1. In spasmodic torticollis of the right sternocleidomastoid
muscle:
a. the head is turned to the left
b. division of the cranial root of the accessory nerve
relieves the spasm
c. the motor nerve leaves the skull through the jugular
foramen
d. surgical treatment involves nerve division in the
posterior triangle
e. the muscle in spasm has two heads attached to the
clavicle
2. The left phrenic nerve:
a. is anterior to the left scalenus anterior muscle
b. is anterior to the termination of the thoracic duct
c. is posterior to the prevertebral fascia
d. is posterior to the internal jugular vein
e. carries sensory afferents from the pleura and the
peritoneum
3. The carotid sinus:
a. is situated at the commencement of the internal carotid
artery
b. is within the carotid sheath
c. is a chemoreceptor
d. is supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve
e. is located where the hypoglossal nerve crosses the
carotid arteries
4. The superior cervical sympathetic ganglion:
a. is related to the axis vertebra
b. gives preganglionic fibres to the pharyngeal plexus
c. gives grey rami to the upper cervical nerve
d. receives preganglionic fibres from the first thoracic
cord segment
e. lies in front of the prevertebral fascia
5. The atlas:
a. has the internal jugular vein anterior to its transverse
process
b. has the anterior longitudinal ligament attached to its
anterior tubercle
c. has the scalenus anterior attached to its transverse
process
d. is attached to the dens of the axis by transverse
ligament
e. is directly related to the vertebral artery with the
anterior and posterior rami of the first cervical
nerve
lying between artery and bone.
6. The structures at risk during surgical operations include:
a. the hypoglossal nerve in exposure of the internal
carotid artery
b. the phrenic nerve in exposure of the second part of
the subclavian artery
c. the recurrent laryngeal nerve in ligature of the superior
thyroid artery
d. the vagus nerve in a radical block dissection of the
neck
e. the lingual artery in tosillectomy
7. The infratemporal fossa:
a. lies below the middle cranial fossa
b. is partly bounded by the styloid process and carotid
sheath
c. contains the otic ganglion
d. is enclosed by a dense fibrous capsule
e. contains the greater part of the parotid gland
8. The soft palate:
a. has non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium on
both surfaces
b. has salivary glands
c. has aponeurosis attached to the upper surface of the
horizontal plate of the palatine bone
d. is supplied by the facial artery
e. receives a nerve supply from the glossopharyngeal
nerve
9. The muscular wall of the pharynx has attachment to:
a. body of mandible
b. zygomatic process of maxilla
c. greater corneu of hyoid
d. lamina of thyroid cartilage
e. lamina of cricoid cartilage
10. The piriform fossa:
a. is supplied by the internal laryngeal nerve
b. is part of the larynx
c. is bounded by the thyrohyoid and quadrate
membranes
d. is narrow above and broad below
e. is traversed by liquids during swallowing