Head And Neck Anatomy Nbme High Yield

Front 1

vertebral level of hyoid bone

Back 1

C3

Front 2

vertebral level of thyroid cartilage

Back 2

C4-C5

Front 3

vertebral level of cricoid cartilage

Back 3

C6

Front 4

muscles that are innervated by cranial nerve 11

Back 4

SCM

Trapezius

Front 5

structures that course between the anterior and middle scalene muscles

Back 5

brachial plexus

subclavian artery

Front 6

innervation of omohyoid, sternohyoid, and sternothyroid

Back 6

ansa cervicalis

Front 7

innervation of digastric muscle

Back 7

Anterior Belly: Mandibular branch of trigeminal

Posterior Belly: Branch of facial

Front 8

innervation of carotid sinus and carotid body

Back 8

carotid sinus: glossopharyngeal nerve

carotid body: vagus nerve

Front 9

major structures to pass through the pharyngeal wall, superior to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle

Back 9

auditory tube

levator veli palatini

Front 10

nerves of pharyngeal plexus

Back 10

CN9, CN10, Sympathetic chain

Front 11

only muscle innervated by the glossopharygneal nerve

Back 11

stylopharyngeus

Front 12

structures that pierce the thyrohyoid membrane

Back 12

internal laryngeal nerve

superior laryngeal artery

Front 13

only muscle to ABduct the vocal cords

Back 13

posterior cricoarytenoid

Front 14

innervation of cricothyroid

Back 14

external laryngeal nerve

Front 15

innervation of every laryngeal muscle, except for the cricothyroid

Back 15

recurrent laryngeal

Front 16

muscle that increases tension on vocal cords

Back 16

cricothyroid

Front 17

sensory nerve to larynx, superior to vocal cords

Back 17

internal laryngeal

Front 18

sensory nerve to larynx, inferior to vocal cords

Back 18

recurrent laryngeal

Front 19

site of aspirated lodged fishbone

Back 19

piriform recess

Front 20

afferent and efferent limbs of gag reflex

Back 20

afferent limb: glossopharyngeal

efferent limb: vagus

Front 21

afferent and efferent limbs of cough reflex

Back 21

afferent limb: vagus

efferent limb: vagus

Front 22

nerve injury that causes hoarseness following thyroid surgery

Back 22

recurrent laryngeal

Front 23

chief structures that traverse internal acoustic meatus

Back 23

facial nerve

vestibulocochlear nerve

Front 24

foramen where facial nerve exits the skull

Back 24

stylomastoid foramen

Front 25

major arterial supply to calvaria and supratentorial dura

Back 25

middle meningeal artery

Front 26

major cutaneous nerve of face

Back 26

trigeminal nerve

Front 27

major artery to internal structures of head

Back 27

maxillary artery

Front 28

spinal levels of sympathetic fibers to the head

Back 28

T1-T2

Front 29

autonomic ganglia for CN3 (oculomotor)

Back 29

ciliary

Front 30

sensory ganglia for CN7 (facial)

Back 30

Geniculate

Front 31

Autonomic ganglia for CN7 (facial)

Back 31

submandibular and pterygopalatine

Front 32

autonomic ganglia for CN9 (glossopharyngeal)

Back 32

otic

Front 33

muscle attached to disc of TMJ

Back 33

lateral pterygoid

Front 34

muscle that retracts the mandible

Back 34

temporalis

Front 35

major nerve to TMJ

Back 35

auriculotemporal

Front 36

specific nerves that elicit secretion from the parotid gland

Back 36

tympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve

Front 37

branch of trigeminal that carries parasympathetics to the parotid gland

Back 37

auriculotemporal

Front 38

structure that opens in the superior meatus of the nasal cavity

Back 38

posterior ethmoid sinus

Front 39

structures that open into middle meatus of nasal cavity

Back 39

frontal sinus

maxillary sinus

anterior and middle ethmoid sinus

Front 40

structures that open into inferior meatus of nasal cavity

Back 40

nasolacrimal duct

Front 41

major artery to nasal cavity

Back 41

sphenopalatine artery

Front 42

most common site of nose bleed

Back 42

Kiesselbach's plexus

Front 43

Kiesselbach's plexus

Back 43

anterior ethmoidal artery

sphenopalatine artery

greater palatine artery

superior labial artery (septal branch)

Front 44

innervation of levator veli palatini

Back 44

vagus

Front 45

muscle that opens auditory tube

Back 45

tensor veli palatini

Front 46

innervation of tensor veli palatini

Back 46

mandibular branch of trigeminal

Front 47

nerve that provides taste to anterior 2/3 of tongue

Back 47

chorda tympani

Front 48

site of cell bodies for the nerve that carries taste to the anterior 2/3 of tongue (chorda tympani)

Back 48

geniculate ganglion

Front 49

specific nerve that elicits secretion from the submandibular gland

Back 49

chorda tympani

Front 50

nerve that carries parasympathetic fibers to the submandibular gland

Back 50

lingual nerve

Front 51

nerve injured when tonsilar pillars sag and uvula deviates

Back 51

vagus

Front 52

nerve potentially injured with tonsillectomy

Back 52

glossopharyngeal

Front 53

muscle that protrudes tongue

Back 53

genioglossus

Front 54

nerve injured when there is deviation of a protruded tongue

Back 54

hypoglossal nerve. on ipsilateral side

Front 55

specific nerve that stimulates tear production

Back 55

greater petrosal nerve (branch of CN 7)

Front 56

sensory nerve to cornea

Back 56

nasociliary (branch of V-1)

Front 57

muscle that elevates and ABducts the eye

Back 57

inferior oblique

Front 58

muscle that depresses and ABducts the eye

Back 58

superior oblique

Front 59

site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicit dilation of pupil

Back 59

Lateral horn, T1-T2

Front 60

site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicit dilation of pupil

Back 60

superior cervical ganglion

Front 61

site of preganglionic nerve cells that elicit constriction of pupil

Back 61

Edinger-Westphal

Front 62

site of postganglionic nerve cells that elicit constriction of pupil

Back 62

ciliary ganglion

Front 63

innervation of external surface of tympanic membrane

Back 63

auriculotemporal nerve

vagus nerve

Front 64

innervation of internal surface of tympanic membrane

Back 64

glossopharyngeal nerve