Exam 1 Head and Neck Anatomy (Fall 2024)

Which of the following terms is a plane separating a long axis into proximal and distal segments in human anatomy with traditional anatomical position as a reference (example, your arm)?

Transverse section

The tissue/area at the junction between the labial mucosa and the alveolar mucosa is called the:

Mucolabial fold

Which of the following structures is predominately located on the lateral surface of the tongue?

Foliate papillae

The faucal pillars are created by the ______ and the ______ muscles from anterior to posterior.

palatoglossus; palatopharyngeus

Which of the following foramen pierce the occipital bone?

hypoglossal canal

The pterygopalatine fossa is ______ to the infratemporal fossa.

Medial

What is the landmark located in the oral cavity that appears as a small elevation of tissue located on the inner part of the buccal mucosa, just opposite the maxillary second molar?

Parotid papilla

Venous sinus compartments are housed in

the dura mater

Which of the following bony features listed is not a bony hole or opening?

Fossa

Which of the following openings directly connects the orbit with the cranial cavity fossa?

Superior orbital fissure

Through which of the following bony openings does the trigeminal nerve pass?

Foramen ovale

When viewing the medial surface of the mandible, all of the following bony landmarks are observed except?

Mental foramen

Which statement below is correct

the internal carotid artery enters the middle cranial fossa near the foramen lacerum but does not pass through it

Choose the correct statement

the tentorium cerebelli is dura mater that separate the cerebrum from the cerebellum

Choose the name of an opening of the skull through which a continuation or distal branch of the maxillary nerve leaves (sensory) and/or reaches (autonomic motor) the mucosa of the hard palate

palatine canal

The _____ suture joins the temporal and parietal bones of the skill.

squamosal

Choose the best and most accurate response

the main sensory ganglion for the exterior face is the trigeminal ganglion

Name one of the two bone pairs which have surfaces that form the septum dividing the nose into right and left passages

vomer and ethmoid

The pterygoid process of what bone forms the posterior wall of the pterygopalatine fossa

sphenoid

The muscles forming the lateral border of the submental triangle are the…

anterior digastric

The inferior orbital fissure

lies directly between the orbit and the infratemporal fossa

Which of the following bony processes is located just inferior and medial to the external acoustic meatus?

styloid process

Where is the small narrow-bodied process called the hamulus located?

On the medial plate of the pterygoid process

The parts of the temporal bone are as follows excluding which part:

pterygoid part

True or False

Astrocytes (in the central nerbous system) are functionally similar to Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system

False

True or False

The pterygomandibular fold is formed by two muscles attaching vertically in the lateral face

True

True or False

The afferent nerve conveying touch, temperature and pain from the maxillary alveolar process around the left premolars travels within the maxilla and joins the infraorbital nerve which then travels through the inferior orbital fissure and then through the foramen rotundum and then synapses in the trigeminal sensory nucleus

True

True or False

Trigeminal carries parasympathetic motor information from the pontine region of the brainstem

False

True or False

The scalp is innervated by only cranial nerve V1 (ophthalmic n.)

False

True or False

The mandibular nerve conveys sensory information through the mandibular foramen before entering into the infratemporal fossa

True

The sinus that immediately drains venous blood into the jugular vein is called

Sigmoid sinus

All of the following are autonomic ganglion in the head except…

Trigeminal g.

The main branch of the trigemnical nerve contains which of the following functions…

Voluntary motor and somatic sensory

Which of the following landmarks is formed by the maxillae

maxillary tuberosity

All of the following are categories of glia except…

Mesoderm

All of the following statements about the skull is true except one which one?

The skull has less bones at birth than in an adult human

Which cranial fossa houses the cerebellum, medulla, and the pons?

Posterior cranial fossa

Which of the following cranial nerves passes out of the cranial activity through the jugular foramen?

Vagus nerve

Which of the following cranial nerves carries parasympathetic fibers from the brainstem in addition to somatic voluntary motor?

Oculomotor n.

All of the following structures of the tongue provide taste information except…

Filiform papillae

In the peripheral nervous system, which fibers carry impulses to voluntary skeletal muscle?

Somatic efferent

Beginning in the cranial fossa where does the foramen ovale lead next?

Infratemporal fossa

The most common type of neuron found in the periphery that conveys touch, temperature and pain sensory stimuli are…

Pseudounipolar neurons

Pick the corrrect answer that would best describe the special (afferent) senses in the head

Part of the somatic and visceral sensory system

A student dozing off in class is unexpectedly called on by Professor Ski to answer a question. Not knowing the answer, the hair on the back of the student’s neck erects, his pupils dilate, and his heart rate increases. These specific motor response behaviors are controlled by

Both branches of the visceral motor system

The cranial nerve branch that conveys sensory information from the bone, mucosa, and skin below the orbit around the area called the canine fossa is the»>

Infraorbital

The pituitary glands resides in the following bony location…

Sella turcica

The somatic motor that moves the eye left/right, up/down, etc. is supplied by all of the following neres except…

Optic

Anancient 53 year old woman complains of an “excruciating, stabbing pain” on the right side of her face on her cheek, lip, and nose. She complains that this is the worst pain she has felt in her entire super long life. The pain is triggered by light touch on the cheek, chewing, or even drafts of air on her face. The working diagnosis is a neuralgia of what cranial nerve MOST likely?

trigeminal nerve (CN V)

The pterygopalatine ganglion contains preganglionic parasympathetic multipolar neurons from which cranial nerve?

CN VII but we haven’t gone over the super fine detail of this cranial nerve in this class, but this answer is still correct

List the names of the seven foramen and/or openings of the pterygopalatine fossa

foramen rotundum, pterygoid canal, pharyngeal canal, interior orbital fissure, sphenopalatine foramen, pterygomaxillary fissure, and palatine canal