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02/03/2009

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Term

 

What nerve runs across the anterior scalene immediately deep to the subclavian vein?

Definition

 

Phrenic nerve

Term

 

The external branch of the _______ nerve travels with the superior thyroid artery to innervate the cricothyroid muscle.

Definition

 

superior laryngeal

Term

 

The right recurrent laryngeal loops around the ________ and the left recurrent laryngeal loops around the ________.

Definition

 

right - subclavian artery

 

left - aortic arch

Term

 

Which lymph nodes run

 closely with the internal jugular vein?

Definition

 

deep cervical chain

Term

 

The internal jugular vein meets the subclavian vein, and the two vessels join to form the _______.

Definition

 

brachiocephalic vein

Term

 

The ____ nerve is comprised of contributions from the ventral primary rami of C3, C4, and C5.

Definition

 

phrenic

Term

 

The middle cervical sympathetic ganglion, recurrent laryngeal nerve, and parathyroid glands are all closely related with which blood vessel?

Definition

 

Inferior thyroid artery

Term

 

What spinal nerves do the supraclavicular nerves come from? 

Definition

 

C3 and C4 in the cervical plexus

Term

 

Where does the great auricular nerve come from?

Definition

 

C2 and C3 in the cervical plexus

 

- the tranverse cervical nerve is also from C2 and C3

Term

 

What spinal nerve does the lesser occipital nerve come from?

Definition

 

C2 in the cervical plexus

Term

 

Is the suprascapular nerve cutaneous or motor?

 

Where does it come from?

Definition

 

motor

 

comes from superior trunk of brachial plexus

 

(NOT to be confused with SUPRACLAVICULAR)

Term

The superior branch of ansa cervicalis runs with the hypoglossal nerve until the

 

A. Submental Triangle

B. Carotid Triangle

C. Submandiblar Triangle

 

Definition

 

B. Carotid Triangle

Term

 

The internal branch of the superior laryngeal nerve runs with the ______ artery, piercing the thyrohyoid membrane.

Definition

 

superior laryngeal

Term

 

What nerve do branches of the inferior thyroid artery cross as they make their way to the thyroid?

Definition

 

recurrent laryngeal nerve

Term

 

What innervates the stylohyoid muscle?

Definition

 

CN VII

Term

 

The _____ nerve travels in the tracheoesophageal groove.

Definition

 

recurrent laryngeal

Term

 

The external and internal branches of the _______ nerve innervate cricothyroid.

Definition

 

superior laryngeal

Term

 

True or False:

The inferior laryngeal and recurrent laryngeal nerves are one in the same.

Definition

 

True -  

the recurrent laryngeal changes its name to the inferior laryngeal at the inferior border of cricopharyngeus

Term

 

True or False:

 

The external jugular vein is found in the muscular triangle

Definition

 

False -

 

it is found in the omoclavicular triangle

Term

 

The cervical plexus is made of the

 

A. ventral primary rami of C1 through C4

B. dorsal primary rami of C1 through C4

Definition

 

A. ventral primary rami of C1 through C4

Term

 

Lacerating the artery coursing transversely just medial to the neck of the condyle would cause an intense hemorrhage. What artery is it?

Definition

 

maxillary

Term

Damage to the facial nerve near the stylomastoid foramen would likely cause each of the following motor deficits EXCEPT: 


A. Paralysis of the buccinator muscle
B. Inability to whistle
C. Paralysis of the muscles that elevate the mandible

Definition

 

C. Paralysis of the muscles that elevate the mandible

 

Term

 

The lesser petrosal nerve is a branch of the _______ nerve.

Definition

 

Glossopharyngeal (CN IX)

Term

 

The lesser petrosal nerve carries presynaptic parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion. These fibers synapse in the otic ganglion, and the postsynaptic fibers travel on the auriculotemporal nerve to innervate ______.

Definition

 

the parotid gland

Term

 

What innervates the Mylohyoid muscle?

 

Where does this nerve originate?

Definition

 

"the nerve to the mylohyoid" originates from the inferior alveolar nerve, which is a branch of V3.

Term

 

The chorda tympani exits the skull through the _______ before entering the infratemporal fossa.

Definition

 

petrotympanic fissure

 

- chordata tympani splits from the facial nerve before exiting the skull

Term

Which is not innnervated by V3? 

 

Tensor tympani

Masseter
Buccinator
Mylohyoid
Temporalis

Definition

 

Buccinator

Term

 

From what part of the maxillary artery does the middle meningeal artery typically arise?

Definition

 

From the first part, usually deep to the neck of mandible

Term

 

The _____ is the major source of blood for the infratemporal fossa.

Definition

 

maxillary artery

Term

 

Sympathetic fibers reach the tongue by way of the

A. Hypoglossal nerve

B. Lingual artery

C. Glossopharyngeal nerve

D. Maxillary artery

Definition

 

B. Lingual artery

 

 - sympathetic fibers travel on vessels!

Term

 

What carries taste fibers to the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and presynaptic parasympathetic fibers to the submandibular ganglion?

Definition

 

chordata tympani

 

- travels on lingual branch of V3

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