1. The vertebral ganglion in the sympathetic trunk lies

A) inferior to the vertebral arteryB) lateral to the vertebral arteryC) medial to the vertebral arteryD) posterior to the vertebral arteryE) anterior to the vertebral artery

2. Which part of a cervical vertebra is closest to the internal carotid artery?

A) The pedicleB) The spinous processC) The bodyD) The transverse processE) The lamina

3. Which branch of the facial nerve supplies the platysma muscle?

A) BuccalB) TemporalC) CervicalD) ZygomaticE) Marginal

4. The jugular arch runs between

A) the internal and external jugular veinB) the right and left internal jugular veinsC) the right and left external jugular veinsD) the internal jugular vein and the subclavian veinE) the right and left anterior jugular veins

5. Which muscle crosses the posterior triangle of the neck?

A) The inferior belly of the omohyoidB) The superior belly of the omohyoidC) The anterior belly of the digastricD) The posterior belly of the digastricE) The sternocleidomastoid

6. The anterior group of superficial cervical lymph nodes lies in which triangle of the neck?

A) The carotid triangleB) The occipital triangleC) The digastric triangleD) The muscular triangleE) The supraclavicular triangle

7. At what vertebral level does the esophagus begin at its superior end?

A) C3B) C4C) C5D) C6E) C7

8. Which infrahyoid muscle is NOT supplied by the ansa cervicalis?

A) SternohyoidB) ThyrohyoidC) Superior belly of the omohyoidD) SternothyroidE) Inferior belly of the omohyoid

9. The inferior thyroid veins drain into

A) the internal jugular veinB) the subclavian veinC) the brachiocephalic veinD) the external jugular veinE) the anterior jugular vein

10. The sympathetic supply to the head and neck usually arises from

A) C1 and C2 spinal segmentsB) C3 and C4 spinal segmentsC) C5 and C6 spinal segmentsD) C7 and C8 spinal segmentsE) T1 and T2 spinal segments

11. Just above the clavicle, the structures are arranged as follows from anterior-most to posterior-most:

A) Subclavian artery, phrenic nerve, anterior scalene muscleB) Anterior scalene muscle, phrenic nerve, subclavian arteryC) Phrenic nerve, anterior scalene muscle, subclavian arteryD) Anterior scalene muscle, subclavian artery, phrenic nerveE) Phrenic nerve, subclavian artery, anterior scalene muscle

12. Which muscle lies posterior to the esophagus?

A) SternohyoidB) Posterior scaleneC) Longus colliD) Rectus capitis anteriorE) Rectus capitis lateralis

13. The angular artery is a branch of

A) the maxillary arteryB) the superior thyroid arteryC) the superficial temporal arteryD) the lingual arteryE) the facial artery

14. From the most superficial to the deepest, the structures are arranged as follows:

A) Platysma, sternomastoid, external jugular veinB) External jugular vein, sternomastoid, platysmaC) Platysma, external jugular vein, sternomastoidD) Sternomastoid, platysma, external jugular veinE) External jugular vein, platysma, sternomastoid

15. Which two branches of the subclavian artery cross the phrenic nerve?

A) The ascending cervical and ascending pharyngeal arteriesB) The internal thoracic and vertebral arteriesC) The highest intercostal and dorsal scapular arteriesD) The inferior thyroid and deep cervical arteriesE) The transverse cervical and suprascapular arteries

16. What structure is accessible between the two heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle just above the clavicle?

A) The subclavian arteryB) The external jugular veinC) The phrenic nerveD) The internal jugular veinE) The subclavian vein

17. Sensation from the skin over the larynx is carried by nerve fibers in

A) the transverse cervical nerve(s)B) the facial nerve(s)C) the ansa cervicalisD) the external laryngeal nerve(s)E) the supraclavicular nerves

18. Postganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers to the parotid gland arise from

A) the superior cervical ganglionB) the middle cervical ganglionC) the stellate ganglionD) the vertebral ganglionE) the spinal cord

19. The deep cervical lymph nodes are chiefly related to

A) the anterior jugular veinB) the internal jugular veinC) the posterior external jugular veinD) the external jugular veinE) the subclavian vein

20. Retraction of the mandible is accomplished by

A) the masseter muscleB) the posterior fibers of the temporalis muscleC) the buccinator muscleD) the medial pterygoid muscleE) the lateral pterygoid muscle