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Anatomy (Head and Neck Set 3)
MCQ
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Which of the following best describes the pathway of parasympathetic fibers to the lacrimal gland?
(A) Parasympathetic fibers from CN VII travel first via the greater petrosal nerve and then via the nerve of the pterygoid canal to the pterygopalatine ganglion, where they synapse with postsynaptic fibers. These fibers join the zygomatic branch of V2, which in turn conveys the fibers to the lacrimal branch of V1 (via a communicating branch). This nerve delivers the parasympathetic fibers to the lacrimal gland
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Which of the following muscles does NOT take its origin from the common tendinous ring?
(E) The superior oblique takes its origin from the body of the sphenoid bone, while all four rectus muscles take origin from the common tendinous ring
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Which of the following depresses the mandible?
(A) The lateral pterygoids, when acting together, depress and protrude the mandible, with the assistance of the suprahyoid muscles, infrahyoid muscles, and gravity
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The temporomandibular joint is what type of joint?
(C) The temporomandibular joint is a modified hinge-type synovial joint
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Which of the following is NOT a branch of the second (pterygoid) part of the maxillary artery?
(B) The labyrinthine artery is a branch of the basilar artery, which is part of the vertebral artery system
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Which of the following is NOT true in respect to the sphenopalatine artery?
(E) The sphenopalatine artery is transmitted through the sphenopalatine foramen along with the nasopalatine and superior nasal nerves
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The muscles of mastication are associated with which branchial arch?
(A) The muscles of mastication are associated with the first branchial arch and are innervated by the trigeminal nerve
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Which of the following is NOT contained in the infratemporal fossa?
(E) The infratemporal fossa contains the otic— not the pterygopalatine—ganglion
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Which of the following is NOT a branch of the first (mandibular) part of the first part of the maxillary artery?
(E) The descending palatine artery is a branch of the third (pterygopalatine) part of the maxillary artery
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Which artery is NOT a branch of the vertebral artery system?
(E) The vertebral artery system has the following branches: posterior communicating, posterior cerebral, basilar, superior cerebellar, anterior inferior cerebellar, posterior inferior cerebellar, labyrinthine, and anterior spinal. The ophthalmic artery is a branch of the internal carotid artery system
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Which of the following is true in respect to the otic ganglion?
(C) Postsynaptic parasympathetic fibers pass from the ganglion to the parotid gland via the auriculotemporal nerve
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Which of the following is correct in respect to the hard palate?
(A) The hard palate is composed of the palatine processes of the maxillary bones as well as the horizontal plates of the palatine bones
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The oculomotor nerve emerges between which two arteries of the cerebral arterial circle?
(D) The oculomotor nerve emerges between the superior cerebellar artery and the posterior cerebral artery
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Which of the following muscles is NOT innervated by the oculomotor nerve?
(B) The lateral rectus is innervated by the abducent nerve
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Which of the following arteries is NOT a branch of the ophthalmic artery?
(E) The infraorbital artery is a branch of the third part of the maxillary artery
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Which of the following is true in respect to the ciliary ganglion?
(B) Afferent fibers from the iris and cornea pass through the ciliary ganglion
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Which of the following lists best describes the pathway of tears from the lacrimal glands to the nasal cavity?
(A) Tears flow from the lacrimal ducts across the eye to the lacrimal lake. The tears then pass through the lacrimal punctum on the lacrimal papilla, into the lacrimal canaliculi, and into the lacrimal sac, which is the widened end of the nasolacrimal duct
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Which of the following arteries is correctly matched with its distribution?
(C) The middle meningeal artery supplies more blood to the calvaria than to the dura, which is supplied by the vertebral artery
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Which of the following muscles is NOT properly matched with it main action?
(D) The superior oblique abducts, depresses, and rotates the eyeball medially
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Which of the following arteries is correctly paired with its course and distribution?
(C) The short posterior ciliary arteries pierce the sclera near the optic nerve and supply the choroid, which subsequently supplies the rods and cones of the retina
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What nerve emerges between the labyrinthine artery and the anterior inferior cerebellar artery?
(D) The abducent nerve emerges between the labyrinthine artery and the anterior inferior cerebellar artery
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Which of the following muscles is NOT a muscle of mastication?
(A) The buccinator is a muscle of facial expression, not a muscle of mastication
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Which of the following branches of the third (pterygopalatine) part of the maxillary artery is correctly paired with its distribution?
(D) The artery of the pterygoid canal supplies the superior part of the pharynx, the auditory tube, and the tympanic cavity
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Which of the following nerves is correctly matched with its distribution?
(A) The long ciliary nerves convey postsynaptic sympathetic fibers to the dilator pupillae and afferent fibers from the iris and cornea
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Which nerve is NOT correctly matched with its distribution?
(E) The tensor tympani is innervated by the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve
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