medical MCQs – Page 395

Practise multiple-choice questions from medical for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

7881. The maxillary nerve exits the cranium through which foramen ______________?
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A. Rotundum

B. Ovale

C. Inferior orbital fissure

D. Stylomastoid

7882. Danger area of face is called because of connection of facial veins to cavernous sinus through______________?
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A. Superior ophthalmic vein

B. Transverse facial vein

C. Ethmoidal vein

D. Maxillary vein

7883. Littles area constitutes______________?
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A. Anastomeses between two branches of maxillary artery

B. Anastomeses between two branches of facial artery

C. Anastamosis between branch of maxillary artery and the branch of bacial artery

D. None of the above

7884. Ophthalmic artery is a branch of _________ part of internal carotid artery ?
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A. Intrapetrous

B. Extra cranial

C. Inracerebral

D. Intracavernous

7885. The arterial supply of trachea is by the____________?
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A. Bronchial artery

B. Inferior thyroid artery

C. Superior thyroid artery

D. Tracheal artery

7886. All of the following muscles are supplied by the facial nerve except_______________?
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A. Buccinator

B. Occipitofrontalis

C. Anterior belly of digastric

D. Stapedius

7887. In right facial nerve damage ________________?
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A. Paralysis of vocal cords

B. A and B

C. There is paralysis of muscles of mastication

D. There is paralysis of facial muscles
7888. Afferent sensation from the lower molar teeth is carried by____________?
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A. Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve

B. Facial nerve

C. Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

D. Opthalmic branch of the trigeminal

7889. Which of the following structures is least likely to be damaged during mandibular 3rd molar extraction___________?
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A. Inferior alveolar nerve

B. Inferior alveolar artery

C. Lingual artery

D. Lingual nerve

7890. Posterior communicating artery is a branch of _______________?
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A. Ophthamic artery

B. External carotid artery

C. Middle cerebral artery

D. Internal carotid artery
7891. The transverse venous sinus continues as_________________?
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A. Cavernous sinus

B. Sigmoid sinus

C. Ethmoidal sinus

D. Straight sinus

7892. Angle of jaw ( or) skin over angle of mandible is supplied by______________?
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A. Great auricular nerve

B. Posterior auricular nerve

C. Greater occipital nerve

D. Lesser occipital nerve

7893. What is not true of facial artery __________________?
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A. Main source of oxygenated blood to palatine tonsil

B. Is a branch of internal carotid artery

C. Supplies branches to both upper and lower lips

D. Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic nerve fibres to the submandibular gland

7894. Which of the following is correct ?
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A. Hard palate is formed by maxilla, palatine and vomer bone.

B. Levator palatine forms a delicated tendon which winds round the pterygoid hamulus and flattens out to form the palatine aponeurosis

C. The posterior wall of pharynx, the upper part of thyropharyngeus is a multiple sheet of muscle and is overlapped by the upper and middle constrictors.

D. All the constrictors of pharynx are inserted into median raphae on the posterior wall of the pharynx.
7895. Internal carotid artery at the bifurcation from the common carotid is________________?
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A. Posterior to external carotid

B. Medial to external carotid

C. Lateral to the external carotid

D. Anterior to external carotid

7896. Which of the following is not a branch of ophthalmic nerve ?
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A. Lacrimal

B. Frontal

C. Nasociliary

D. Medial ethmoid
7897. Anterior belly of digastric is supplied by_______________?
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A. Mylohyoid nerve

B. Hypoglossal nerve

C. Branch of facial nerve

D. Branch of cervical plexus

7898. Celiary ganglion is located______________?
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A. Apex of orbit

B. Between optic nerve and lateral rectus

C. Apex of orbit and superior rectus

D. Apex of orbit between optic nerve and lateral rectus
7899. All of the following structures are related to cavernous sinus except______________?
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A. Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve

B. 6th nerve

C. 4th nerve

D. 2nd optic nerve
7900. Which of the following is not a branch of the external carotid artery ?
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A. Lingual artery

B. Opthalmic artery

C. Pharyngeal artery

D. Maxillary artery