Head And Neck Anatomy Quiz

106 Questions | By Kellym050289 | Updated: Jul 11, 2022 | Attempts: 8335

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Do you know enough about your head and neck anatomy? Test your knowledge and revise the same concept with the following quiz. Here, we will focus on the anatomy of the head and neck, and you will be asked questions related to its various anatomical aspects, such as the skull, eyes, nose, teeth, ears, and throat, as well as the vital blood vessels and nerves. The test consists of more than a hundred questions; make sure you read all of them carefully and answer accordingly. All the best!

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1.

How many bones are found in the skull and face?
- A.
  
  11
- B.
  
  22
- C.
  
  24
- D.
  
  32
2.

How many bones are found in the neurocranium?
- A.
  
  8
- B.
  
  7
- C.
  
  6
- D.
  
  10
3.

How many bones are found in the viscerocranium?
- A.
  
  14
- B.
  
  12
- C.
  
  10
- D.
  
  11
4.

Neurocranium means around the cranium and viscerocranium means on the face.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Which area is immediately posterior to the most distal tooth in the upper arch of the dentition?
- A.
  
  Retromolar triangle
- B.
  
  Postglenoid process
- C.
  
  Cribiform plate
- D.
  
  Maxillary tuberosity
6.

Which of the following features is located on the temporal bone?
- A.
  
  Superior Temporal Line
- B.
  
  Foramen rotundum
- C.
  
  External Acoustic meatus
- D.
  
  Oribital Plate
7.

In addition to the zygomatic bone, which of the following bones has a process that forms the other part of the zygomatic arch?
- A.
  
  Temporal Bone
- B.
  
  Maxillae
- C.
  
  Sphenoid
- D.
  
  Palatine Bone
8.

The occipital condyle forms an articulation with which bone?
- A.
  
  Atlas
- B.
  
  Axis
- C.
  
  Coronoid notch
- D.
  
  Coronoid process
9.

The orbital apex is composed of the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone and the:
- A.
  
  Ethmoid
- B.
  
  Frontal bone
- C.
  
  Maxillae
- D.
  
  Palatine bone
10.

Which of the following landmarks is formed by the maxilla?
- A.
  
  Mental spine
- B.
  
  Median palatine suture
- C.
  
  Retromolar triangle
- D.
  
  Inferior orbital fissure
11.

Which of the following structures is located or travels within the infratemporal fossa?
- A.
  
  Masseter muscle
- B.
  
  Pterygopalatine ganglion
- C.
  
  Maxillary division of the fifth cranial nerve
- D.
  
  Posterior superior alveolar artery
12.

The concavity noted on the anterior border of the coronoid process of the ramus is the
- A.
  
  Mandibular notch
- B.
  
  Coronoid notch
- C.
  
  Temporal fossa
- D.
  
  Infratemporal fossa
13.

The hyoid bone is located _______ and _________ to the thyroid cartilage.
- A.
  
  Inferior, posterior
- B.
  
  Superior, anterior
- C.
  
  Lateral, anterior
14.

Which of the following processes is located just inferior and medial to the external acoustic meatus?
- A.
  
  Pterygoid process
- B.
  
  Styloid process
- C.
  
  Mastoid process
- D.
  
  Hamulus
15.

The spaces under the three conchae of the lateral walls of the nasal cavity are the
- A.
  
  Ostia
- B.
  
  Ducts
- C.
  
  Meatus
- D.
  
  Inferior nasal conchae
16.

The _________ plates of the palatine bones and the ___________ process of the maxillae form the hard palate.
- A.
  
  Horizontal, zygomatic
- B.
  
  Maxillary, palatal
- C.
  
  Horizontal, palatine
- D.
  
  Vertical, palatine
17.

Which of the following cranial nerves is associated with the stylomastoid foramen?
- A.
  
  Fifth cranial nerve
- B.
  
  Seventh cranial nerve
- C.
  
  Ninth cranial nerve
- D.
  
  Tenth cranial nerve
18.

Which of the following skull bones is paired?
- A.
  
  Ethmoid bone
- B.
  
  Frontal bone
- C.
  
  Occipital bone
- D.
  
  Parietal bones
- E.
  
  Sphenoid bone
- F.
  
  Temporal bone
- G.
  
  Inferior nasal conchae
- H.
  
  Lacrimal bones
- I.
  
  Mandible
- J.
  
  Maxillae
- K.
  
  Vomer
- L.
  
  Zygomatic bones
19.

Which of the following bony plates is perforated to allow the passage of the olfactory nerves for the sense of smell?
- A.
  
  Medial plate of the sphenoid bone
- B.
  
  Lateral plate of the sphenoid bone
- C.
  
  Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone
- D.
  
  Cribiform plate of ethmoid bone
20.

Check all of the bones that are in the neurocranium.
- A.
  
  Frontal bone
- B.
  
  Nasal bone
- C.
  
  Maxillae
- D.
  
  Zygomatic
- E.
  
  Parietal
- F.
  
  Occipital
- G.
  
  Palatine
- H.
  
  Vomer
21.

In which part of the temporal bone is the TMJ located?
- A.
  
  Squamous
- B.
  
  Tympanic
- C.
  
  Petrous
- D.
  
  Mastoid
22.

Which bone is a single bone located at the midline of the skull?
- A.
  
  Temporal
- B.
  
  Zygomatic
- C.
  
  Sphenoid
- D.
  
  Inferior nasal conchae
23.

Which of the following bones forms the jugular foramen along with the jugular notch of the temporal bone?
- A.
  
  Occipital
- B.
  
  Mandible
- C.
  
  Parietal
- D.
  
  Sphenoid
24.

Which of the following is a faint ridge noted where the right and left mandibular processes fused together in early childhood?
- A.
  
  Mylohyoid line
- B.
  
  Mental protuberance
- C.
  
  Mandibular symphysis
- D.
  
  External oblique line
25.

Which of the following structures is a large, roughened projection on the petrous part of the temporal bone?
- A.
  
  Notch
- B.
  
  Process
- C.
  
  Air cells
- D.
  
  Sinus