Head&neck6

Which term is BEST used to describe a blood vessel that travels to the heart carrying blood?

a. Arteriole

b. Artery

c. Capillary

d. Vein

d. vein

2. The dental professional MUST be able to locate the larger blood vessels of the head and neck BECAUSE these vessels may become compromised due to a disease process or during a dental procedure such as a local anesthetic injection.

a. Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.

b. Both the statement and the reason are correct but NOT related.

c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.

d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.

e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

a. Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.

Blood vessels are MORE numerous than lymphatic vessels. However, the venous blood vessels MAINLY parallel the lymphatic vessels.

a. Both statements are true.

b. Both statements are false.

c. The first statement is true; the second is false.

d. The first statement is false; the second is true.

d. The first statement is false; the second is true.

Which of the following statements BEST explains why BOTH facial and dental infections can lead to serious complications for the patient?

a. Antibiotics do NOT work well to combat facial and dental infections.

b. Communication by way of anastomoses and blood flow direction is involved in the spread of infection in the head and neck.

c. Both facial and dental infections have been found to be difficult to detect and treat early.

d. Blood supply is based on a one-to-one relationship of blood vessel to muscle.

b. Communication by way of anastomoses and blood flow direction is involved in the spread of infection in the head and neck.

5. What does the term anastomosis mean?

a. Communication of blood vessels with another connecting channel

b. Foreign material in the blood

c. A large network of blood vessels

d. Clot that forms on the inner blood vessel walls

a. Communication of blood vessels with another connecting channel

Which are the MAJOR arteries that supply the head and neck?

a. Aorta, brachiocephalic

b. Common carotid, subclavian

c. Posterior auricular, occipital

d. Superficial temporal, facial

b. Common carotid, subclavian

Which of the following arteries is a DIRECT branch off of the aorta?

a. Common carotid artery

b. External carotid artery

c. Pterygoid artery

d. Brachiocephalic artery

d. Brachiocephalic artery

The common carotid artery is branchless and travels superiorly along the neck, lateral to the trachea and larynx to the superior border of the thyroid cartilage. The common carotid artery travels in a sheath deep to the superior, middle, and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.

a. Both statements are true.

b. Both statements are false.

c. The first statement is true; the second is false.

d. The first statement is false; the second is true.

c. The first statement is true; the second is false.

9. What is the MAJOR destination of the subclavian artery as it travels in the body?

a. Intracranial structures

b. Upper extremity or arm

c. Tissue inferior to the hyoid bone

d. External scalp tissue

b. Upper extremity or arm

Which of the following structures listed is NOT supplied by the lingual artery?

a. Suprahyoid muscles

b. Floor of the mouth

c. Mylohyoid muscle

d. Tongue

c. Mylohyoid muscle

Which of the following listed is NOT a branch of the external carotid artery?

a. Middle meningeal

b. Facial

c. Ascending pharyngeal

d. Posterior auricular

a. Middle meningeal

During the extraoral examination of a patient, an artery is visually noted under the skin of the patient in the temporal region. Which artery can be visualized in this manner during the examination?

a. Middle temporal artery

b. Transverse facial artery

c. Superficial temporal artery

d. Maxillary artery

c. Superficial temporal artery

Which branch of the maxillary artery supplies the maxillary anterior teeth by way of each tooth's apical foramen?

a. Infraorbital artery

b. Inferior alveolar artery

c. Sphenopalatine artery

d. Anterior superior alveolar artery

d. Anterior superior alveolar artery

The veins of the head and neck start out as large venules and become smaller as they near the base of the neck on their way to the heart. The veins of the head and upper neck are usually symmetric in location with limited or NO variance regarding their location.

a. Both statements are true.

b. Both statements are false.

c. The first statement is true; the second is false.

d. The first statement is false; the second is true.

b. Both statements are false.

