ANATOMY 1
HEAD AND NECK MCQ TEST
Each of the questions that follows consists of an incomplete statement or question followed by 5
suggested completions or answers. For each question mark the ONE completion or answer which
is most appropriate.
1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The thyroid cartilage:
A) Is hyaline
B) May ossify
C) Is attached to the epiglottis
D) Articulates with the cricoid cartilage
E) Gives origin to part of the middle constrictor
2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT ? Deep to hyoglossus is the:
A) Middle constrictor
B) Lingual artery
C) Intermediate tendon of digastric
D) Genioglossus
E) Insertion of geniohyoid
3. Helping to bound the laryngeal aditus is ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Corniculate cartilage
B) Cuneiform cartilage
C) Epiglottis
D) Vestibular ligament
E) Aryepiglotticus
4. On the anterior surface of scalenus anterior is ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Prevertebral fascia
B) Subclavian vein
C) Phrenic nerve
D) Transverse cervical artery
E) Ascending cervical artery
5. The pterygopalatine fossa communicates with ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Nasopharynx through the sphenopalatine foremen
B) Orbit through the inferior orbital fissure
C) Infratemporal fossa through the pterygomaxillary fissure
D) Mouth through the greater palatine canal
E) Middle cranial fossa through the foremen rotundum
6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The inferior alveolar nerve:
A) Sends motor fibres to the anterior belly of digastric
B) Is lateral to the lateral pterygoid
C) Is medial to the ramus of the mandible
D) Receives sensory fibres from ipsilateral mandibular teeth
E) Is lateral to the medial pterygoid
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,7. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The greater occipital nerve:
A) Supplies skin of the scalp as far forward as the vertex
B) Is the medial branch of the dorsal ramus of a cervical nerve
C) Supplies muscles on the back of the neck
D) Emerges between the posterior arch of the atlas and the vertebral artery
E) Pierces semispinalis capitis and trapezius
8. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The tongue:
A) Is attached to the hyoid bone
B) Forms part of the pharyngeal wall
C) Has straited muscle fibres forming its bulk
D) Has a sulcus terminalis marking the junction between its posterior two thirds and
anterior third
E) Has lymphoid nodules in its posterior part
9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The mastoid process:
A) Of the adult contains air spaces
B) Is present at birth
C) Is separated from the tympanic plate by a fissure which transmits a branch of the vagus
D) Has inserted on it part of sternomastoid
E) Has spleniius capitis attached to it
10. The arteries of the cerebral circle (of Willis) include ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Internal carotid
B) Middle cerebral
C) Posterior communicating
D) Anterior cerebral
E) Posterior cerebral
11. The upper group of deep cervical lymph nodes receives lymph directly from ALL BUT ONE
of the following:
A) nasopharynx
B) scalp
C) supratentorial part of the brain
D) eyelids
E) tongue
12. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The tentorium cerebelli:
A) contains branches of the ophthalmic nerve
B) is related to the lateral sinus
C) lies close to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery
D) contains part of the trochlear nerve
E) is close to part of the posterior cerebral artery
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, 13. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The middle meatus of the nasal cavity:
A) receives the nasolacrimal duct
B) receives the frontonasal duct
C) has part of the ethmoid bone related to it
D) has a mucosa supplied by branches of the maxillary nerve
E) contains the semilunar hiatus
14. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? Flat bones of the skull vault:
A) contain red bone marrow
B) have a deep surface line by the endosteal layer of dura
C) develop by endochondral ossification
D) have diploic veins which are devoid of valves
E) have small apertures for emissary veins in which blood normally flows in a direction
away from the brain
15. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The squamous part of the temporal
bone:
A) Articulates with the sphenoid bone
B) Is grooved by the middle temporal vessels
C) Articulates with the disc of the temporomandibular joint
D) Is grooved by the middle meningeal vessels
E) Develops by endochondral ossification
16. All of the following are found in the carotid sheath EXCEPT the:
A) Common carotid artery
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Internal jugular vein
D) Vagus nerve
E) Hypoglossal nerve
17. The inferior belly of the omohyoid arises from the
A) Sternum
B) Hyoid bone
C) Clavicle
D) Mandible
E) Scapula
18. The first part of the left subclavian artery is crossed directly by ALL BUT ONE of the
following?
A) Ansa subclavia
B) Vertebral vein
C) Phrenic nerve
D) Thoracic duct
E) Vagus nerve
19. The cavernous sinus communicates directly with ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Sphenoparietal sinus
B) Veins in the orbit
C) Sigmoid sinus
D) Inferior petrosal sinus
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HEAD AND NECK MCQ TEST
Each of the questions that follows consists of an incomplete statement or question followed by 5
suggested completions or answers. For each question mark the ONE completion or answer which
is most appropriate.
1. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The thyroid cartilage:
A) Is hyaline
B) May ossify
C) Is attached to the epiglottis
D) Articulates with the cricoid cartilage
E) Gives origin to part of the middle constrictor
2. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT ? Deep to hyoglossus is the:
A) Middle constrictor
B) Lingual artery
C) Intermediate tendon of digastric
D) Genioglossus
E) Insertion of geniohyoid
3. Helping to bound the laryngeal aditus is ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Corniculate cartilage
B) Cuneiform cartilage
C) Epiglottis
D) Vestibular ligament
E) Aryepiglotticus
4. On the anterior surface of scalenus anterior is ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Prevertebral fascia
B) Subclavian vein
C) Phrenic nerve
D) Transverse cervical artery
E) Ascending cervical artery
5. The pterygopalatine fossa communicates with ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Nasopharynx through the sphenopalatine foremen
B) Orbit through the inferior orbital fissure
C) Infratemporal fossa through the pterygomaxillary fissure
D) Mouth through the greater palatine canal
E) Middle cranial fossa through the foremen rotundum
6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The inferior alveolar nerve:
A) Sends motor fibres to the anterior belly of digastric
B) Is lateral to the lateral pterygoid
C) Is medial to the ramus of the mandible
D) Receives sensory fibres from ipsilateral mandibular teeth
E) Is lateral to the medial pterygoid
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,7. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The greater occipital nerve:
A) Supplies skin of the scalp as far forward as the vertex
B) Is the medial branch of the dorsal ramus of a cervical nerve
C) Supplies muscles on the back of the neck
D) Emerges between the posterior arch of the atlas and the vertebral artery
E) Pierces semispinalis capitis and trapezius
8. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The tongue:
A) Is attached to the hyoid bone
B) Forms part of the pharyngeal wall
C) Has straited muscle fibres forming its bulk
D) Has a sulcus terminalis marking the junction between its posterior two thirds and
anterior third
E) Has lymphoid nodules in its posterior part
9. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The mastoid process:
A) Of the adult contains air spaces
B) Is present at birth
C) Is separated from the tympanic plate by a fissure which transmits a branch of the vagus
D) Has inserted on it part of sternomastoid
E) Has spleniius capitis attached to it
10. The arteries of the cerebral circle (of Willis) include ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Internal carotid
B) Middle cerebral
C) Posterior communicating
D) Anterior cerebral
E) Posterior cerebral
11. The upper group of deep cervical lymph nodes receives lymph directly from ALL BUT ONE
of the following:
A) nasopharynx
B) scalp
C) supratentorial part of the brain
D) eyelids
E) tongue
12. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The tentorium cerebelli:
A) contains branches of the ophthalmic nerve
B) is related to the lateral sinus
C) lies close to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery
D) contains part of the trochlear nerve
E) is close to part of the posterior cerebral artery
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, 13. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The middle meatus of the nasal cavity:
A) receives the nasolacrimal duct
B) receives the frontonasal duct
C) has part of the ethmoid bone related to it
D) has a mucosa supplied by branches of the maxillary nerve
E) contains the semilunar hiatus
14. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? Flat bones of the skull vault:
A) contain red bone marrow
B) have a deep surface line by the endosteal layer of dura
C) develop by endochondral ossification
D) have diploic veins which are devoid of valves
E) have small apertures for emissary veins in which blood normally flows in a direction
away from the brain
15. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? The squamous part of the temporal
bone:
A) Articulates with the sphenoid bone
B) Is grooved by the middle temporal vessels
C) Articulates with the disc of the temporomandibular joint
D) Is grooved by the middle meningeal vessels
E) Develops by endochondral ossification
16. All of the following are found in the carotid sheath EXCEPT the:
A) Common carotid artery
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Internal jugular vein
D) Vagus nerve
E) Hypoglossal nerve
17. The inferior belly of the omohyoid arises from the
A) Sternum
B) Hyoid bone
C) Clavicle
D) Mandible
E) Scapula
18. The first part of the left subclavian artery is crossed directly by ALL BUT ONE of the
following?
A) Ansa subclavia
B) Vertebral vein
C) Phrenic nerve
D) Thoracic duct
E) Vagus nerve
19. The cavernous sinus communicates directly with ALL BUT ONE of the following:
A) Sphenoparietal sinus
B) Veins in the orbit
C) Sigmoid sinus
D) Inferior petrosal sinus
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