Human Anatomy: Muscles of the Neck

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What is the primary function of the geniohyoid muscle?

Stabilizes the sternum

Depresses the hyoid bone

Elevates the hyoid and depresses the mandible (correct)

Elevates the mandible and retracts the tongue

Which cranial nerve innervates the suprahyoid muscles?

CN II

CN X

CN XI

CN V3 (correct)

What is the role of the external carotid artery branches?

They exclusively connect to deep cervical structures

They primarily supply superficial structures in the face and neck (correct)

They supply blood to the brain

They mediate nerve signals in the neck

Which of the following muscles is classified as an infrahyoid muscle?

Sternohyoid Signup and view all the answers

What is a recognized function of the scaleni muscles?

Elevation of the first rib and lateral flexion of the neck Signup and view all the answers

Which muscles are classified as infrahyoid muscles?

Sternohyoid, Sternothyroid, Thyrohyoid, Omohyoid Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Neck flexion and rotation Signup and view all the answers

Which structure is located within the carotid triangle?

Common carotid artery Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements regarding the scaleni musculature is correct?

They assist with neck flexion and lateral flexion. Signup and view all the answers

Which arteries are specifically branches of the external carotid artery?

Facial artery Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the ansa cervicalis and the infrahyoid muscles?

It supplies motor innervation to them. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a superficial branch of the cervical plexus?

Phrenic nerve Signup and view all the answers

What forms the roof of the anterior triangle?

Investing fascia and platysma Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following muscles is classified as an infrahyoid muscle?

Sternohyoid Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Flexing the neck and rotating the head Signup and view all the answers

Which of these structures is NOT surrounded by the pretracheal fascia?

Scalene muscles Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the scaleni musculature?

They primarily assist in elevating the first two ribs. Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the ansa cervicalis?

It innervates most of the infrahyoid muscles. Signup and view all the answers

Human Anatomy: Muscles of the Neck

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What is the primary function of the geniohyoid muscle?

Which cranial nerve innervates the suprahyoid muscles?

What is the role of the external carotid artery branches?

Which of the following muscles is classified as an infrahyoid muscle?

What is a recognized function of the scaleni muscles?

Which muscles are classified as infrahyoid muscles?

What is the primary function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Which structure is located within the carotid triangle?

Which of the following statements regarding the scaleni musculature is correct?

Which arteries are specifically branches of the external carotid artery?

What is the relationship between the ansa cervicalis and the infrahyoid muscles?

Which of the following is NOT a superficial branch of the cervical plexus?

What forms the roof of the anterior triangle?

Which of the following muscles is classified as an infrahyoid muscle?

What is the primary function of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Which of these structures is NOT surrounded by the pretracheal fascia?

Which of the following best describes the scaleni musculature?

What is the role of the ansa cervicalis?

Which of the following arteries is a branch of the external carotid artery?

Which fascia serves as the floor of the posterior triangle of the neck?

Which of the following describes the external jugular vein's location?

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