation

Answer 14

Motor to pharyngeal muscles except stylopharyngeus

And parasympathetic

Question 15

Accessory nerve usually travels between

Answer 15

ICA and IJV

Question 16

Hypoglossal runs within ____ triangle

Answer 16

submandibular

Question 17

Retropharyngeal space extends from

Answer 17

base of skull to superior mediastinum

Question 18

CNIX travels to

Answer 18

posterior tongue

Pharynx

Question 19

CNX travels to

Answer 19

thorax

Question 20

CNXII travels to

Answer 20

tongue

Question 21

C1-C4
Name
Runs

Answer 21

cervical plexus

Runs posterior to longus capitis/coli

Question 22

C3-C5
Name
Runs

Answer 22

Phrenic nerves

Descend along anterior scalene

Question 23

C5-C8
Name
Runs

Answer 23

Brachial plexus

Runs between anterior and middle scalene

Question 24

Vertebral vessels run ______ to cervical spinal nerve

Answer 24

anterior

Question 25

Vertebral artery pierces

Answer 25

posterior atlanto-occipital membrane

Question 26

vertebral veins arise in ____ triangle

Answer 26

suboccipital triangle