QUESTION 1
The cutaneous nerve which parallels the course of the external jugular vein on the sternocleidomastoid muscle arises from the ventral primary rami of:
C-2 & C-3
C-3 & C-4
C-1 & C-2
C-1, C-2 & C-3
C-3 & C-4
QUESTION 2
The large sensory nerve which accompanies the superior laryngeal artery through the thyrohyoid membrane is a branch of the:
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Superior laryngeal nerve
Inferior laryngeal nerve
Ansa cervicalis
QUESTION 3
The levator veli palatini muscle is innervated by the vagus nerve, indicating that this muscle arises from the:
1st branchial arch
2nd branchial arch
3rd branchial arch
4th branchial arch
Hyoid arch
QUESTION 4
Paralysis of the entire facial musculature on one side can result from lesions of the facial nucleus in the pons because lesions at a higher (supranuclear) level will spare the orbicularis oculi and frontalis muscles.
Both statement and reason are correct and related
Both statement and reason are correct but NOT related
The statement is correct but the reason is NOT
The statement is NOT correct but the reason is an accurate statement
NEITHER statement nor reason is correct
QUESTION 5
Each of the following is noted in unilateral facial paralysis except:
Displacement of the mouth
Drooping of the corner of the mouth
Loss of taste on the posterior one-third of the tongue
Drooping of the upper eyelid
Blinking of the eyelids does not occur
QUESTION 6
When a patient was asked to open his mouth widely, it was noted that the lower jaw deviated to the right. Assuming nerve involvement, which of the following cranial nerves would be implicated ?
Vagus
Glossopharyngeal
Accessory
Trigeminal
Hypoglossal
QUESTION 7
The cell bodies of the neurons which mediate the sense of taste in the anterior two-thirds of the tongue are located in the:
Submandibular ganglion
Geniculate ganglion
Pons
Semilunar ganglion
Cerebrum
QUESTION 8
The fact that the middle pharyngeal constrictor muscle was derived from the fourth branchial arch would indicate that this muscle received its nerve supply from the:
Trigeminal nerve
Hypoglossal nerve
Facial nerve
Glossopharyngeal nerve
Vagus nerve