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In puppies, the area in which ossification of


sutures between the frontal and parietal bones in the skull is not complete is called what?

Fontanelle

Each incisive bone has how many teeth?

3

True or false




The temporal fossa is a concave structure that is the origin of the temporalis muscle

False




It is convex

The hard palate is made of which bones?

Palatine


Maxilla


Incisive

Which of the following nerves does not exit through the orbital fissure?




Facial


Oculomotor


Trochlear


Abducent


Ophthalmic division of the trigeminal

Facial

The maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve


follows which path through the skull?

Through the round foramen then through the rostral alar foramen

Which of the following nerves exits the skull through the stylomastoid foramen?




Hypoglossal


Trigeminal


Maxillary


Facial

Facial

All of the following nerves exit the skull through the tympano-occipital fissure except which?




Hypoglossal


Vagus


Accessory


Glossopharyngeal

Hypoglossal

The internal carotid artery enters the skull through what?

Foramen lacerum

What contributes to the cerebral arterial circle on the base of the brain?

Basilar arter


Internal carotid arteries

True or false




The venous sinuses in the central nervous


system are valveless and have low pressure

True

The lumen of the embryological neural tube still persists as the __________ of the brain

Ventricles

Which structure connects the 3rd ventricle and the lateral ventricles of the brain?

Interventricular foramen

Where is the fourth ventricle located?


(in which part of the brain)?

Medulla

What structures located in the ventricles


produce CSF by ultrafiltration of blood plasma?

Choroid plexuses

How does CSF escape the ventricular system?

Through lateral apertures of the 4th ventricle

How is CSF removed from the CNS?

It is absorbed into the venous system at


arachnoid villi along the dorsal midline

What separates the 3rd and 4th ventricles?

Mesencephalic aqueduct

Which ventricle surrounds the interthalamic


adhesion?

Third ventricle

Which structure separates the cerebrum and the cerebellum?

Tentorium cerebelli

Which lobe of the brain could be damaged if you notice motor and/or sensory deficits?

Parietal

Which lobe of the brain could be damaged if you notice a problem with vision?

Occipital

The cerebral cortex is made up of ______ matter

Gray

Which structure connects the cerebrum with the brainstem and the cerebellum?

Internal capsule

True or false




The cerebellum is the part of the brain that


initiates somatic motor activity

False

The transverse fibers of the pons are continuous with the ___________ cerebellar peduncle

Middle

The cerebellum is the dorsal ____________

Metencephalon

The pineal body (epiphysis) is found where?


What does it synthesize?

It is found in the diencephalon




It synthesizes melatonin

All sensory input except for what passes through the thalamus?

Olfactory stimuli

The ________ geniculate bodies relay conscious visual impulses

Lateral

The __________ geniculate bodies relay conscious auditory impulses

Medial

Where does cranial nerve V originate from?

Pons

What is the motor pathway from the cerebrum to the brainstem/spinal cord and from the


cerebrum to the cerebellum via the pons?

Median sulcus

The medulla is also called what?

Myelencephalon

The ventral surface of the medulla is composed of what?

Trapezoid body


Pyramids

What conveys proprioceptive information from the hindlimbs?

Fasciculus gracilis

What conveys proprioceptive information form the forelimbs?

Fasciculus cuneatus

The pyramids contain what kind of fibers that run from the cerebral cortex to the spinal cord?

Motor

All of the following muscles receive motor


information from the facial nerve except which?




Buccinator


Oribicularis oris


Levator nasolabialis


Temporalis

Temporalis

All of the following muscles are innervated by the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve except which?




Buccinator


Masseter


Temporalis


Pterygoids

Buccinator

The rostral half of the digastricus is innervated by cranial nerve _______, while the caudal half is innervated by cranial nerve _________

Rostral half: V (trigeminal)




Caudal half: VII (facial)

Three of the four muscles of the larynx are


innervated by the recurrent laryngeal branch of the vagus nerve. Which one is not?




Lateral cricoarytenoid


Dorsal cricoarytenoid


Cricothyroid


Thyroarytenoideus

Cricothyroid

All of the following are pharyngeal constrictors except which?




Cricopharyngeus


Thyropharyngeus


Hyopharyngeus


Stylopharyngeus

Stylopharyngeus

The lateral rectus and the 4 bellies of the


retractor bulbi muscle are innervated by which nerve?

VI (abducent)

Which of the following eye muscles is not


innervated by the oculomotor nerve?




