Frequently Asked Question for Class 11th,12th, and NEET students (Skull and Cervical Vertebrae 3)
Question 1. Which one of the following ligaments is a thickened part of the investing layer of the deep cervical fascia?
a. Thyrohyoid.
b. Spuraspinous.
c. Cricothyroid.
d. Stylomandibular.
e. Ligamentum flaveum.
Ans: Stylomandibular
Question 2. Sternocleidomastoid muscle is surrounded by the
Ans: Investing layer.
Question 3. The ligament that suspends the hyoid bone to digastric muscle is derived from ______?
Ans: Thyrohyoid membrane.
Question 4. Which one of the following ligaments of the neck limits hyperextension?
a. Nuchal ligament.
b. Ligamentum flavum.
c. Interspinous ligaments.
d. Intertransverse ligaments.
e. Anterior longitudinal ligament.
Ans: Anterior longitudinal ligament.
Question 5. What is the layer that overlies the phrenic nerve?
Ans: Prevertebral fascia.
Question 6. Pus in _____ pace of the neck passes as downward as the superior mediastinum.
Ans: Retropharyngeal.
Question 7. Moving the head so that the face looks upwards and to the left is a movement produced by the:
Ans: Right sternocleidomastoid.
Question 8. The neck is divided into anterior and posterior triangles using ____ muscle as a mark:
Ans: Sternocleidomastoid.
Question 9. The _______ triangle of the neck lies between the anterior bellies of the digastric muscles.
Ans: Submental.
Question 10. The posterior triangle is divided into two triangles by the ___ muscle:
Ans: Omohyoid.
11. Stab wound directed into submandibular triangle may lead to:
Ans: Deviation of the tongue.
Question 12. Roots of cervical plexus pass anterior to ______ muscle.
Ans: Scalenus anterior.
Question 13. The nerve point of the neck is at the middle of the posterior border of the ______ muscle.
Ans: Sternocleidomastoid.
Question 14. What is the cutaneous branch of the cervical plexus that crosses over the sternocleidomastoid muscle? Ans: Great auricular.