Head And Neck 2000 Test

Front 1

1. The process of endochondral ossification
a. Is a process during which bone is formed directly from a mesenchyme model
b. Characterizes all bones of the skull
c. Characterizes development of the basicranium
d. Characterizes ossification of the fontanelles
e. Results in the formation of the mandibular body

Back 1

A

Front 2

2. All of the following statements regarding bone are true except
a. Bone is an example of a connective tissue
b. Bone is formed by osteoblasts
c. An osteocyte is a mature osteoblast
d. Bones grow both appositionally and interstitially
e. All of the above are true

Back 2

E

Front 3

3. Which of the following bones is not found in the immediate vicinity of pterion?
a. Sphenoid
b. Parietal
c. Temporal
d. Frontal
e. Occipital

Back 3

E

Front 4

4. A blow to the side of the head can result in a fracture of this bone in the roof of the orbit
a. Frontal
b. Lacrimal
c. Ethmoid
d. Temporal
e. Maxilla

Back 4

A

Front 5

5. All of the following are openings in the sphenoid bone except:
a. Internal acoustic meatus
b. Foramen spinosum
c. Foramen ovale
d. Superior orbital fissure
e. Optic canal

Back 5

A

Front 6

6. Ptosis (drooping) of the upper eyelid indicates loss of function of what structure?
a. Levator palpebrae superioris
b. Obicularis oculi
c. Frontalis
d. Superioris rectus
e. Superior oblique

Back 6

A

Front 7

7. The pituitary fossa (sella turcica) lies just above the
a. Cavernous sinus
b. Body of the sphenoid
c. Confluence of sinuses
d. Sinus rectus
e. Internal carotid artery

Back 7

B

Front 8

8. Postganglionic sympathetic nerves enter the cranium via the
a. Jugular foramen
b. Foramen magnum
c. Carotid canal
d. Foramen ovale
e. Hiatus of the facial canal

Back 8

C

Front 9

9. All of the following are true of the female face and or skull, except?
a. Flat glabella
b. Small buccal fat pad
c. Short styloid process
d. Small mastoid process
e. Thin, knife-like superior orbital rims

Back 9

C

Front 10

10. People with a brachicephalic head form?
a. Hae a narrow nasal aperture
b. Sloping foreheads
c. Wide set eyes
d. A European ancestry
e. Usually have a retrognathic jaw relationship

Back 10

C

Front 11

11. The aleque nasi is a portion of which muscle?
a. Orbiularis occuli
b. Levator anguli oris
c. Levator labii superioris
d. The orbicularis oris

Back 11

C

Front 12

12. The sensory nerve branch which supplies the skin over the angle of the mandible?
a. Buccal branch of the trigeminal
b. Auriculotemporal
c. Zygomatico facial
d. Great auricular
e. Cervical branch of the facial

Back 12

D

Front 13

13. The TMJ is described as what type of joint?
a. Ginglimo-arthroidal
b. Syndesmosis
c. Amphiarthroidial
d. Synchondrosis
i. A, b & c
ii. A & c
iii. B & d
iv. D only

Back 13

B

Front 14

14. The chorda tympanic branch of the facial nerve leaves the middle ear through the petrotympanic fissure to join which nerve
a. Inferior alveolar
b. Lingual
c. Mylohyoid
d. Posterior superior alveolar

Back 14

B

Front 15

15. The anterior and posterior ethmoidal nerves are branches of which nerve?
a. Nasociliary
b. Lacrimal
c. Frontal
d. Trochlear

Back 15

A

Front 16

16. Which specific nerve branch travels through the foramen rotundum?
a. Opthalamic of V
b. Maxillary of V
c. Mandibular of V
d. Vidian
e. Oculomotor

Back 16

B

Front 17

17. The superior sagital sinus most frequently drains into?
a. Sigmoid sinus
b. Straight sinus
c. Right transverse sinus
d. Left transverse sinus
e. Cavernous sinus

Back 17

C

Front 18

18. The middle meningeal artery enters the skull through which opening?
a. Superior orbital fissure
b. Optic canal
c. Foramen ovale
d. Foramen spinosum
e. Foramen magnum

Back 18

D

Front 19

19. All of the following muscles are innervated by the occulomotor nerve except?
a. Levator palpebrae superioris
b. Lateral rectus
c. Inferior oblique
d. Superior rectus
e. Medial rectus

Back 19

B

Front 20

20. Sympathetic post-ganglionic fibers innervate which muscles of the eye?
a. Constrictor papillae
b. Levator palpebrae superioris
c. Ciliary muscles of the lens of the eye
d. Dilator papillae
i. A, b & c
ii. A & c
iii. B &d
iv. D only

Back 20

C

Front 21

21. The extraocular muscle which moves the visual axis laterally?
a. Superior rectus
b. Medial rectus
c. Lateral rectus
d. Inferior rectus

Back 21

C

Front 22

1. The motor innervation of the lacrimal gland is supplied by from which specific cranial nerve?
a. VII
b. V
c. III
d. IV

Back 22

A

Front 23

23. The parotid duct pierces which muscle to enter the oral cavity?
a. Masseter
b. Medial pterygoid
c. Buccinators
d. Levator anguli oris

Back 23

C

Front 24

24. Sensory innervations from the skin over the chin is received from what specific nerve branch?
a. Mental nerve
b. Long buccal nerve
c. Great auricular nerve
d. Mandibular branch of the facial

Back 24

A

Front 25

25. The superficial temporal and facial arteries are branches of?
a. Opthalamic artery
b. External carotid artery
c. Internal carotid artery
d. Maxillary artery

Back 25

B

Front 26

26. Which facial nerve branch would innervate the depressor anguli oris muscle?
a. Cervical
b. Buccal
c. Auricular
d. Temporal
e. Mandibular

Back 26

E

Front 27

27. Name two ligaments of the TMJ.

Back 27

lateral tmj ligament

sphenomandibular ligament

Front 28

28. Which autonomic ganglion gives rise to the post-ganglionic neurons which innervate the constrictor papillae muscle? (be specific)

Back 28

ciliary ganglion of CN III

Front 29

29. Name two structures which pass through the optic canal.

Back 29

CN II

opthalmic artery

Front 30

30. Which specific dural structure separates the left from the right cerebral hemisphere?

Back 30

falx cerebri

Front 31

31. Cerebrospinal fluid is returned into the venous circulation from the subarachnoid space through what specific structures?

Back 31

arachnoid granulations

Front 32

32. The primary sensory cortex is represented by which specific cerebrocortical gyrus?

Back 32

postcentral gyrus

Front 33

33. Which sulcus separates the parietal and frontal lobes from each other?

Back 33

central sulcus of rolando

Front 34

34. Name two actions of the temporalis muscle?

Back 34

elevates the mandible

retrudes the mandible

Front 35

35. Which cranial nerves give rise to GVE components?

Back 35

III, VII, IX, X

Front 36

36. What type of nerve components are directly associated with the trigeminal nerve?

Back 36

SVE & GSA

Front 37

37. Which cranial nerves have SSA components?

Back 37

I, II, VIII

Front 38

38. What specific functional (component) type of nerve cell bodies are found in the trigeminal ganglion?

Back 38

Sensory (GSA)

Front 39

39. The trigeminal nerve arises from which specific region of the brainstem?

Back 39

the pons

Front 40

40. Which muscle of mastication has as its origin from a surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and its insertion the angle of the mandible?

Back 40

medial pterygoid muscle

Front 41

41. The frontalis and occipitalis muscles are interconnected to each other by what specific structure?

Back 41

gala aponeuration