Thorax, TMJ, Anterior Neck

Which of the following is not located on the anterior surface of the heart?

• Coronary sinus

• Pulmonary trunk

• Right auricle

• Ascending Aorta

Which of the following vessels does not empty into the right atrium?

• Superior vena cava

• Inferior vena cava

• Coronary sinus

• Pulmonary trunk

The left coronary artery splits into which two arteries

True or False: the costovertebral and costotransverse joints are synovial joints

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Movement necessary at these joints to allow ribs to expand during breathing

True ribs vs typical ribs: what is the difference

Damage to the mandibular nerve would cause which of the following things to occur?

• Loss of sensation over jaw area

• Inability to swallow

• Loss of taste sensation over anterior 2/3 of tongue

• All of the above

Damage to the C3 nerve root would affect which of the following?

• Ability to breathe

• Digestion

• Heart rate

• Ability to chew

Longus capitus and longus colli are ______ to the supra- and infrahyoid muscles

• Anterior

• Posterior

• Medial

• Lateral

What is the purpose of the pleural layers and pleural fluid? (Select all that apply)

• To minimize friction

• To prevent lung collapse

• To cushion the lungs

• To prevent lungs from moving