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Head and Neck

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show Attaches to the malleus  
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2) The function of the tympanic membrane, ear ossicles, and oval window   show
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3) The greater petrosal nerve joins which other nerve to form the nerve of the pterygoid canal   show
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4) The facial nerve as it enters the internal acoustic meatus has what nerve components   show
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show Buccinator  
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6) What are the actions of the Temporalis muscle   show
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7) If a laceration of the maxillary artery at the neck of the mandibular condyle took place, what would be affected   show
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show (general somatic efferent) 3, 4, 6, 12  
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9) Which cranial nerves contain GSA components   show
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show (special somatic afferent) 1, 2, 8  
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show (special visceral components) 1, 7 (taste), 9 (taste) , 10  
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show (General visceral afferent) IX, X  
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show 3 (ciliary ganglion), 7 (pterygopalatine and submandibular ganglions), 9 (otic ganglion), 10 (terminal ganglion)  
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14) Which cranial nerves contain SVE components   show
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15) What nerve innervates the platysma muscle   show
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16) What are branches of the facial nerve   show
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show Foramen Magnum  
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18) What specific muscle attaches to the neck of the mandibular condyle   show
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19) Muscles which are innervated by nerves with special visceral efferent components develop from   show
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20) A patient presents with jaw pain and inability to close his mouth. You notice that his mouth is in an open position and the mandible is forward and deviated to the right. Which muscle is probably in spasm   show
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show The articular tubercle is not covered by fibrocartilage. The head of the mandibular condyle, the articular eminence, and the articular disk are.  
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show Internal carotid  
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show Trochlear  
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24) The chordatympanic branch of the facial nerve leaves the skull through   show
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show Gala Aponeurotica  
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show Opthalamic artery and Optic nerve  
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27) Injury to the temporal branch of the facial nerve would most likely be accompanied by which of the following signs   show
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28) Intense pain at the bridge of the nose caused by an acute case of herpes zoster probably involves which cutaneous branch of the opthalamic nerve   show
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29) Preganglionic parasympathetic nerve fibers which supply the lacrimal gland are carried in which nerve   show
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30) The facial nerve proper exits the base of the skull through which of the following foramen   show
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31) A compound fracture of the right orbit could cause which muscle to get trapped when a patient tries to look downward   show
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show Nasociliary  
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show Anterior Cerebral or Anterior Communicating  
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show Open eyelids (cannot close lips, frown, close eyelids, or smile)  
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35) What opening is a communication between the infratemporal fossa and the pterygopalatine fossa   show
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show Tentorium cerebelli  
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37) The insular lobe of the cerebral cortex is considered to be   show
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show Lateral walls of the 3rd ventricle  
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show Periosteal dura  
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40) Which structure separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe of the cerebral cortex   show
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41) The trigeminal nerve trunk arises from which region of brainstem   show
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42) What are some structures that exit the jugular foramen   show
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43) All of the following bones of the skull are part of the neurocranium, except   show
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show Opthalamic artery. (opthalamic branch of trigeminal, abducens, occulomotor, and opthalamic vein all DO)  
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show Sphenoid  
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show Basion  
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show On the branches of the carotid artery  
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48) Parasympathetic postganglionic cells which innervate the intrinsic muscles of the eye are located in what specific ganglion   show
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show GSA, SVA, GVE  
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50) The vertebral arteries are direct branches of which arteries   show
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51) Upon entering the infratemporal fossa, the maxillary artery passes medial to what specific structure   show
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show Lambdoid  
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53) What structures pass through the foramen lacerum from above   show
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show Auricular branch of Vagus  
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show Foramen Rotundum  
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56) Where does the nasolacrimal canal drain   show
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57) What specific type of nerve components does the nasociliary nerve contain   show
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58) What muscle attaches to the external oblique line of the mandible   show
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show 3, 7, 9, 10  
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60) The body of the mandible is formed through what ossification process   show
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61) What nerve components are associated with the cells found in the trigeminal ganglion   show
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62) Which facial nerve branch receives taste sensation from the anterior two thirds of the tongue   show
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63) What muscle does the parotid duct pierce   show
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64) What specific type of nerve components does the nasociliary nerve carry   show
