40 Questions
What is the action of the stylohyoid muscle?
Elevates the hyoid bone
The origin of the mylohyoid muscle is from the:
Mylohyoid line of body of mandible
Which nerve innervates the geniohyoid muscle?
1st cervical nerve
What is the action of the sternothyroid muscle?
Depresses larynx
The right common carotid artery originates from the:
Brachiocephalic artery
What does the carotid sinus contain?
Reflex pressoreceptor mechanism
The carotid body is innervated by which nerve?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
What structures lie posterior to the common carotid artery?
Vertebral vessels and sympathetic trunk
"The superficial temporal and maxillary arteries are branches of which artery?"
External carotid artery
"Which artery supplies the tongue?"
"Lingual artery"
"The internal carotid artery begins at the bifurcation of which artery?"
Common carotid artery
"What structures are anterolaterally related to the internal carotid artery?"
Hypoglossal nerve, fascia, and sternocleidomastoid muscle
Which structure forms the floor of the submandibular (Digastric) triangle?
Mylohyoid and hyoglossus muscles
What is the superior boundary of the muscular triangle?
Hyoid bone
Which structure forms the floor of the carotid triangle?
Middle pharyngeal constrictor
What is the inferior boundary of the submental triangle?
Hyoid bone
Which structures are contained within the submandibular (Digastric) triangle?
Submandibular gland; submandibular lymph nodes; hypoglossal nerve [XII]; mylohyoid nerve; facial artery and vein
What forms the lateral boundary of the carotid triangle?
Superior belly of the omohyoid muscle
What forms the superior boundary of the submandibular (Digastric) triangle?
Inferior border of the mandible
Which artery supplies the thyroid gland and is a branch of the external carotid artery?
Superior thyroid artery
Which nerve is usually connected to the hyoid bone by a fibrous or muscular band?
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Where do the inferior thyroid veins drain into?
Left brachiocephalic vein
What is the function of the levator glandulae thyroideae if it is muscular?
Assists in swallowing
Which structures are located anteriorly to the isthmus of the thyroid gland?
Sternothyroids and sternohyoids
Where are the parathyroid glands located in relation to the thyroid gland?
Posterior border of the thyroid gland
Which vessel does the inferior thyroid artery ascend behind on its way to supply the thyroid gland?
Trachea
What is often present and projects upward from the isthmus of the thyroid gland, usually to the left of the midline?
Pyramidal lobe
How many superior parathyroid glands are there, and at what level are they located?
Two at the level of the middle of the thyroid gland
What is NOT a relation of the lobes of the thyroid gland?
The brachiocephalic trunk or arch of aorta
Which nerve emerges from the medulla oblongata and passes laterally through the posterior cranial fossa?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
What muscle does the pharyngeal branch of the vagus nerve supply?
Stylopharyngeus
Which nerve supplies all the muscles of the tongue except the palatoglossus?
Hypoglossal nerve
Where is the common carotid artery located in relation to the internal jugular vein?
Medially
What structure does the recurrent laryngeal nerve hook around on the right side?
Subclavian artery
Which nerve has both superior and inferior sensory ganglia located on it?
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Where does the glossopharyngeal nerve descend through?
Upper part of the neck
What is the function of the external laryngeal nerve?
Motor to the larynx
Where does the internal jugular vein leave the skull?
Jugular foramen
Which muscle does the spinal root of the accessory nerve supply?
Trapezius
What is the course of the hypoglossal nerve as it passes through the neck?
Downward and forward, crossing over the internal and external carotid arteries
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