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Anatomy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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1.

Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration and expiration. The thick, dome-shaped muscle that separates the abdomen from the thorax is called the:

a)

Sternocleomastoid

b)

Levator costarum longis

c)

Pectoralis major

d)

Diaphragm

2.

Which branch of the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) innervates the cricothyroid muscle?

a)

Superior laryngeal nerve

b)

Lateral laryngeal nerve

c)

Recurrent laryngeal nerve

d)

Pharyngeal branch

3.

The primary muscle of the lips is the

a)

Orbicularis oris

b)

Buccinator

c)

Risorius

d)

Levator labii superioris

4.

The neurons that transmit information away from the brain are called

a)

Afferent neurons

b)

Efferent neurons

c)

Primary neurons

d)

Peripheral neurons

5.

An important structure adjacent to the brainstem that contains the hypothalamus (which controls emotions) and the thalamus (which relays sensory impulses to various portions of the cerebral cortex) is called the

a)

Mesencephalon

b)

Diencephalon

c)

Superior cerebellar peduncle

d)

Postcentral gyrus

6.

The corpus striatum is composed of three nuclear masses, which are the

a)

Globus pallidus, caudate nucleus, and putamen

b)

Putamen, caudate nucleus, and basal ganglia

c)

Supramarginal gyrus, angular gyrus, and putamen

d)

Substancia nigra, angular gyrus and globus pallidus

7.

The structure that regulates body posture, equilibrium and coordinated fine motor movements is the

a)

Angular gyrus

b)

Corticospinal tract

c)

Circle of willis

d)

Cerebellum

8.

The anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to the

a)

Corpus callosum and basal ganglia

b)

Corpus striatum

c)

Caudate nucleus and globus pallidus

d)

Lateral surface of the cortex

9.

The laryngopharynx and the oropharynx add resonance to sounds produced by the larynx. The nasopharynx add noticeable resonance to which sounds?

a)

k,g,t,d

b)

r,l,y

c)

f,sh,s

d)

m,n,ng

10.

These are composed of a ring of connective tissue and muscle extending from the tips of the arytenoid cartilages to the larynx. The separate the laryngeal vestibule from the pharynx and help preserve the airway

a)

Ventricular folds

b)

True vocal folds

c)

Lamina propria

d)

Aryepiglottic folds

11.

The cranial nerve that innervates the larynx and also innervates the levator veil palatini, palatoglossus, and palatopharyngeus muscle is

a)

Cranial nerve X, the vagus nerve

b)

Cranial nerve V, the trigeminal nerve

c)

Cranial nerve XI, the spinal accessory nerve

d)

Cranial nerve VII, the facial nerve

12.

Muscles that contribute to velopharyngeal closure through tensing or elevating the velum are the

a)

Tensor veli palatini, levator veli palatini, and salpingopharyngeus

b)

Stylopharyngeus, salpingopharyngeus, and levator veli palatini

c)

Levator veli palatini, genioglossus, and salpingopharyngeus

d)

Palatoglossus, tensor veli palatini, and levator velipalatini

13.

The structure at the inferior portion of the tongue that connects the tongue with the mandible is called the

a)

Dorsum

b)

Root

c)

Blade

d)

Lingual frenum

14.

When a person is producing voiced and voiceless /th/, the muscle that is most involved is the

a)

Palatopharyngeus

b)

Stenocleidomastoid

c)

Genioglossus

d)

Styloglossus

15.

Which muscles from the list below are the most involved adducting the vocal folds

a)

Lateral cricoarytenoid and transverse arytenoid

b)

Digastrics

c)

Cricothyroid

d)

Posterior cricoarytenoids