A collection of questions and answers, flashcards, and notes about head and neck anatomy.
This collection is good for medical and dental students and people interested in anatomy
The ___ nerve descends through the neck and into the thorax and abdomen
The spinal roots of accessory nerve [XI] are passing through:
the frontal bone articulates with the parietal bone at the ___ suture
The junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures is the:
In the middle cranial fossa there is the:
The ___ nerve pass through the Internal acoustic meatus.
The bone that forms parts of medial wall (nasal septum) of the nasal cavity is:
The nasal and cranial cavities are communicated together through:
where does the palatopharyngeus originate from?
The ___ artery supplies the palatine tonsils
The ___ nerve innervates the palatopharyngeus muscle.
Can you live with a blocked carotid artery?
Strokes can be mild and recoverable. And sometimes, strokes are very large and devastating, can lead to disability or death.
The ___ artery is a branch of the intracranial internal carotid
The ___ artery is known as the external maxillary artery
The facial branches of the facial artery are: (choose the wrong answer)
The tonsilar branch of the facial artery supplies the:
The accessory meningeal artery is usually a small
branch of the ____ artery
The accessory meningeal artery enters the middle
cranial fossa through the foramen ___
The meningeal branches from the occipital artery enter
the posterior cranial fossa through the ____ foramen.
Meningeal branches from the ____ artery enter the posterior cranial fossa through the jugular foramen.