NBDHE Head and Neck Anatomy 3

Question 1

The submandibular triangle contains the submandibular gland and which major nerve?

Accepted Answer

Lingual nerve and facial artery

Answer

Inferior alveolar nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve only

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 2

Which bony landmark of the skull is the attachment site for the masseter muscle?

Accepted Answer

Zygomatic arch and lateral surface of the ramus and coronoid process of the mandible

Answer

Pterygoid fossa and medial surface of the ramus

Answer

Temporal fossa and coronoid process only

Answer

Mastoid process and hyoid bone

Question 3

The chorda tympani nerve carries which functional components?

Accepted Answer

Special sensory taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue AND preganglionic parasympathetic secretomotor fibers to the submandibular and sublingual glands

Answer

General somatic sensation from the tongue

Answer

Motor innervation to the muscles of the tongue

Answer

Sympathetic fibers to the parotid gland

Question 4

The pterygomandibular space is the target for which common local anesthetic block?

Accepted Answer

Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB)

Answer

Posterior superior alveolar (PSA) block

Answer

Mental nerve block

Answer

Nasopalatine nerve block

Question 5

The Waldeyer's ring consists of which lymphoid tissues?

Accepted Answer

Palatine tonsils, pharyngeal tonsil (adenoid), lingual tonsil, and tubal tonsils

Answer

Cervical lymph nodes and thymus

Answer

Submandibular and parotid lymph nodes

Answer

Peyer's patches in the pharyngeal mucosa

Question 6

Which artery is the primary blood supply to the mandibular teeth and bone?

Accepted Answer

Inferior alveolar artery (branch of maxillary artery)

Answer

External carotid artery directly

Answer

Facial artery

Answer

Lingual artery