34 Questions
What is the function of the tongue in relation to food?
Involved in mastication, gustation, and deglutition
What is the function of the lingual papillae on the tongue?
To house taste buds
What is the median groove/sulcus on the tongue?
A dividing line that separates the tongue into right and left halves
What is the part of the tongue that projects backward and has a small pit called the foramen cecum?
Apex
What attaches the tongue to the styloid process?
The root of the tongue
What is the part of the tongue that is inferior and relatively fixed?
Root
What is the primary function of the carotid sinus?
To act as a pressoreceptor and stimulate changes in blood pressure
Which nerve is primarily responsible for innervating the carotid sinus?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
What is the name of the condition characterized by granulomatous inflammation with multinucleated giant cells, affecting the medium-sized arteries?
Giant cell arteritis
What is the name of the polygonal anastomosis between four arteries in the head?
Circle of Willis
What percentage of the population has a complete Circle of Willis?
18%
What is the origin of the internal thoracic artery?
First part of the subclavian artery
What is the origin of the left common carotid artery?
Aortic arch
What is the primary function of the external carotid artery?
To supply blood to the face and neck
What is the branch of the subclavian artery that gives rise to the deep cervical artery and the superior intercostal artery?
Costocervical trunk
What is the termination point of the internal thoracic artery?
Sixth intercostal space
What is the condition caused by abnormal insertion of the anterior and middle scalene muscles and the cervical rib?
All of the above
Where does the internal jugular vein begin?
Jugular foramen
What is the triangular area bounded by the medial angles of the eyes and nose and the upper lip?
Dangerous triangle of the face
What is the function of the carotid body?
Detection of oxygen levels in the blood
What is the name of the vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins?
Retromandibular vein
What is the name of the area where the central line is inserted?
Triangular interval between the clavicle and the clavicular and sternal heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle
What is the name of the vein that joins the external jugular vein deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?
Anterior jugular vein
What is the large vein that receives blood from the brain, face, and neck?
Internal jugular vein
What is the main function of the central nervous system?
To process many different kinds of incoming sensory information
What is the term for the bundle of hundreds to thousands of axons plus associated connective tissue and blood vessels that lies outside the brain and spinal cord?
Nerve
What is the term for the veins that allow communication of the cranial venous sinuses with veins outside the skull?
Emissary veins
What is the term for the layers of the scalp that include the emissary veins?
Scalp
What is the function of the Cerebrum?
It is the highest center that perceives sensations, commands skilled movements, and provides awareness of emotions
What is the space filled with the Cerebrospinal fluid?
Subarachnoid space
What is the name of the membrane that covers the Brain and is continuous through the Foramen magnum with the Dura Mater of the Spinal cord?
Dura mater
What is the name of the classification system used to describe the functional areas of the Cerebrum?
Brodmann classification
What is the term for the impairment of language function?
Aphasia
What is the term for the aggregations of Arachnoid villi?
Arachnoid granulations
This quiz covers the anatomy and functions of the tongue, including its involvement in mastication, gustation, deglutition, articulation, and oral cleansing. It also explores the mucous membrane of the tongue and its divisions.
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