Pharyngeal arches

Question 1

Which nerve(s) arises from pharyngeal arch 1?

Answer 1

Trigeminal (v) V2 and V3

Question 2

Which nerve(s) arises from pharyngeal arch 2?

Answer 2

Facial VII

Question 3

Which nerve(s) arises from pharyngeal arch 3?

Answer 3

Glossopharyngeal (IX)

Question 4

Which nerve(s) arises from pharyngeal arch 4?

Answer 4

Vagus (V)

Superior laryngeal

Question 5

Which nerve(s) arises from pharyngeal arch 6?

Answer 5

Vagus (V)

Recurrent laryngeal

Question 6

Which pharyngeal arch does the vagus nerve arise from?

Answer 6

Arches 4 and 6

Question 7

Which pharyngeal arch does the trigeminal nerve arise from?

Answer 7

Arch 1 (branches 2 and 3)

Question 8

Which pharyngeal arch does the glossopharyngeal nerve arise from?

Answer 8

Arch 3

Question 9

Which pharyngeal arch does the facial nerve arise from?

Answer 9

Arch 2

Question 10

Which pharyngeal arch does the recurrent laryngeal nerve arise from?

Answer 10

Arch 6

Question 11

Which pharyngeal arch does the superior laryngeal nerve arise from?

Answer 11

Arch 4

Question 12

Which pharyngeal arch does cranial nerve 7 arise from?

Answer 12

Facial arises from arch 2

Question 13

Which pharyngeal arch does cranial nerve 9 arise from?

Answer 13

Glossopharyngeal arises from arch 3

Question 14

Which pharyngeal arch does the common carotid artery arise from?

Answer 14

Arch 3

Question 15

Which pharyngeal arch does the internal carotid artery arise from?

Answer 15

Arch 3

Question 16

Which pharyngeal arch does the external carotid artery arise from?

Answer 16

Arch 1

Question 17

Which pharyngeal arch does the maxillary artery arise from?

Answer 17

Arch 1

Question 18

Which arteries arise from pharyngeal arch 1?

Answer 18

Maxillary and external carotid

Question 19

Which arteries arise from pharyngeal arch 2?

Answer 19

Stapedial and hyoid

Question 20

Which pharyngeal arch does the hyoid artery arise from?

Answer 20

Arch 2

Question 21

Which pharyngeal arch does the subclavian artery arise from?

Answer 21

Arch 4 (right)

Question 22

Which pharyngeal arch does the aortic arch arise from?

Answer 22

Arch 4 (left)

Question 23

Which pharyngeal arch does the pulmonary artery arise from?

Answer 23

Arch 6

Question 24

Which artery does pharyngeal arch 6 give rise to?

Answer 24

Pulmonary artery

Question 25

Which artery does pharyngeal arch 4 give rise to?

Answer 25

Right - subclavian | Left- aortic arch

Question 26

Which artery does pharyngeal arch 3 give rise to?

Answer 26

Internal and external carotids

Question 27

Which artery does pharyngeal arch 2 give rise to?

Answer 27

Stapedial and hyoid

Question 28

Which muscles arise from pharyngeal arch 2?

Answer 28

Muscles of facial expression, posterior belly of digastric

Question 29

Which bones does pharyngeal arch 2 give rise to?

Answer 29

Hyoid (lesser horn), stapes, stapedius, stylohyoid

Question 30

Which bones does the pharyngeal arch 1 give rise to?

Answer 30

Incus, malleus, mandible, maxilla

Question 31

Which muscles arise from pharyngeal arch 1?

Answer 31

Anterior belly of the digastric | Muscles of mastication

Question 32

Which pharyngeal arch does the thymus arise from?

Answer 32

Arch 3

Question 33

Which pharyngeal arch does the stylopharyngeus muscle arise from?

Answer 33

Arch 3

Question 34

Which muscles arise from pharyngeal arch 3?

Answer 34

Stylopharyngeus

Question 35

Which bones arise from pharyngeal arch 3?

Answer 35

The greater horn of the hyoid bone

Question 36

Where dies the cricothyroid muscle arise from?

Answer 36

Pharyngeal arch 4

Question 37

Which cartilage arises from pharyngeal arch 4?

Answer 37

Thyroid and epiglottic

Question 38

Which muscles arise from pharyngeal arch 6?

Answer 38

All laryngeal muscles except the cricothyroid

Question 39

Which muscles arise from the pharyngeal arch 4?

Answer 39

Cricothyroid and soft palate

Question 40

When does the thyroid gland start to form?

Answer 40

Approximately 24 days after conception

Question 41

What structure are the C cells of the thyroid gland derived from?

Answer 41

4th/5th Pharyngeal pouch

Question 42

Which structure does the Eustachian tube develop from?

Answer 42

1st pharyngeal pouch