Exam Coach Kinesiology The head, neck and jaw

The gliding joints between the articular processes of vertebrae are:

Intervertebral joints

Which bone contains the pterygoid plates and the sella turcica, and serves as a bridge between the cranium and facial bones?

Sphenoid

The bridge of the nose is formed mainly by the:

Nasal bones

The free-standing arch that forms the cheekbone is the:

Zygomatic arch

Lateral movement of the mandible while the jaw is closed is called:

Grinding

The most superficial muscle of the upper back and neck is the:

Trapezius

These eight small muscles, the deepest in the posterior neck, help with stabilization and subtle movements of the head:

Suboccipitals

The bony prominence on the posterior inferior surface of the occiput at the meeting of the superior nuchal line is the:

External occipital protuberance

Paired flat bones forming the top and sides of the cranium are the:

Parietal bones

The prominent projection of bone just below and behind the ear and attachment of the sternocleidomastoid is the:

Mastoid process

The vertical part of the mandible is called the:

Ramus

The flat muscle that raises the eyebrows is the:

Frontalis

In the temporomandibular joint, this divides the joint’s two compartments:

Articular disc

Joint surfaces projecting downward from the vertebra to articulate with the vertebra below are the:

Inferior facets

The trapezius originates on the spinous processes of which vertebrae?

C7 thru T12

The larges of the three scalenes is the:

Middle scalene

The corner of the jaw, inferior to the ear, is the:

Mandibular angle

A movement or position of the jaw away from the midline is:

Deviation

While performing a postural assessment on your client, you observe forward-head posture and kyphosis of the spine. Your client reports frequent headaches and intermittent tingling and numbness in the hands and fingers, specifically in the region of the thumb and forefinger. Which muscle or group of muscles would be of primary focus in an effective treatment plan?

ScalenesDepre

Depression is:

Lowering or opening the jaw.

What is the origin of the serratus anterior muscle?

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The closing muscle of the jaw that attaches to the coronoid process of the mandible is the:

Temporalis

The only moveable bone of the skull is the:

Mandible

The lacrimal bone forms the:

Anterior medial wall of the orbit

The bone forming the forehead and the roof of the orbit is the:

Frontal bone

What is the origin of the levator scapula muscle?

Transverse processes of the first 4 cervical vertebrae

An abnormal, forced closure of the jaw is called:

Clenching

Which ligament attaches the superior trapezius to the spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae

Ligamentum nuchae

The depression on the medial surface of the mandibular body inferior to the mylohyoid line is the:

Submandibular fossa

The lacrimal bone forms the:

Anterior medial wall of the orbit

Raising or closing the jaw is called:

Elevation

Where is the frontalis muscle?

The forehead

What type of joint is the atlanto-axial joint?

Pivot

The anterior of two projections from the superior end of the mandibular ramus is the:

Coronoid process