general anatomy Mcqs
401. External maxillary artery is a branch of_____________?
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A. External carotid artery

B. Second part of trigeminal

C. Internal carotid artery

D. Facial artery

402. Palatine tonsil develops from________________?
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A. Dorsal part of III pharyneal pouches

B. Ventral part of I pharyneal pouches

C. Ventral part of II pharyneal pouches

D. Dorsal part of II pharyneal pouches

403. Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius are supplied by__________________?
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A. Spinal accessory

B. Grannial accessory

C. Vagus

D. Glossopharyngeal

404. The spinal nerve paris are_____________?
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A. 28

B. 31

C. 30

D. 33

405. The only pharyngeal muscle innervated by the glossopharyngeal nerve is the_______________?
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A. Palatopharyngeus

B. Superior constrictor

C. Style pharyngeus

D. Middle constrictor

406. The period of embryo extends_______________?
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A. From fertilization till the eight week

B. From the end of first week till the eight week

C. From oogenesis till the eight week

D. from the period of ovum till the tenth week

407. Accessory meningeal artery enters cranial cavity through______________?
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A. Foramen lacerum

B. Foramen ovale

C. Foramen rotundum

D. Foramen spinosum

408. Which muscle divides the neck into anterior and posterior triangles?
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A. Trapezius

B. Sternomastoid

C. Digastric

D. Platysma

409. The anterior triangle occupy the side of the neck in front of sternomastoid muscle. Each triangle presents boundaries in front______________?
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A. Posterior border of thyroid gland

B. Anterior median line of the neck extending from symphysis menti to supra sternal notch

C. The midline of the neck

D. Midline of the neck upto the sternoclavicular joint

410. Temporalis muscle is inserted into_________________?
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A. Linguula

B. Coronioid process

C. Ramus of mandible nerve

D. Condylar process

411. The lateral lingual swellings and tuberculum impar give rise to______________?
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A. Anterior 2/3 of tongue

B. Posterior 2/3 of tongue

C. Posterior 1/3 of tongue

D. Anterior 1/3 of tongue

412. All of the following are digastrics, except ?
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A. Occipitofrontalis

B. Sternocleidomastoid

C. Muscle fibres in the liqament of Treitz

D. Omohyoid

413. Mylohyoid muscle________________?
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A. Elevates the hyoid

B. Depresses the hyoid

C. developed from second pharyngeal arch

D. Arises from hyoid bone

414. Retraction of mandible is achieved by_________________?
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A. Lateral pterygoid

B. Temporalis

C. Medial pterygoid

D. Masseter

415. Tongue develops from all of the following except_______________?
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A. Tuberculum impar

B. Arytenoid swellings

C. Lingual swellings

D. Hypobranchial eminence

416. The disc of the tempero mandibular joint moves forward principally by________________?
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A. Lateral pterygoid muscle

B. Condyle

C. Stylo mandibular ligament

D. Medial pterygoid muscle

417. Which of the following is correctly matched_______________?
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A. Doubt mentalis

B. All the above

C. Surprise frontalis or epicranius

D. Grief Depressor angauli oris

E. Contempt Zygomatic minor

418. Cleft lip occurs due to failure of______________?
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A. Fusion of lateral nasal process with maxillary process

B. Fusion of median nasal process with maxillary process

C. Fusion of median and lateral nasal process

D. None of the above

419. Hyperacusis is due to the damage to which of the following muscles ________________?
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A. Styloglossus

B. Stylopharyngeus

C. Orbicularis oris

D. Stapedius
420. Internal jugular vein is a continuation of______________?
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A. Sigmoid Sinus

B. External Jugular Vein

C. Superior Petrosal Sinus

D. Common Facial Vein

421. External ear cartilage is___________________?
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A. Hyaline

B. Fibrous

C. All of the above

D. Elastic
422. The frontal paranasal sinus drains into the_______________?
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A. Middle meatus

B. Superior meatus

C. Inferior meathus

D. Spheno- ethmoidal recess

423. Contents of the middle car cavity are all except______________?
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A. Stapes

B. Chorda tympani

C. Cells of cord

D. Malleus

424. Abductors of larynx are_______________?
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A. All of the above

B. Transverse arytenoids

C. Posterior cricoarytendoids

D. Cricothyroid

425. CSF is directly returned to venous system by _____________?
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A. Emissary veins

B. Cerebral veins

C. Arachnoid villi

D. Choroid plexus

426. Main arterial supply of the tonsil is from_____________?
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A. Ascending pharyngeal artery