Dorsal rectus


Medial rectus


Ventral rectus


Ventral oblique


Dorsal oblique

Dorsal oblique

Which of the following muscles is not innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?




Genioglossus


Thyroglossus


Geniohyoideus


Styloglossus


Hyoglossus

Thyroglossus

What are the lateral boundaries of the opening from the oral cavity into the oropharynx?

Palatoglossal arches

Approximately how many palatine ridges are


found on the hard palate of the dog?

9

Which structure divides the rostral part of the


pharynx into the nasopharynx and the


oropharynx?

Soft palate

True or false




The tongue is primarily supported by the


mylohyoideus muscle

True

Which two salivary ducts empty at the sublingual caruncles underneath the tongue?

Mandibular


Sublingual

The main blood supply to the tongue is from which artery?




What is that artery a branch of?

Lingual




External carotid

Dentine makes up a major portion of the tooth. It is a hard, calcified connective tissue that is


produced by which kind of cells?

Odontoblasts

The part of the tooth that projects from the gun is generally capped with what?

Enamel

Where can odontoblasts be found in the tooth?

Lining the central pulp cavity

True or false




Enamel is mesodermal in origin

False

What kind of cells form enamel?

Ameloblasts

Which tissue in teeth is incapable of repairing


itself once damaged?

Enamel

Which tissue in teeth has an acellular portion


toward the upper part of the tooth root and cells in lacunae in the lower part of the tooth root?

Cement

How does the vascularized and innervated pulp communicate with the jaw?

Apical foramen

Which type of teeth have a large portion of enamel-covered crown kept in reserve below the gumline?

Hypsodont

A diastema refers to what?

A space in the jaw with no teeth naturally

Which permanent teeth do not have a


deciduous precursor?

Molars

Dogs normally have a total of how many


permanent teeth?

42

Cats normally have a total of how many


permanent teeth?

32

The carnasal tooth of the bottom jaw in both cats and dogs is which tooth?

Molar 1

Which premolar in the dog lacks a deciduous precursor?

P1

True or false




A dog's permanent teeth have usually all


erupted by 8-10 months of age

True

All of the following upper teeth have 3 roots


except which?




P3


P4


M1


M2

P3

What phrase allows you to remember the teeth of a dog's upper jaw?

One one


Two twos


Three threes

What phrase allows you to remember the teeth of a dog's lower jaw?

A string of twos with a one at each end

The lower 1st molar (M1) occludes with which upper tooth in the dog?

P4

An infection of which tooth root is often the cause of a draining fistula?

Upper 4th premolar

True or false




Feline premolars and molars have no grinding surfaces

True

Which feline tooth is the only one that has 3 roots?

PM4

Which gland is only found in carnivores and opens into the vestibule at the level of the last upper molar?

Zygomatic gland

Which salivary gland has a monostomatic part and a polystomatic part?

Sublingual

Which salivary gland empties into the vestibule at the level of the caudal margin of the upper fourth premolar (carnasal)?

Parotid

Sympathetic innervation of salivary glands is through postganglionic fibers originating from neurons in which ganglion?

Cranial cervical

Postganglionic parasympathetic innervation of the parotid and zygomatic salivary glands arises from which ganglion?

Otic ganglion

Which cranial nerve supplies the necessary


preganglionic innervation to the otic ganglion?

Glossopharyngeal

The facial nerve suppies preganglionic


parasympathetic fibers to the mandibular


ganglion. Postganglionic fibers arising from this ganglion innervate which two of the following salivary glands?




Facial, parotid, mandibular, sublingual

Mandibular


Sublingual

In dogs, there are how many parathyroid glands?

4

The parathyroid glands of the dog lie at the


__________ pole of each lobe of the thyroid gland

Cranial

In cats, the parathyroid glands lie at the _________ pole of each lobe of the thyroid gland

Caudal

Where do the two lobes of the thyroid gland lie?

On either side of tracheal rings 1-5

The caudal opening from the nasal cavities into the nasopharynx is called what?

Choanae

A stomach tube should always be passed through the _________ meatus

Ventral

True or false




The frontal and maxillary sinuses drain


independently into the nasal cavity

True

The nasopharynx is bound dorsally by what?

Vomer bone

The part of the pharynx bounded by soft palate, root of the tongue, and the epiglottis is


considered to be what?

Oropharynx

Which structure lies in the lateral walls of the


oropharynx?

