Anatomy of the Neck Quiz

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What is the nerve supply of the platysma muscle?

Hypoglossal nerve

Ansa cervicalis (ventral rami of C1-C3)

Accessory nerve (motor) and branches from ventral rami of C2 and C3

Cervical branch of facial nerve (correct)

What is the action of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle when contracted bilaterally?

Flexion of the head and neck, especially against resistance (correct)

Depression of the hyoid bone

Lateral flexion of the head and neck to the same side

Rotation of the head and neck to the opposite side

Which muscle is responsible for depressing the hyoid bone?

Sternothyroid

Sternohyoid (correct)

Omohyoid

Thyroid

Where does the inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle attach?

Superior border of scapula Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the thyroid muscle?

Elevate the larynx Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle divides the anterolateral part of the neck into anterior and posterior triangles?

Sternocleidomastoid Signup and view all the answers

What structure extends anteriorly from the inferior border of the mandible to the superior border of the manubrium?

The neck Signup and view all the answers

Which compartment of the neck contains the cervical vertebrae, spinal cord, cervical spinal nerves, and muscles?

The vertebral compartment Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the skin over the angle of the mandible, parotid gland, and both surfaces of the lower part of the auricle?

The great auricular nerve Signup and view all the answers

At what level is the hyoid bone located?

C3 Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the skin over the upper part of the pectoral major and deltoid muscles?

The supraclavicular nerves Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve innervates the skin over the lateral part of the occipital region and upper part of the medial surface of the auricle?

The lesser occipital nerve Signup and view all the answers

Anatomy of the Neck Quiz

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What is the nerve supply of the platysma muscle?

What is the action of the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle when contracted bilaterally?

Which muscle is responsible for depressing the hyoid bone?

Where does the inferior belly of the omohyoid muscle attach?

What is the function of the thyroid muscle?

Which muscle divides the anterolateral part of the neck into anterior and posterior triangles?

What structure extends anteriorly from the inferior border of the mandible to the superior border of the manubrium?

Which compartment of the neck contains the cervical vertebrae, spinal cord, cervical spinal nerves, and muscles?

Which nerve innervates the skin over the angle of the mandible, parotid gland, and both surfaces of the lower part of the auricle?

At what level is the hyoid bone located?

Which nerve innervates the skin over the upper part of the pectoral major and deltoid muscles?

Which nerve innervates the skin over the lateral part of the occipital region and upper part of the medial surface of the auricle?

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