Week 1 Dry Room

Question 1

What are the 4 compartments of the neck in a horizontal plane

Answer 1

Vertebral compartment
Vascular compartment
Visceral compartment
Musculofascial collar

Question 2

What are the fascia in the neck

Answer 2

Pretracheal
Carotid
Investing
Prevertebral

Question 3

What are the features a typical cervical vertebra

Answer 3

Vertebral foramen
Spinous process
Superior and inferior particular facet
Transverse foramen
Body
Posterior Tubercle

Question 4

How many cervical vertebrae are there

Answer 4

7

Question 5

What kind of joint is present between the occipital condyles and C1 (atlas)

Answer 5

Pivot joints

Question 6

What kind of joint is present between C1 and C2 at the odontoid peg

Answer 6

Synovial joints

Question 7

What structures pass through the foramen transversarium

Answer 7

Blood vessels

Question 8

What is the vertebral prominens

Answer 8

Name of the 7th cervical vertebra

Question 9

What is the special feature of the spines of the cervical vertebra

Answer 9

It bifurcates

Question 10

What curvature exists in the cervical portion of the vertebral column

Answer 10

Lordosis

Question 11

Boundaries of anterior triangle

Answer 11

Superiorly: mandible
Posteriorly: anterior border of sternocleidomastoid
Anteriorly: midline of the neck

Question 12

Boundaries of posterior triangle

Answer 12

Anteriorly: posterior border of sternocleidomastoid
Posteriorly: anterior border of trapezius
Inferiorly: clavicle

Question 13

Contents of anterior triangle

Answer 13

CcA, ECA, ICA, IJV, facial artery, hypoglossal nerves, vagis nerves, accessory nerves, laryngeal nerves, facial vein, glossopharyngeal nerves, submandibular nodes

Question 14

Contents of posterior triangle

Answer 14

Accessory nerves
Occipital artery
Lymph nodes
Cervical nere plexus
External jugular vein

Question 15

What are attachments of the sternocleidomastoid

Answer 15

Superior- mastoid process

Inferior- clavicle, manubrium

Question 16

If the right sternocleidomastoid muscle contracted what way would the heard tilt and turn

Answer 16

Turn left and tilt right

Question 17

What are the trapezius muscle actions

Answer 17

Elevates, retracts and rotates scapula

Question 18

Which cranial nerve innervates the sternoscleidomastoid and trapezius

Answer 18

SCM- CN XI, C2 and C3

Trapezius- CN XI C3 and C4

Question 19

Name the boundaries of the submittal triangle

Answer 19

Inferior-hyoid bone
Medial- midline of neck
Lateral- anterior belly of digastric muscle

Question 20

Name the boundaries of the Digastric/submandibular triangle

Answer 20

Superior- body of mandible
Anterior- anterior belly of digastric muscle
Posterior- posterior belly of submandibular gland

Question 21

Name of the boundaries of the carotid triangle

Answer 21

Superior- posterior belly of digastric muscle
Lateral- medial border of SCM
Inferior- superior belly of omohyloid

Question 22

Name the boundaries of the muscular triangle

Answer 22

Superior- hyoid bone

Medial- imaginary idling of the neck

Question 23

Contents of submental triangle

Answer 23

Submental lymph nodes

Question 24

Contents of digastric/submandibular triangle

Answer 24

Facial artery

Submandibular gland

Question 25

Contents of carotid triangle

Answer 25

Contents of neurovascular sheath CCA IJV Hypoglossl and vagus nerve

Question 26

Contents of muscular triangle

Answer 26

Strap muscles of the neck

Question 27

What structures occupies the carotid sheath

Answer 27

Common carotid artery Internal carotid artery CN X Internal Jugular vein

Question 28

At what level does the CCA divide into the external carotid and internal carotid artery

Answer 28

Upper border of the thyroid cartilage

Question 29

Which of these 2 branches (ICA or ECA) give off branches in the neck

Answer 29

ECA

Question 30

In the neck, which of these two (ECA or ICA) is the most lateral

Answer 30

ICA

Question 31

What are the 2 terminal branches of the ECA and within which glandular structure are they given off

Answer 31

Superficial temporal artery and maxilla artery | Parotid gland

Question 32

Which vein of the upper limb does the IJV merge with and what is the name of the vein that is formed

Answer 32

Subclavian vein | SVC

Question 33

In relation to the sternocleidomastoid muscle, where does the EJV run

Answer 33

Superficial

Question 34

Where does the vagus nerve lie in relation to the vascular contents of the carotid sheath

Answer 34

Posteriorly

Question 35

Where does the phrenic nerve lie in relation to the carotid sheath

Answer 35

Posteriorly

Question 36

Name the muscles/sets of muscles attached to the hyoid bone

Answer 36

Suprahyoid Infrahyoid Genioglossus and Hypoglossus Middle pharyngeal (constrictor muscle)

Question 37

Name to Suprahyoid muscles and their nerve supply

Answer 37

Mylohyoid- CNV3 Geniohyoid- CN XII Digastric- CNVII + inferior alveolar Stylohyoid- CN VII

Question 38

What action would the supra hyoid muscles have on the mandible

Answer 38

Elevating the hyoid bone and larynx in relation to swallowing and tone production

Question 39

Name the Infrahyoid muscles and their innervation

Answer 39

Sternohyoid- C1-C3 Sternothyrod- C2-C3 Thyrohyoid-C1 hitches ride on hypoglossal nerve Omohyoid- C1-C3

Question 40

What are the vertebral root values of the cervical plexus

Answer 40

C1-C4

Question 41

Between which 2 muscles do the cervical plexus roots emerge

Answer 41

Levator scapula and middle scalene muscle

Question 42

What is ansa cervicalis

Answer 42

Loop of nerves that are part of the cervical plexus

Question 43

What are the anatomical parts of the thyroid

Answer 43

Left and right lobe and isthmus

Question 44

At what level in relation to the trachea or larynx does the isthmus of the thyroid glad lie

Answer 44

2nd/3rd tracheal ring anteriorly