Tonsilar fossa

The rostral esophagus lies _______ to the trachea

Dorsal

The laryngeal ventricles are also called what?

Saccules

The laryngeal ventricles are bordered by the


_________ folds rostrally and the _________ folds caudally

Vestibular


Vocal

Narrowing of which structure causes changes in the voice?

Glottic cleft

All of the following laryngeal muscles narrow the glottic cleft except for which?




Thyroarytenoid


Lateral cricoarytenoid


Dorsal cricoarytenoid


Cricothyroid

Dorsal cricoarytenoid

All of the following laryngeal muscles are


innervated by the caudal laryngeal nerve except for which?




Thyroarytenoid


Lateral cricoarytenoid


Dorsal cricoarytenoid


Cricothyroid

Cricothyroid

True or false




The vagus nerve is responsible for both sensory and motor innervation of the larynx

True

What branches off of the vagus nerve near the base of the skull?

Cranial laryngeal nerve

What branches off of the vagus nerve at the level of the heart?

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

What branches off of the vagus nerve at the


larynx?

Caudal laryngeal nerve

Damage to which nerve results in laryngeal


hemiplegia (called "roaring" in horses)?

Recurrent/caudal laryngeal

Where do the optic nerves arise from?

Ganglionic cells in the retina

Which cranial nerve is responsible for autonomic control of the pupillary light reflex?

Oculomotor (III)

Which of the following lymph nodes do ALL of the other lymph nodes in the head drain into?




Medial retropharyngeal


Zygomatic


Parotid


Mandibular

Medial retropharyngeal

What is the line called between a dog's nostrils?

Philtrum

What are the big bumps called on the bottom side of the skull between the occipital condyles and the back of the zygomatic arches?

Tympanic bulla

What are the huge openings toward the back of the maxilla called?


(they are the ones just medial to the eyes)

Choanae

The basilar artery is formed by which two


arteries?

Vertebral arteries


Ventral spinal artery

The _______ are the grooves in the external


surface of the cerebellum

Sulci

All of the following muscles of mastication serve to close the mouth except for which?




Temporalis


Masseter


Pterygoids


Digastricus

Digastricus

What is considered the "yes" joint?

Atlanto-occipital joint

What is the bump behind a dog's upper incisors called?

Incisive papilla

The vein running along a dog's lower jaw that then runs above to the maxilla is which?

Linguofacial vein

The vein that runs up a dog's jaw toward its ear is called what?

Maxillary vein

All of the following arteries are branches of the external carotid except:




Occipital


Lingual


Temporal


Facial


Maxillary

Temporal

The holes in the incisive bone are the what?

Palatine fissures

If there is drooping (ptosis) of the upper eyelid, which muscle is paralyzed?

Levator palpebrae superioris

Which eye muscle winds around a cartilaginous pulley and is innervated by the trochlear nerve?

Dorsal oblique

Which division of the trigeminal nerve contains both sensory and motor fibers?

Mandibular

If a dog fails to blink when the cornea is touched, which nerve is damaged?

Ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve

Which nerve should you anesthetize prior to


removing a tooth in the upper jaw?

Infraorbital

Which nerve should you anesthetize prior to


removing a tooth in the lower jaw?

Inferior alveolar

A bilateral lesion in which nerve would cause a "dropped" jaw?

Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

A lesion of the abducent (IV) nerve would cause deviation (strabismus) of the eye medially


because it innervates which two of the following muscles?




Dorsal rectus


Lateral rectus


Retractor bulbi


Dorsal oblique

Lateral rectus


Retractor bulbi

Which cranial nerve exits the skull through the internal acoustic meatus and emerges


peripherally through the stylomastoid foramen?

Facial

A lesion of this nerve will cause dry eye on the ipsilateral side

Facial

Which nerve can you block (anesthetize) to


facilitate examination of the eye because it will stop the animal from blinking?

Auriculopalpebral

If a dog presents to you with drooping of the


corner of the mouth, drooling, and accumulation of wadded food in the cheek, which nerve would you suspect has been damaged?

Buccal branches of the facial nerve

Which is the only nerve that does not reach the exterior of the skull?

Vestibulocochlear (VIII)

What type of innervation is supplied to the


parotid and zygomatic salivary glands by the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)?

Parasympathetic

The menace response is used to test which


cranial nerves?

II and VII

If a dog presents in your clinic with protrusion of the tongue and deviation of the tongue toward the left, which nerve is affected?

Left hypoglossal