Which of the following oral structures or regions is NOT drained DIRECTLY by the facial vein?

a. Upper lip

b. Lower lip

c. Submental space

d. Lateral scalp

d. Lateral scalp

Which of the following blood vessels NOT only protects the maxillary artery from being compressed during mastication but also accommodates changes in volume of the infratemporal fossa that occur when the mandible moves?

a. Posterior superior alveolar veins

b. Pterygoid plexus of veins

c. Maxillary vein

d. Middle meningeal vein

b. Pterygoid plexus of veins

Which of the following veins listed drains MOST of the head and neck?

a. Internal jugular vein

b. External jugular vein

c. Inferior alveolar vein

d. Anterior jugular vein

a. Internal jugular vein

What is a serious, life-threatening blood vessel lesion that occurs when a blood vessel is seriously traumatized, allowing large amounts of blood to escape into the surrounding tissue without clotting?

a. Hematoma

b. Thrombus

c. Bacteremia

d. Hemorrhage

d. Hemorrhage

What is the blood supply that is DIRECTLY provided to the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

a. Internal carotid artery

b. Superior thyroid artery

c. Lingual artery

d. Angular artery

b. Superior thyroid artery

A branch of the maxillary artery reaches the nasal cavity through the

a. infraorbital foramen.

b. incisive foramen.

c. sphenopalatine foramen.

d. greater and lesser palatine foramina.

c. sphenopalatine foramen.

What is the relationship of the maxillary vein to the superficial temporal vein?

a. Shallower

b. Deeper

c. Superior

d. Inferior

b. Deeper

The pterygoid plexus of veins is a collection of small anastomosing vessels located around the pterygoid muscles and DIRECTLY surrounding which artery?

a. External carotid artery

b. Maxillary artery

c. Inferior alveolar artery

d. Internal carotid artery

b. Maxillary artery

What is the relationship of the subclavian artery to the common carotid artery?

a. Anterior

b. Posterior

c. Medial

d. Lateral

d. Lateral

24. What is the usual number of anterior branches that arise from the external carotid artery?

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

c. Three

With what nerve is the occipital artery closely associated at its origin?

a. Trigeminal nerve

b. Facial nerve

c. Hypoglossal nerve

d. Mandibular nerve

c. Hypoglossal nerve

1. From the following list of descriptions, select which descriptions can be used for the pathway of the external carotid artery. (Select all that apply.)

a. Begins at inferior border of thyroid cartilage

b. Travels upward medial to internal carotid artery

c. Begins at the termination of common carotid artery

d. Travels upward lateral to internal carotid artery

b. Travels upward medial to internal carotid artery

c. Begins at the termination of common carotid artery

From the following list of blood vessels, select those blood vessels that anastomose with the pterygoid plexus of veins located around the pterygoid muscles. (Select all that apply.)

a. Facial artery

b. Maxillary artery

c. Facial vein

d. Retromandibular vein

e. Maxillary vein

c. Facial vein

d. Retromandibular vein (C,D)

3. From the following list of terms concerning compromised blood vessels, select the terms that are associated DIRECTLY with clot formation. (Select all that apply.)

a. Thrombus

b. Embolus

c. Hematoma

d. Hemorrhage

e. Varicosity

a,b,c

a. Thrombus

b. Embolus

c. Hematoma

From the following list of descriptions, select which descriptions can be used for the pathway of the external jugular vein. (Select all that apply.)

a. Drains only a small part of extracranial structures

b. Terminates in the subclavian vein

c. Visible near the sternocleidomastoid muscle

d. Usually only one vein is present

a,b,c

a. Drains only a small part of extracranial structures

b. Terminates in the subclavian vein

c. Visible near the sternocleidomastoid muscle

From the following list of descriptions, select which descriptions can be used for the pathway of the maxillary artery. (Select all that apply.)

a. May be superficial to lateral pterygoid muscle

b. Runs between mandible and temporomandibular ligament

c. May be deep to lateral pterygoid muscle

d. Runs through infratemporal fossa

a,c,d

a. May be superficial to lateral pterygoid muscle

c. May be deep to lateral pterygoid muscle d. Runs through infratemporal fossa