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65) What is the insertion point for the inferior head of the lateral pterygoid muscle   show
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show Endochondral  
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show Prevertebral Fascia  
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68) What muscles contribute to the floor of the posterior triangle of the neck   show
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show Posterior belly of the Digastric, SCM, Superior Belly of Omohyoid  
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show Common carotid, internal carotid, vagus, internal jugular  
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71) The facial vein ultimately drains into the   show
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72) Which of the following nerves is NOT a branch of the cerival plexus   show
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show Inferior Thyroid (Maxillary, Facial, Lingual, Superior Thyroid ARE)  
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74) All of the following structures are found within the anterior triangle of the neck EXCEPT   show
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show Anterior Belly of Digastric. (Styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, lesser horns of hyoid, and stylohyoid ARE)  
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76) The cricothyroid muscle is derived from which branchial arch   show
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show Thyroid Gland (superior parathyroid gland, inferior parathyroid gland, thymus gland, and palatine tonsil ARE)  
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78) Conductive Deafness and hearing abnormalities often accompany first arch syndromes. Of the following structures, which is least likely to be affected in this patient   show
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show Facial  
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show Internal carotid  
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81) The lacrimal gland receives its motor innervation from which cranial nerve   show
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82) The only masticatory muscle capable of retruding the mandible   show
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show Lateral Rectus  
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84) What are the branches of the opthalamic division of the trigeminal nerve   show
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show Otic. (pterygopalatine, submandibular, and geniculate ARE)  
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86) If a laceration of the maxillary artery at the neck of the mandibular condyle took place, all of the following would be affected, except   show
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show Occipital (frontal, parietal, and zygoma DO)  
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show Maxilla, Mandible, and Nasal (Temporal does not)  
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89) Which region of the cerebral cortical hemisphere is considered to be the primary motor cortex   show
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90) Cerebrospinal fluid drains back into the systemic circulation through   show
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91) All of the following are branches of the internal carotid artery, except   show
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show Rounded anteriorly  
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show Blunt and rounded  
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show Adults only  
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show Chorda Tympani  
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show Trigeminal  
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97) The maxilla is formed by which type of ossification process   show
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show Facial  
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99) What specific type of nerves innervate the dilator pupillae muscles of the iris of the eye   show
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show Thyrohyoid  
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101) The coronoid process of the mandible in a female skull   show
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102) All of the following develop totally from intramembranous ossification except   show
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103) All of the following are paired bones of the skull, except   show
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104) The zygoma articulates with all of the following except   show
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105) The chorda tympanic branch of the facial nerve leaves the middle ear through which opening   show
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106) The anterior and posterior ethmoidal foramen transport branches of which nerve   show
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107) The maxillary branch of the trigeminal leaves the skull through which foramen   show
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108) The middle meningeal branch of the maxillary artery enters the skull through which foramen   show
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109) The opthalamic vein leaves the orbit through which opening   show
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show Levator palpebrae superioris and Dilator Pupillae  
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show Trigeminal, facial and vagus (NOT vestibulochoclear)  
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show Lateral Rectus  
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show Facial  
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114) Sensory innervation from the chin is received from what specific nerve branch   show
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115) The superficial temporal and facial arteries are branches of   show
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116) What facial nerve branch would innervate the platysma muscle   show
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show Geniculate ganglion  
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118) The muscle which connects to the malleus is innervated by   show
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119) What is the name of the specialized capillary beds which produce CSF   show
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120) Which sulcus separates the parietal and frontal lobes from the temporal lobe   show
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121) All of the post-ganglionic sympathetic cell bodies for the head are found in which ganglion   show
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122) The process of endochondral ossification   show
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show  
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124) Which of the following bones is not found in the immediate vicinity of a pterion   show
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show  
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show Internal acoustic meatus. (foramen Spinosum, foramen ovale, superior orbital fissue, and optic canal ARE)  
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127) Ptosis (drooping) of the upper eyelid indicates loss of function of which structure   show
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128) The pituitary fossa (sella turcica) lies just above the   show
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show Carotid Canal  
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show Flat glabella, small buccal fat pad, small mastoid process, thin knife-like superior orbital rims  
