Sectional Anatomy

Neck Practice Problems

1.Which of the following is illustrated by

#6? (Fig. 6-16)
A) atlas
B) dens
C) axis
D) occipital bone
2.Which of the following is illustrated by #
4? (Fig. 6-16)
A) spinal cord
B) pons
C) cerebral peduncles
D) oropharynx
3.Which of the following is illustrated by
#1? (Fig. 6-16)
A) soft palate

B) geniohyoid
C) sternocleidomastoid muscle
D) genioglossus muscle
4. Which of the following is illustrated
by #7? (Fig. 6-16)
A) parotid gland
B) right retromandibular vein
C) external jugular vein
D) internal jugular vein
5. Which of the following is illustrated
by #2? (Fig. 6-16)
A) genioglossus muscle
B) atlas
C) uvula
D) none of the above
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6. Which of the following is illustrated

by #5? (Fig. 6-23)
A) median glossoepiglottic fold
B) epiglottis
C) vallecula
D) laryngeal pharynx
7. What number illustrates the
vallecula? (Fig. 6-23)
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
8. Which of the following is illustrated
by #1? (Fig. 6-23)
A) thyroid cartilage

B) hyoid bone
C) vallecula
D) epiglottis
9. What number illustrates the median
glossoepiglottic fold? (Fig. 6-23)
A) 3
B) 2
C) 11
D) 4
10. Which of the following is illustrated
by #7? (Fig. 6-23)
A) common carotid artery
B) internal carotid artery
C) internal jugular vein
D) external jugular vein

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11. Which of the following is illustrated

by #1? (Fig. 6-29)
A) piriform sinus
B) trachea
C) vallecula
D) esophagus
12. What number illustrates the external
jugular vein? (Fig. 6-29)
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) none of the above
13. Which of the following is illustrated
by #4? (Fig. 6-29)
A) common carotid artery

B) internal jugular vein

C) external jugular vein
D) none of the above
14. What number illustrates the
esophagus? (Fig. 6-29)
A) 6
B) 7
C) 1
D) 2
15. What number illustrates the common
carotid artery? (Fig. 6-29)
A) 3
B) 7
C) 4
D) 5

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16. Which of the following is illustrated

by #9? (Fig. 6-12)
A) cricoid cartilage
B) laryngeal vestibule
C) thyroid cartilage
D) glottic space
17. What number illustrates the
epiglottis? (Fig. 6-12)
A) 9
B) 10
C) 11
D) 12
18. Which of the following is illustrated
by #3? (Fig. 6-12)
A) spinal cord

B) esophagus
C) trachea
D) isthmus of thyroid gland
19. What number illustrates the isthmus
of thyroid gland? (Fig. 6-12)
A) 1
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6
20. Which of the following is illustrated
by #7? (Fig. 6-12)
A) cricoid cartilage
B) arytenoid cartilage
C) laryngeal cartilage
D) thyroid cartilage

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