Olinger Stuff

Question 1

Where does the right recurrent laryngeal nerve run?

Answer 1

underneath the right subclavian A.

Question 2

where does the left recurrent laryngeal nerve run?

Answer 2

under the aortic arch?

Question 3

what is the only muscle of the larynx not innervated by the recurrent laryngeal Ns.?

Answer 3

cricothyroid muscles

Question 4

what is the connection between the middle ear and the nasopharynx?

Answer 4

pharyngotympanic tube

Question 5

what is another word for pharyngeal tonsil?

Answer 5

adenoids

Question 6

Branchial Fistula

Answer 6

abnormal remnants of 2nd pharyngeal groove and 2nd pharyngeal pouch leading to an opening between tonsils and neck

Question 7

branchial sinus

Answer 7

embryonic cervical sinus does not disappear along the SCM; leads to external communication but not internal

Question 8

branchial cyst

Answer 8

does not communicate externally or internally

Question 9

What is housed in the carotid sheath?

Answer 9

common carotid A., internal jugular V., and vagus N.

Question 10

What does the carotid sinus respond to?

Answer 10

pressure changes

Question 11

what does the carotid body respond to?

Answer 11

changes in blood O2 concentrations

Question 12

Where do superficial cervical lymph nodes drain?

Answer 12

deep inferior cervical lymph nodes

Question 13

Where do deep inferior cervical lymph nodes drain?

Answer 13

jugular lymphatic trunk on right and left side

Question 14

what innervates the Cricothyroid M.

Answer 14

external laryngeal n. (off vagus n.)

Question 15

what is the only elastic cartilage in the larynx?

Answer 15

epiglottic cartilage

Question 16

where does an infection of fascia between investing and the muscular pretracheal layers spread to?

Answer 16

no inferior than manubrium

Question 17

where does an infection between investing and visceral pretracheal fascia spread to?

Answer 17

anterior thorax

Question 18

where does an infection in the retropharyngeal space spread too?

Answer 18

into mediastinum causing trouble breathing and swallowing; behind pretracheal in front of prevertebral layers

Question 19

borders of the posterior triangle of the neck

Answer 19

trapezius, SCM, and clavicle

Question 20

borders of the omaclavicular triangle

Answer 20

SCM, clavicle, and omohyoid

Question 21

borders of occipital triangle

Answer 21

trapezius, omohyoid, and SCM

Question 22

torticollis

Answer 22

congenital-unilateral shortening of SCM leading to contralateral torsion

spasmodic-hypertonicity of SCM and trapezius usually

Question 23

what runs along the anterior scalene m.

Answer 23

phrenic N. (diaphragm)

Question 24

anterior triangle borders

Answer 24

SCM, body of mandible, and midline of neck

Question 25

what separates submandibular and submental triangles

Answer 25

anterior belly of the digastric m.

Question 26

submandibular triangle contents

Answer 26

facial A., hypoglossal N., submandibular gland

Question 27

what separates the muscular triangle from the carotid triangle

Answer 27

superior belly of the omohyoid m.

Question 28

innervation of mylohyoid, geniohyoid, and anterior belly of digastric ms.

Answer 28

N. to the mylohyoid

Question 29

innervation of posterior belly of the digastric and stylohyoid

Answer 29

facial N.

Question 30

innervation of omohyoid (both bellies), sternohyoid, and sternothyroid ms.

Answer 30

ansa cervicalis

Question 31

innervation to thyrohyoid m.

Answer 31

hypoglossal N.

Question 32

stylopharyngeus innervation

Answer 32

glossopharyngeal N.

Question 33

what is the only laryngeal muscle to abduct vocal cords during quiet breathing

Answer 33

posterior Cricoarytenoid