general anatomy MCQs – Page 5

Practise focused general anatomy questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

general anatomy Mcqs
81. 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

82. 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

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

B. Extra cranial

C. Inracerebral

D. Intracavernous

84. 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

85. 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

86. 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
87. 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

88. 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

89. 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
90. The transverse venous sinus continues as_________________?
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A. Cavernous sinus

B. Sigmoid sinus

C. Ethmoidal sinus

D. Straight sinus

91. 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

92. 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

93. 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.
94. 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

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

B. Frontal

C. Nasociliary

D. Medial ethmoid
96. 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

97. 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
98. 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
99. 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

100. Carotid sheath contains all except______________?
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A. Phrenic nerve

B. Vagus nerve

C. Carotid artery

D. Internal jugular vein