MCQs on Lectures of first week (Nue)

Prof Dr Mohamed El-Badry Mohamed

1. Following are layers of the scalp, except:
A. Skin
B. Endocraneum
C. Epicranial aponeurosis
D. Connective tissue

2. Regarding the subaponeurotic space, following are true, except:

A. Potential space above epicranial aponeurosis.
B. Limited in front and behind by origins of occipito-frontalis
C. The dangerous area of the scalp
D. Loose areolar tissue

3. Regarding connective tissue of the scalp, following are true except:

A. Beneath the skin
B. Fibro-fatty layer
C. Has rich free nerve endings
D. Has few arteries and veins

4. Regarding the loose areolar tissue, following are true, except:

A. Occupies the sub-aponeurotic space
B. Loosely connects epicranial aponeurosis to periosteum of the skull
C. Contains numerous small arteries
D. Contains some important emissary veins

5. Regarding the emissary veins, following are true, except:

A. Have valves
B. Connect superficial veins of the scalp with diploic veins of the skull bones
C. Direction of blood is according to venous pressure outside and inside the skull
D. Give passage to infection

6. Regarding the epicranial aponeurosis, following are true, except:

A. Thin tendinous sheet
B. Unites occipital and frontal bellies of occipito-frontalis muscle
C. Its lateral margins are attached to zygomatic arches
D. Subaponeurotic space lies beneath it

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7. Regarding the occipitofrontalis muscles, following are true, except:
A. Formed of 4 bellies, 2 occipital and 2 frontal
B. Each occipital belly is originated from inferior nuchal line
C. Frontal bellies raise the eyebrows in surprise or horror
D. Supplied by the facial nerve

8. Following sensory nerves supply of the scalp, except:

A. Supratrochlear nerve
B. Supraorbital nerve
C. Posterior auricular nerve
D. Greater occipital nerve

9. Following sensory nerves supply of the scalp front the auricle, except:
A. Supratrochlear nerve
B. Supraorbital nerve
C. Auriculo-temporal nerve
D. Greater occipital nerve

10. Following arteries supply of the scalp, except:

A. Supratrochlear artery
B. Supraorbital artery
C. Superficial temporal artery
D. Maxillary artery

11. Following are branches of external carotid artery except which?

A. Occipital artery
B. Supraorbital artery
C. Superficial temporal artery
D. Posterior auricular artery

12. Following veins drain the scalp, except which?

A. Supratrochlear vein
B. Posterior auricular vein
C. Infraorbital vein
D. Superficial temporal vein

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13. Which statement regarding the venous drainage of the scalp is wrong?
A. Supraorbital and supratrochlear veins unite to form the facial vein
B. Superficial temporal and maxillary veins unite to form retromandibular vein
C. Posterior auricular and posterior division of retromandibular veins unite to
form external jugular vein
D. Facial and anterior division of retromandibular veins form internal jugular vein

14. The branches of trigeminal nerve supply following, except:

A. Skin of the face
B. Motor fibres to muscles of facial expression.
C. Sensory nerve supply to the mouth
D. Sensory nerve supply to the paranasal sinuses

15. Followings are branches of ophthalmic nerve, except which?

A. Lacrimal nerve
B. Infraorbital nerve
C. Naso-ciliary nerve
D. Frontal nerve

16. Mandibular nerve does not supply the skin on…………….

A. Upper lip
B. Lower part of the face
C. Temporal region
D. Part of the auricle

17. Which one of the followings is a branch of maxillary nerve?

A. Mental nerve
B. Buccal nerve
C. Auriculotemporal nerve
D. Zygomaticofacial nerve

18. Which one of the followings supply the back of the scalp?
A. Occipital
B. Transverse facial artery
C. Facial artery
D. Infraorbital artery

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19. Following are branches of facial artery in the face, except which?
A. Inferior labial artery
B. Superior labial artery
C. Ascending palatine artery.
D. Lateral nasal artery