B. Greater palatine artery

C. Facial artery

D. Palatine artery

427. Claw hand is caused by ______________?
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A. Median nerve

B. Vidian nerve

C. Ulnar nerve

D. Radial nerve

428. Sphenoidal air sinus is supplied by which nerve______________?
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A. Infratemporal

B. Posterior ethmoidal

C. Sphenoidal

D. Posterior superior

429. Muscle originating from scaphoid fossa is _____________?
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A. Levator palatine

B. Superior constrictor

C. Palatoglossus

D. Tensor cculo
430. What is maxillary air sinus ?
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A. Paranasal air sinus situated in maxilla

B. Venous sins situated close to maxilla

C. Paranasal air sinus situated close to maxilla

D. Venous sinus extending in to the maxilla

431. Upper and lower lips are formed from which embryonic processes_____________?
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A. Maxillary mandibular lateral nasal and median nasal

B. Maxillary and median nasal

C. Mandibular and median nasal

D. Maxillary and mandibular

432. Liver is divided into______________?
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A. 10 Couinaud Segments

B. 9 Couinaud Segments

C. 8 Couinaud Segments

D. 7 Couinaud Segments

433. What is the type of joint between the ossicles of ear ?
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A. Primary cartilaginus

B. Secondary cartilaginous

C. Fibrous joints

D. synovial joint
434. In a cross section of thorax at T4 , which is found__________________?
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A. Brachiocephalic artery

B. Azygos vein

C. Arch of aorta

D. Left Subclavian

435. Parotid fascia extends anteriorly as _______________?
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A. Fascia lata

B. Deep cervical fascia

C. Masseteric fascia

D. Stylomandibular ligament

436. The posterior part of the tongue develops from_________________?
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A. First Arch

B. Third Arch

C. All of the above

D. Second Arch

437. Which part of the body is underdeveloped at birth_____________?
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A. Eyes

B. Brain

C. Ears

D. Face
438. Which cells are not present in cerebral cortex ?
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A. Pyramidal

B. Stellate

C. Purkinje

D. Cajal

439. Which of the following is a derivative of the second brachial cleft________________?
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A. Meckels cartilage

B. Tongue base

C. Palatine tonsil

D. Tympanic cavity

440. Regarding palatin tonsil , which of the following is an statement___________________?
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A. Lies on the superior constrictor

B. Lymph form it drains into jugulo digastric group of deep the cervical nodes

C. Is a derivative of the second pharyngeal pouch

D. Has sensory innervation from vagus
441. All are developed from muscles of 1 arch except____________?
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A. Tesnor tympani and tensor veli palatine

B. Posterior belly of digastric

C. Mylohyoid

D. Masticatory muscles

442. In facial palsy the muscle which is paralysed is_________________?
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A. Levator palpebrae superioris

B. Constrictor pupili

C. Orbicularis oculi

D. Dilator pupili

443. Which of the following is unpaired bone of facial skeleton______________?
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A. Vomer

B. Inerior nasal concha

C. Nasal

D. Lacrimal

444. A person showing two cell lines drived from one zygote is__________________?
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A. Pseudo dominance

B. Segregation

C. Mosaicism

D. Chimerism

445. The palatal muscle that ends in a tendon that hooks around the hamulus and is inserted in the palate is the_________________?
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A. Palatoglossus

B. Tensor veli palatini

C. Levator veli palatini

D. Palatopharyngeus

446. All of the following statements regarding pharynx are correct except_____________?
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A. The afferent limb of the gag reflex is 10th cranial nerve; the efferent limb is IX cranial nerve

B. The opening of auditory tube is located in the lateral wall of naxopharynx

C. The pharynx is continuous with the esophagus at the level of sixth cervical vertebrae

D. The soft palate is at the level of separation of nasopharynx and the oropharynx

447. The weakest part of pharynx is______________?
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A. Pyriforma fossa

B. Pharyngeal recess

C. Between thyropharyngeus and crico- pharyngeus

D. Sinus of morgangini

448. When a patient protrudes his tongue, it deviated to the right. Which of the following nerves is damaged ?
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A. Glossopharyngeal

B. Facial nerve

C. Right hypoglossal

D. Left hypoglossal

449. Duct of parotid gland crosses over masseter muscle and pierces the___________?
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A. Superior constrictor

B. Zygomaticus major

C. Buccinator muscle

D. Masseter

450. The nerve supplying submandibular gland_________________?
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A. XII

B. VII

C. IX

D. V