Side and back of neck l human anatomy MCQs for dental students 

MCQ on Side and back of neck for general human anatomy

26. Which nerve supplies the omohyoid muscle: 

A. C1                 

B. ansa cervicalis

C. facial             

D. hypoglossal

E. glossopharyngeal

27. Branches of the external carotid artery include: 

A.    transverse cervical artery

B.     supreme thoracic artery

C.     deep cervical artery

D.    superior thyroid artery

28. The following nerves are found in the posterior triangle of the neck

a. lesser occipital    

b. recurrent laryngeal

c. spinal accessory  

d. all of the above

e. only a and c

29.Which of the following muscles cannot be found in the floor of the posterior triangle of the neck?

a. scalenus medius     

b. scalenus anterior

c. teres minor             

d. levator scapulae

30. The muscles forming the floor of the submandibular (digastric) triangle are the hyoglossus and the

a.      sternohyoid       

b.      thyrohyoid

c.      mylohyoid         

d.      stylohyoid

e.      omohyoid

31. When removing the thyroid gland the most easily damaged structure that the surgeon needs to avoid ligating or cutting is the

a.      recurrent laryngeal artery

b.      inferior thyroid artery

c.      superior thyroid artery

d.      vertebral artery

e.      thoracic duct

32.The platysma muscle is innervated by this motor nerve

a. ansa cervicalis     

b. transverse cervical

c. supraclavicular    

d. facial

e. mylohyoid

33. An artery that supplies the thyroid gland is sometimes ascends infront of the trachea and is named the

A.    superior thyroid artery

B.     inferior thyroid artery

C.     thyroidea ima

D.    anterior ascending cervical artery

E.     superficial ascending cervical artery

34. The isthmus of the thyroid gland

A.    lies directly anterior to the thyroid cartilage

B.     lies directly anterior to the cricoid cartilage

C.     lies directly anterior to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tracheal rings

D.    is the same as the pyramidal lobe

E.     contains the superior pair of parathyroid glands

35. Which one of the following vessels is most likely to be cut when doing a tracheostomy (opening the trachea from the front?)

a.      superior thyroid vein

b.      inferior thyroid artery

c.      thyroidea ima artery

d.      middle thyroid vein

e.      external jugular vein