20. Following are tributaries of facial vein, except which?

A. Supratrochlear vein
B. Lateral nasal vein
C. Infraorbital vein
D. Supraorbital vein

21. Which one of the following muscles is supplied by the facial nerve?
A. Stylopharyngeus
B. Tensor palati
C. Occipito-frontalis muscle
D. Masseter

22. Which one of the following muscles lies in the scalp?

A. Stylopharyngeus
B. Tensor palati
C. Occipito-frontalis muscle
D. Masseter

23. What is the nerve supply of stylopharyngeus muscle?

A. Glossopharyngeal nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Trigeminal nerve
D. Vagus nerve

24. What is the nerve supply of buccinator muscle?

A. Glossopharyngeal nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Trigeminal nerve
D. Vagus nerve

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25. What is the nerve supply of masseter muscle?
A. Glossopharyngeal nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Mandibular division of trigeminal nerve
D. Vagus nerve

26. Regarding the retromandibular vein, following are true, except:

A. Union of superficial temporal and maxillary veins
B. Divides into anterior and posterior divisions
C. Posterior division unites with posterior auricular vein to form internal
jugular vein
D. Anterior division unites with facial vein to form common facial vein

27. Following are the muscles of mastication, except:

A. Buccinator
B. Masseter
C. Lateral pterygoid
D. Temporalis

28. Common carotid artery ends at the level of……………..

A. Sternoclavicular joint
B. Upper border of cricoid cartilage
C. Upper border of thyroid cartilage
D. Upper border of cricoid cartilage

29. Following structures occupy the carotid sheath, except which?

A. Common carotid artery
B. External carotid artery
C. Vagus nerve
D. Internal jugular vein

30. What is the muscle supplied by external laryngeal nerve?

A. Cricothyroid muscle
B. Posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
C. Stylopharyngeus muscle
D. Genioglossus muscle

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31. The larger blood vessels of the scalp run in the………………….
A Skin
B. Connective tissue layer
C. Epicranial aponeurosis
D. Subaponeurotic space

32. What is the main sensory nerve to the back of the head?
A. Great auricular nerve
B. Greater occipital nerve
C. Posterior auricular nerve
D. Lesser occipital nerve

33. What is the muscle which does elevate and retract the mandible?
A. Masseter
B. Temporalis
C. Medial pterygoid
D. Lateral pterygoid

34. What is the nerve from which parasympathetic fibres for parotid gland takes
origin?
A. Vagus nerve
B. Facial nerve
C. Glossopharyngeal nerve
D. Trigeminal nerve

35. Muscle prevents accumulation of food into vestibule of mouth is……

A. Masseter muscle
B. Temporalis muscle
C. Orbicularis oris muscle
D. Buccinator muscle

36. What is the dural venous sinus which occupies the tentorium cerebelli?
A. Sphenoparietal
B. Inferior petrosal
C. Straight
D. Inferior sagittal

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 37. Following are parts of temporal bone except:
A. Zygomatic process
B. Styloid process
C. Sella turcica
D. Mastoid

38. Hypoglossal nerve supplies the following muscles, except:

A. Hyoglossus
B. Palatoglossus
C. Genioglossus
D. Styloglossus

39. Which one of following arteries is a branch of internal carotid artery?

A. Lingual
B. Facial
C. Superior thyroid
D. Ophthalmic

40. What is the condition found in abducent nerve paralysis?

A. Ptosis
B. Convergent squint
C. Loss of upward gaze
D. Loss of medial gaze

41. What is the nerve supply of levator palpebrae superioris muscle?

A. Facial nerve
B. Trochlear nerve
C. Trigeminal nerve
D. Oculomotor nerve

42. What is the nerve supply of superior oblique muscle of the eye?
A. Abducent nerve
B. Oculomotor nerve
C. Facial nerve
D. Trochlear nerve

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43. Lateral rectus muscle of the eye is supplied by…………………………..
A. Optic nerve
B. Trochlear nerve
C. Abducent nerve
D. Oculomotor nerve