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131) People with brachicephalic head form   show
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show Levator labii superioris  
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133) The sensory nerve branch which supplies the skin over the angle of the mandible is   show
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show Ginglimo-arthroidial and amphiarthroidial  
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show Lingual  
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136) The anterior and posterior ethmoidal nerves are branches of which nerve   show
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show Maxillary  
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show Right transverse sinus  
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139) The middle meningeal artery enters the skull through which opening   show
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show Lateral rectus  
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141) The superficial temporal and facial arteries are branches of   show
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142) Which facial nerve branch would innervate the depressor anguli oris muscle   show
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143) What dural structure separates the left from the right cerebral hemisphere   show
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144) The primary sensory cortex is representated by which specific cerebrocortical gyrus   show
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145) Which sulcus separates the parietal and frontal lobes from each other   show
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146) Which muscle of mastication has its origin from a surface of the lateral pterygoid plate and its insertion in the angle of the mandible   show
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show Wormian bones  
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show Endochondral  
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149) What is the part of the skull that houses the eyes, respiratory passages, oral cavity, and facial skeleton   show
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show Vagus (trigeminal, facial, and hypoglossal all do)  
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151) Which of the following muscles is NOT innervated by the ansa cervicalis   show
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show Submandibular  
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153) In the deep neck, the vertebral artery may be found in all of the following locations, except   show
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show Incisive foramen  
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155) Paralysis of the vocal cords may result from injury to which nerve   show
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156) The common carotid artery divides into its internal and external branches at the level of the   show
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show Hyoglossus (tensor tympani, stylohyoid, geniohyoid, posterior cricoarytenoid all are)  
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show 3rd  
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159) Which craniovertebral ligament is primarily responsible for holding the Odontoid process of the axis against the anterior arch of the atlas   show
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show Musculature of the larynx and the palatoglossus muscle (NOT the submandibular or parotid glands)  
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161) Where in the neck does the phrenic nerve lie   show
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162) Foreign bodies may lodge in the depression between the root of the tongue and the epiglottis. This depression is called   show
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163) The cell bodies of the GVA neurons carrying information from the carotid body receptors are located   show
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164) The palatine tonsil lies between mucosal folds covering over which pairs of muscles   show
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165) What is the anterior boundary of the retropharyngeal space   show
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show Glossopharyngeal  
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167) What nerve provides general sensation to the mucous membrane of the laryngeal vestibule   show
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show Tensor palatine  
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169) Cutaneous sensation over the angle of the mandible is supplied by which nerve   show
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170) What muscles receive motor innervation from the Hypoglossal nerve   show
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show Posteriorly it is inferior and medial, anteriorly it is superior and lateral  
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show Courses medial to the hyoglossus muscle and superior to the mylohyoid muscle  
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show Pterygopalatine  
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show They have no tastebuds  
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175) The tensor palatine muscle   show
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176) The greater petrosal nerve joins which other nerve to form the nerve of the pterygoid canal   show
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show Contains postganglionic cells of the facial nerve  
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show GSA, GVE, SVA  
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show Bony nasal septum  
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show Lesser petrosal branch of IX  
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181) The superior constrictor muscle interconnects with the buccinators muscle at the   show
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show Foramen cecum  
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183) Taste buds in the palate are most sensitive to   show
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show 1st  
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185) The posterior 1/3 of the tongue is associated with which branchial arches   show
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186) Postganglionic parasympathetic neurons of the glossopharyngeal nerve can be found in which ganglion   show
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187) What muscle takes its insertion from the torus tubarus   show
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188) What structures are found between the anterior and middle scalene muscles   show
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189) The center soft palate is formed primarily by which muscle   show
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190) What muscle is responsible for abducting the vocal cords   show
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191) Name muscles innervated by the posterior ramus of the C1 spinal nerve. Rectus Capititus Posterior Major and Minor, Obliqus Capititus Superior and Inferior   show
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show Cricothryoid  
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show Thyrocervical trunk  
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show Hamulus  
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show Superior and Middle Pharyngeal Constrictors  
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196) The secondary palate is formed by the midline fusion os what part of the maxillary prominence   show
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