Questions for Head & Neck

• Pirogow's triangle

• located within submandubilar triangle

• can you please tell us if this is a likely test question, and how important the contents of this triangle are?

• Lingual artery triangle

• 2 main muscles in submand triangle mylohyoid, hyoglossus

• Through submand triangle, CN XII passes and goes to post 1/3 of tongue

• Lingual artery follows deep inside to the tongue as well

• borders:

• posterior digastric artery

• inferior digastric artery

• anteriorly posterior margin of mylohyoid muscle

• superiorly CN XII

• clinically can easily find the lingual artery within this triangle

• Becklard triangle further division of the carotid triangle

• please explain the borders of this triangle

• inferior hyoid bone (greater horn)

• posterior forms posterior edge of hyoglossus muscle

• anterior and superiorly forms posterior belly of digastric

• clinically can easily find the lingual artery within this triangle

• will we be tested on the cranial nerves?

• How much emphasis should we put on learning about the teeth

• Types, numbers, numbers of roots for each tooth

• Differences between children and adults

• Blood and nerve supply

• Inferior alveolar nerve and artery branches of…

• Superior alveolar nerve and artery branches of…

• Names of the surfaces distal, buccal, medial…

• How important are the blue boxes to study?

• we've been told in the past to study them, but nothing of relevance has shown up on previous tests

• STUDY BLUE BOXES!!!

• branches of the external carotid artery

• quadrangular membrane

Cranial Nerves Neurons

CN I Olfacto ry Oh Some

CN II Optic Oh Say

CN III Occulomotor Oh Marry

CN IV Trochlear To Money

CN V Trigeminal Touch But

CN VI Abducens And My

CN VII Facial Feel Brother

CN VIII Vestibulocochlear Virgin Says

CN IX Glossopharyngeus Girl's Big

CN X Vagus Vagina Boobs

CN XI Accessory And Matter

CN XII Hypoglossus Heinie Most

Bones of neurocranium paired or impaired

Which of the following is a paired bone of neurocranium?

• temporal

• nasal

• maxilla

• parietal

• occipital

the facial veins make important connections with cavernous sinuses through which veins?

• lingual veins

• trigeminal veins

• superior ophthalmic veins

• great cerebral vein

• meningeal veins

landmarks:

Lamina is a landmark of intersection of sagittal and coronal sutures F

In skull of newborn, can notice absence of:

• mastoid process

• frontal suture

• parietal eminence

• styloid process

• stylomastoid forimana

which opening is situated in middle cranial fossa

• foramen magnum

• formen spinosum

• foramen rotundum

• foramen ovale

• optic canal

which of the following contains parts of CN V?

• foramen rotundum

• sup orbit fissure

• inf orbit fissure

• stylomastoid foramen F CN VII

superior orbital fissure transmits:

• CN IV

• CN VI

• Juglular vein

• Ophthalmic vine

Optic canal transmits:

Which of the following inserts to angle of mouth?

• risorios

• zygomaticofacial

• depressor…

• platysma

parotid gland is innervated by parasympathetic fibers of CN VII F

postgang parasympathetic fibers for parotid gland are branches of otic ganglion T

pterygopalatime ganglion for lacrimal gland

concerning teeth, which is correct

• upper teeth innervated by second division of CN V

• lower teeth innervated by 3rd division of CN V

• lower supplied by brahcnes of mandibular arteries

which is correct?

• platysma is innervated by CN VII

• musculis uvula is innervated by CN V F CN IX & X

• SCN innervated by CN VII F CN XI

• Mylohyoid is innervated by CN V

• Aryepiglottic is innervated by CN XII F CN X

Anterior triangle of neck:

• muscular triangle

• submandibular triangle

• supraclavicular triangle

which is correct?

• all muscles of the larynx are supplied by the inferior laryngeal nerve

• the internal laryngeal nerve is a branch of the superior larungeal nerve

• the internal laryngeal nerve is the sensory nerve of the larynx

Choose correct statements:

• the vocalis muscles are the principal tensors of vocal ligaments F

• the cricothyroid muscles produce minuimum adjustment of vocal cords, tensing parts F

• lateral cricoarytenoid abduce the vocal cords F

which are NOT in the Waldemeyer's ring?

• submandibular lymph nodes

Which of the following paranasal sinuses open into the middle meatus:

• Frontal

• Maxillary

• Anterior ethmoid cells

• Post ethmoidal

Inferior meatus NO SINUSES, just nasal lacrimal duct

In superior sinus only sphenoid sinus

Keisselbach's area is place at level of superior concha of lateral wall of nasal cavity F

Nasal palatine nerve has 5 sources supplying general sensation

Superficial temporal artery supplies inferior part of nasal cavity

Fauces are bound laterally by palatoglossus and salpingopharyngeal folds F

Palatoglossus arch marks the place where beginning of the oropharyngeal isthmus is T

The epiglottic region of the tongue receives taste innervation from the CN X T

The jugular foramen transmits all EXCEPT?

• glossopharyngeal nerve

• vagus nerve

• accessory nerve

• inferior petrosal and sigmoid sinuses

• sympathetic plexus

• common jugular vein

be careful that on this question, and others similar like it, he can ask “what does it transmit” or “what is found in here”

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