Sensory Organs: Anatomy of the Tongue

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What is the function of the tongue in relation to food?

Only involved in mastication and gustation

Involved in mastication, gustation, and deglutition (correct)

Only involved in deglutition

Involved in oral cleansing only

What is the function of the lingual papillae on the tongue?

To help in deglutition

To house taste buds (correct)

To facilitate mastication

To aid in oral cleansing

What is the median groove/sulcus on the tongue?

A dividing line that separates the tongue into right and left halves (correct)

A dividing line between the anterior and posterior parts of the tongue

A structure that attaches the tongue to the styloid process

A characteristic of the root of the tongue

What is the part of the tongue that projects backward and has a small pit called the foramen cecum?

Apex Signup and view all the answers

What attaches the tongue to the styloid process?

The root of the tongue Signup and view all the answers

What is the part of the tongue that is inferior and relatively fixed?

Root Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the carotid sinus?

To act as a pressoreceptor and stimulate changes in blood pressure Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is primarily responsible for innervating the carotid sinus?

Glossopharyngeal nerve Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the condition characterized by granulomatous inflammation with multinucleated giant cells, affecting the medium-sized arteries?

Giant cell arteritis Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the polygonal anastomosis between four arteries in the head?

Circle of Willis Signup and view all the answers

What percentage of the population has a complete Circle of Willis?

18% Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the internal thoracic artery?

First part of the subclavian artery Signup and view all the answers

What is the origin of the left common carotid artery?

Aortic arch Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the external carotid artery?

To supply blood to the face and neck Signup and view all the answers

What is the branch of the subclavian artery that gives rise to the deep cervical artery and the superior intercostal artery?

Costocervical trunk Signup and view all the answers

What is the termination point of the internal thoracic artery?

Sixth intercostal space Signup and view all the answers

What is the condition caused by abnormal insertion of the anterior and middle scalene muscles and the cervical rib?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Where does the internal jugular vein begin?

Jugular foramen Signup and view all the answers

What is the triangular area bounded by the medial angles of the eyes and nose and the upper lip?

Dangerous triangle of the face Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the carotid body?

Detection of oxygen levels in the blood Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the vein formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins?

Retromandibular vein Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the vein that joins the external jugular vein deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Anterior jugular vein Signup and view all the answers

What is the large vein that receives blood from the brain, face, and neck?

Internal jugular vein Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the central nervous system?

To process many different kinds of incoming sensory information Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the veins that allow communication of the cranial venous sinuses with veins outside the skull?

Emissary veins Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the layers of the scalp that include the emissary veins?

Scalp Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the Cerebrum?

It is the highest center that perceives sensations, commands skilled movements, and provides awareness of emotions Signup and view all the answers

What is the space filled with the Cerebrospinal fluid?

Subarachnoid space Signup and view all the answers

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 Signup and view all the answers