Top 80+ Solved Head and Neck MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Which is an intrinsic muscle of the tongue?
a. superior longitudinal muscle
b. genioglossus muscle
c. hyoglossus muscle
d. styloglossus muscle
e. palatoglossus muscle
Q. Which muscle abducts the vocal cords?
a. cricothyroid
b. oblique arytenoid
c. posterior cricoarytenoid
d. lateral cricoarytenoid
e. thyroepiglottic
Q. Which laryngeal muscle is NOT supplied by the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
a. thyroarytenoid
b. cricothyroid
c. aryepiglottic
d. oblique arytenoid
e. posterior cricoarytenoid
Q. The internal laryngeal nerve supplies:
a. sensation to the vocal folds
b. cricothyroid muscle
c. sensation above the vocal folds
d. transverse arytenoid muscle
e. sensation below the vocal folds
Q. Which nerve does NOT supply skin to the upper eyelid?
a. lacrimal
b. supraorbital
c. supratrochlear
d. infratrochlear
e. infraorbital
Q. Which extraocular muscle does NOT arise from the tendinous ring of the orbit?
a. superior rectus
b. superior oblique
c. inferior rectus
d. medial rectus
e. lateral rectus
Q. Which structure passes through the tendinous ring of the orbit?
a. ophthalmic artery
b. inferior rectus muscle
c. lacrimal nerve
d. trochlear nerve
e. superior oblique muscle
Q. Which bone is not part of the medial wall of the orbit?
a. maxilla
b. lacrimal bone
c. sphenoid
d. palatine bone
e. ethmoid
Q. Which muscle helps to open the jaw?
a. medial pterygoid
b. lateral pterygoid
c. masseter
d. temporalis
e. buccinator
Q. Regarding the vertebral column:
a. ligamentum flava attach adjacent pedicles
b. lumbar vertebrae have foramen in their transverse process
c. the intervertebral disc is a primary cartilaginous joint
d. rotation is greatest in the thoracic region
e. the cruciform ligament holds the dens in place
Q. The middle meningeal artery is a branch of the:
a. internal carotid artery
b. middle cerebral artery
c. maxillary artery
d. deep temporal artery
e. facial artery
Q. They hyoid bone is at what level?
a. C2 vertebra
b. C3 vertebra
c. C4 vertebra
d. C5 vertebra
e. C6 vertebra
Q. Regarding the bones of the skull:
a. the middle cranial fossa does not extend to the posterior cranial vault
b. the temporal lobe rests on the bony rather than the membranous part of the middle cranial fossa
c. the posterior cranial fossa contains the cerebella and lies superior to the tentorium cerebelli
d. the floor of the anterior cranial fossa is formed from the orbital plate of the parietal bone
e. the cribriform plate lies in the midline and is formed from the roof of the sphenoid bone
Q. Regarding the bones of the skull:
a. the anterior clinoid processes are formed by the lesser wings of the sphenoid
b. the posterior clinoid processes are formed from the occipital bone
c. the dorsum sellae is formed from the anterior part of the occipital bone
d. the petious temporal bone forms the floor of the middle cranial fossa, but not the wall of the posterior cranial fossa
e. the inferior orbital fissure separates the lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid
Q. Regarding the cervical spine:
a. all seven cervical vertebrae have spinous processes
b. rotatory movements of the head occur mostly at the atlanto-occipital joints
c. the odontoid process (peg) is encased by a bony canal in the axis
d. all seven cervical vertebrae have foramina transversaria for the vertebral artery to pass through it
e. spinous processes, where present, are all bifid except for C7