Head and Neck Quiz

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Name the three
divisions of the
trigeminal nerve
Opthalmic (V1)
Maxillary (V2)
Mandibular (V3)

The EAM is part of
which bone?
Temporal
Name the major
cutaneous branches
of V1
External nasal,
infratrochlear,
lacrimal, supra-
orbital, supra-
trochlear

Name the major
cutaneous branches
of V2
Infra-orbital,
zygomaticofacial,
zygomaticotemporal

Name the major
cutaneous branches
of V3
Auriculo-temporal,
buccal, mental

Where does the
facial artery cross
the border of the
mandible?
Anterior border of
masseter

What cartilage forms
the nostrils?
Alar cartilage
The lacrimal
canaliculus drains
fluid into which
structure?
Lacrimal sac
Name the
transparent outer
coating of the
anterior aspect of
the eyeball
Cornea
Name the white
posterior portion of
the outer coat of the
eyeball
Sclera
What is an
inflammation of a
small sebaceous
gland around an
eyelash known as?


A stye
Where does the
nasolacrimal duct
Inferior meatus
drain into
What bony
prominence serves
as the insertion for
the occipitalis and
the trapezius
muscle?
External occipital
protuberance

Through what
foramina in the
posterior fossa do
cranial nerves 7 and
8 exit?
Nerves 9,10 and 11?
Nerve 12
7+8 internal
acoustic meatus

9,10 and 11 jugular
foramen

12 hypoglossal
canal

The middle
meningeal and the
recurrent branch of
the mandibular
nerve traverse
which foramen
Foramen spinosum
What artery supplies
the dura mater and
many of the skull
bones?
Middle meningeal
What CSF containing
space lining the
brain acts as a shock
absorber?
Sub-arachnoid space
What is the largest
cistern in the skull?
Cisterna magna
Name the projection
of the ethmoid bone
that acts as the
anterior attachment
of the falx cerebri
Crista galli
The superior orbital
fissure transmits
what structures?
CN 3,4,V1+6,
superior ophthalmic
vein, orbital branch
of middle meningeal
artery.

The optic nerve and
ophthalmic artery
enter the orbit
through which
opening?
Optic canal
The foramen ovale
transmits what
important nerve and
Mandibular nerve
(V3) and accessory
meningeal artery

vessel
What structures run
across the foramen
lacerum?
Internal carotid a.
Name the inclining
bony surface
anterior to the
foramen magnum
Clivus
What cranial sinus
drains blood from
the transverse
sinus?
Superior petrosal
sinus

What structures
traverse the
cavernous sinus?
Internal carotid
artery, CN 3,4, V1,V2
and 6

Name the tough ring
serving as the origin
of the four rectal
muscles
Anulus tendinosus
The ophthalmic
nerve V1 gives off
what branches in the
orbit
Frontal nerve,
lacrimal nerve,
nasociliary nerve

Oculomotor nerve
innervates what
muscles?
Inferior oblique,
levator palpebrae
superioris, superior,
middle and inferior
recti

The optic nerve
contains an artery in
its centre, what is it?
The central artery of
the retina

Name the four
refractive layers in
the eye through
which light passes



Cornea,
Aqueous humor,
Lens,
Vitreous humor

What is the name of
the retinal region
where the optic
nerve enters the
eyeball
Optic disc (blind
spot)

Name the middle
vascular layer of the
eye
Choroid
Name the area of the
retina responsible
for the highest visual
Fovea Centralis
acuity (only cones)
Which two neck
muscles have two
bellies separated by
an intertendon?
Digastric and
omohyoid

Five large nerves
emerge along the
posterior border of
the
sternocleidomastoid.
Name them
Accessory (11)
Great auricular
Lesser occipital
Supraclavicular
Transverse Cervical


What nerve
descends vertically
across the surface of
the anterior scalene
on its way to the
thorax?
Phrenic
What cartilage forms
the adams apple?
Thyroid cartilage
What are the
boundaries of the
muscular triangle of
the neck
Midline of the neck,
Sternocleidomastoid,
superior belly of
omohyoid

What are the
boundaries of the
carotid triangle
Posterior belly of the
digastric muscle,
sternocleidomastoid,
superior belly of the
omohyoid

What is the
innervation of the
strap muscles?
Ansa cervicalis
What nerve
innervates the
cricothyroid muscle?
External laryngeal
Name the 6
branches of the
external carotid
artery
Superior thyroid,
Ascending
Pharyngeal, Lingual,
Facial, Occipital,
Posterior auricular,
Maxillary, Superficial
temporal

What cranial nerve
innervates the
carotid body and
sinus
Glossopharyngeal
What two nerves
innervate the
digastric muscle?

Anterior belly V3
Posterior belly - 7

Which nerve
innervates all
laryngeal muscles
except cricothyroid?
Recurrent Laryngeal
The spinal accessory
nerve innervates
which two muscles?
Sternocleidomastoid
and trapezius

What muscles
extend from the
inferior surface of
the mandible to the
hyoid bone?
Geniohyoid and
mylohyoid

The prevertebral
fascia encloses what
structures?
Vertebral column
and its muscles

What bone forms the
inferior portion of
the nasal septum?
Vomer
What nerve artery
and vein pass
through the parotid
gland?
Facial nerve,
External carotid
artery,
Retromandibular
vein

The mouth opens in
a hinge-like motion
through what joint?
Temporomandibular
joint

Name the small
delicate nerve that
joins the lingual
nerve high in the
infratemporal fossa
Chorda tympani
What fascial layers
form the walls of the
retropharyngeal
space?
Buccopharyngeal
Prevertebral

Name the ligament
that holds the dens
within the atlas
Transverse ligament
What ligaments limit
side to side
movement of the
head?
Alar ligament
What is the motor
innervation of the
tongue?
Hypoglossal nerve
What structure
separates the
oropharynx and
larynx?
Epiglottis
Name the four sets
of sinuses
Ethmoidal, Frontal,
Maxillary,
Sphenoidal

What muscle
elevates during
swallowing?
Levator palate
Name the anterior
and then posterior
attachment of the
vocal ligaments
Thyroid cartilage,
Arytenoid Cartilage

Name the 3 ossicles Malleus, incus,
stapes

The stapes vibrates
which membrane?
Oval window
On what bone does
the tensor tympani
insert?
Malleus
What nerve provides
sensation to the
anterior 2/3 of the
tongue
Lingual
The constrictor
muscles of the
pharynx are
innervated by which
nerve?
Vagus
What ligament
forms the false vocal
chords?
Vestibular ligaments
What nerve provides
sensory innervation
to the larynx above
the level of the vocal
chords?
Internal laryngeal
Name the four layers
of the pharyngeal
wall (superficial to
deep)
Buccopharyngeal
fascia, Muscular
layer, Fibrous
pharyngobasilar
fascia, Mucous layer

Which tonsils form
waldeyers ring?
(From superior to
inferior mouth)
1 pharyngeal tonsil
(AKA Adenoids
when swollen), 2
tubal tonsils, 2
palatine tonsils, 1
lingual tonsil