THEORETICAL QUESTIONS OF THE HEAD AND NECK REGIONS

1. How is the aponeurotic part of the epicranius muscle named?

2. Which muscles are innervated by the accessory nerve?
3. Name the nerve innervates the masticatory muscles.
4. Name the nerve innervates the muscles of facial expression.
5. Which part of the central nervous system gives the innervation of the trapezius
and the sternocleidomastoid muscles?
6. Which muscle runs together with the posterior belly of the digastric muscle to
the hyoid bone?
7. Which muscle crosses the posterior (supraclavicular) triangle subdividing it
into further two triangles?
8. Which suprahyoid muscles are located in the submandibular triangle?
9. Which muscles border the carotid triangle?
10. What is the content of the carotid sheath?
11. Which masticatory muscles insert to the angle of the mandible?
12. Name the two nerves that enter the lateral lingual sulcus.
13. Name the two muscles that border the lateral lingual sulcus.
14. Name the muscle of the soft palate that is innervated by the mandibular nerve.
15. List the suprahyoid muscles innervated by the facial nerve.
16. Give the spinal cord segments where the infrahyoid muscles get innervation
from.
17. Name the muscles that border the scalenus hiatus.
18. Give the plane where the common carotid artery bifurcates.
19. Name the two end branches of the external carotid artery.
20. At the anterior border of which muscle does the facial artery enter the face?
21. Name the branch of the maxillary artery that enters the nasal cavity from the
pterygopalatine fossa.
22. Where is the origin of the artery that passes through the foramen spinosum?
23. Where does the inferior thyroid artery come from?
24. Which vein connects the facial vein with the cavernous sinus?
25. Name the lymphatic trunk that collects lymph from the regions of the head and
neck.
26. Name the nerve that derives from the first branchial arch.
27. Name the nerve that derives from the second branchial arch.
28. Name the nerve that derives from the third branchial arch.
29. Name the nerve that derives from the 4th-6th branchial arches.
30. Name the three main direct branches of the ophthalmic nerve.
31. Which branches of the maxillary nerve pass through the inferior orbital fissure?
32. Name the nerve that innervates the upper teeth.
33. What is the name of sensory ganglion of the facial nerve?
34. List the branches of the facial nerve that enter the tympanic cavity.
35. The branches of which nerve form the parotid plexus?
36. Name the nerve that gives off the buccal nerve and what is its function.
37. Where do the rami buccales come from and what is their function?
38. Name the only motor branch of the inferior alveolar nerve.
39. Name the only predominantly sensory branch of the mandibular nerve that
comes from its anterior trunk.
40. Where does the canaliculus tympanicus open on the external cranial base?
41. Which cranial nerves form the pharyngeal plexus?
42. Name the nerve that carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the
parotid gland from otic ganglion.
43. Which nerve carries preganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion?
44. Which nerves pass through the cavernous sinus?
45. Which superficial muscle do the sensory branches of the cervical plexus pass
around?
46. Which nerves carry gustatory nerve fibers from the dorsum of tongue?
47. Which nerves carry general sensory information from the tongue?
48. Which branch of which cranial nerve supplies the levator veli palatini?
49. Which branch of which cranial nerve supplies the tensor veli palatini?
50. Which branch of the vagus nerve supplies the cricothyroid?
51. Which nerves supply the laryngeal muscles?
52. What is the source of the greater occipital nerve?
53. What is the source of the lesser occipital nerve?
54. What are the sensory ganglia of the vagus nerve?
55. Which are the parasympathetic ganglia of the facial nerve?
56. What is the name of the parasympathetic ganglion of the glossopharyngeal
nerve?
57. Which cervical ganglia innervate the heart?
58. Which muscles are innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?
59. What is the site of origin of the most of the extraocular muscles?
60. Which muscle opens the eye?
61. Where is the fossa for lacrimal sac located?
62. Where is the fossa for lacrimal gland?
63. Which nerve supplies the cornea?
64. Which nerve carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the lacrimal
gland?
65. Where does the nasolacrimal duct open to?
66. What is the function of the postganglionic parasympathetic fibers of the ciliary
ganglion?
67. Name the muscle innervated by the trochlear nerve?
68. Name the muscle innervated by the abducent nerve?
69. Which muscle is responsible for the accommodation?
70. What is the name of the superior wall of the tympanic cavity?
71. What forms the promontory on the medial wall of the tympanic cavity?
72. Name the wall of the tympanic cavity where the internal carotid artery runs!
73. Where is the cranial exit of the chorda tympani?
74. Name the wall of the tympanic cavity where the tympanic plexus is found!
75. Which part of the tympanic cavity contain the head of the malleus?
76. Where does the base of the stapes fit into?
77. Where does the manubrium of the malleus insert?
78. What are the parts of the tympanic membrane?
79. What is the colour of the healthy tympanic membrane?