In case of damage to the facial artery as a result of a facial injury, the bleeding might be stopped by digital compression of the artery at the level of the:
C. base of mandible
Total transection of the facial nerve at the stylomastoid foramen results in the paralysis of the following muscle:
stylohyoid
A vertical incision over the masseter muscle will damage, in addition to other structure, the following artery:
transverse facial
during surgery on the upper lip which nerve should be approached to anesthetize the region:
infraorbital
What is the functional significance of the connections between the facial and auriculotemporal nerves:
autonomic fibers from facial pass to auriculotemporal
Which of the following structures is not found in the digastric triangle of the neck:
E) all of the above are in the triangle
Which nerve receives no contribution from the third cervical segment of the spinal cord:
greater occipital
Which nerves receive contribution from the third cervical segment of the spinal cord:
lesser occipital
supraclavicular
great auricular
phrenic
The second part of the subclavian artery lies posterior to which muscle?
scalenus anterior
Which one of the following nerve components is NOT found in the seventh cranial nerve:
a) special visceral efferent
b) general visceral efferent
c) special visceral afferent
d) general visceral afferent
e) all of the above are found
general visceral afferent
The transversus abdominis muscle continues into the spermatic cord as the
E. none of the above
The lesser curvature of the stomach is supplied by the
left gastric and right gastric arteries
Which one of the following cranial nerves does NOT contain special visceral afferent components:
Vagus
Glossopharyngeal
Facial
Hypoglossal
Trigeminal
Hypoglossal
The medial branch of the dorsal ramus of C2 is termed:
the greater occipital nerve
In regard to the deep muscles of the back, the muscle group which runs from medial to lateral is:
the transversospinalis
The parasympathetic fibers which innervate the parotid gland originate from:
the glossopharyngeal nerve
The postganglionic sympathetic fibers in the head region reach their destination by way of:
the arteries
The biceps brachii muscle can
flex the forearm, flex the arm, supinate
The muscle that protracts the scapula and allows avduction of the arm beyond the horizontal plane is the
serratus anterior
The posterior humeral circumflex artery accompanies which nerve?
axillary nerve
The ligament that hold the head of the radius in place against the ulna is the
annular ligament
A patient has a small stab wound over the thenar eminence. To determine if the redurrent branch of the median nerve is injured or severed, the physician should test:
opposition of thumb
The splanchnic nerves carry the
preganglionic sympathetic fibers
in regard to the diaphragm
the two crura are united in front of the aortic hiatus by a tendinous arch which is called the median arcuate ligament
External hemorrhoids covered by the skin, are an abnormal condition of the
inferior rectal vein
Which one of the following structures is least concerned with the fixation of the uterus?
D. pubovesical ligament
The umbilical cord contains: ___ artery(ies) and ___ vein(s)
two arteries and one vein
The bulbourethral gland of Cowper is located in the:
deep perineal pouch
Infection from the facial region spreads to the cavernous sinus through the:
opthalmic vein
Injury of which nerve results in lateral deviation of the anterior pole of the eye:
oculomotor
Which of the following is not a muscle of mastication:
a) temporalis
b) buccinator
c) medial pterygoid
d) masseter
e) lateral pterygoid
buccinator
Muscles of mastication:
temporalis
medial pterygoid
masseter
lateral pterygoid
The pterygoid venous plexus communicantes with all of the following structures except:
B) lingual vein - V3
Which one of the following statements is true with reference to the temporomandibular joint:
A) The articular disc completely divides the joint into a superior and a smaller inferior cavity.
In the hilus of the left lung which of the following structures is most anterior in position?
C. pulmonary ligament
Which one of the following groups of lymph nodes receives some of the lymph from the breast?
A. parasternal nodes
The posterior circumflex humeral artery:
winds around the anatomical neck of the humerus
The bare area of the liver is bounded by:
the coronary ligament
Which of the following statements is true of the inguinal canal?
C. The inguinal canal contains the ilio-inguinal nerve.