44. Inferior oblique muscle of the eye is supplied by……………

A. Trigeminal nerve
B. Trochlear nerve
C. Abducent nerve
D. Oculomotor nerve

45. What is the nerve supply of orbicularis oculi muscle?

A. Facial nerve
B. Oculomotor nerve
C. Maxillary nerve
D. Naso-ciliary nerve

46. Vagus nerve leaves the skull through…………………………………..

A. Jugular foramen
B. Occipital foramen
C. Inferior orbital fissure
D. Foramen rotundum

47. Carotid canal is located in………………………….

A. Frontal bone
B. Occipital bone
C. Petrous part of the temporal bone
D. Greater wing of the sphenoid bone

48. Foramen spinosum gives passage to………………………………..

A. Facial artery
B. Middle meningeal artery
C. Maxillary artery
D. Superficial temporal artery

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49. What is the action of genioglossus muscle?
A. Changes shape of the shape of the tongue
B. Depresses the tongue
C. Elevates the tongue
D. Protrudes the tongue

50. Glossopharyngeal nerve gives nerve supply to which of following muscles?

A. Superior constrictor
B. Palatopharyngeus
C. Stylopharyngeus
D. Salpingopharyngeus

51. Concerning stellate ganglion which statement of followings is wrong?

A. Fusion of inferior cervical ganglion with the first thoracic ganglion
B. Has white rami communicates; pass to 7 th and 8th cervical nerves
C. Related to the neck of the first rib
D. Gives arterial branches to subclavian and vertebral arteries

52. The submandibular lymph nodes drain the followings except which?
A. Cheek
B. Tip of the tongue
C. Skin of front of the scalp
D. Upper lip

53. A patient is unable to taste a piece of sugar placed on anterior part of the
tongue. Which cranial nerve is likely to have a lesion?
A. Hypoglossal
B. Vagus
C. Glossopharyngeal
D. Facial

54. When a protruded tongue of a patient is deviated to the right. Which cranial
nerve is likely to be damaged?
A. Left glossopharyngeal
B. Right hypoglossal
C. Left cranial accessory
D. Left hypoglossal

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55. Skin of tip of the nose is supplied by which one of following nerves?
A. Zygomatic branch of the facial nerve
B. Maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve
C. Ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve
D. Buccal branch of the facial nerve

56. Regarding the optic nerve, what is the wrong statement?

A. Has its cell bodies in internal nuclear layer of the retina
B. Surrounded by meninges containing cerebrospinal fluid up to eyeball
C. Rise in pressure of cerebrospinal fluid leads papilloedema
D. Passes through the same foramen as ophthalmic artery

57. Which sinus of the followings is a tributary of internal jugular vein?

A. Superior sagittal
B. Transverse
C. Inferior petrosal
D. Straight

58. Great auricular nerve supplies………………………….

A. Lower part of the auricle
B. External auditory meatus
C. Tympanic membrane
D. Temporal branches to the skin of the scalp

59. Following are branches of the superior cervical ganglion except:

A. Internal carotid nerve consists of preganglionic fibers
B. Grey rami communicantes to upper 4 anterior rami of cervical nerves
C. Arterial branches to common and external carotid arteries
D. Superior cardiac branch ends in cardiac plexus

62. Posterior ramus of C2 gives which of the following nerves?

A. Lesser occipital
B. Greater auricular
C. Greater occipital
D. Transverse cutaneous

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63. Spinal part of accessory nerve supplies which of following muscles?
A. Prevertebral muscles
B. Sternocleidomastoid muscle
C. Omohyoid muscle
D. Levator scapulae

64. Which muscle of the followings closes the mouth?

A. Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi
B. Zygomaticus major
C. Levator anguli oris
D. Orbicularis oris

65. Internal jugular vein is the continuation of ………………..

A. Superior petrosal sinus
B. Inferior cerebral veins
C. Cerebellar veins
D. Sigmoid sinus

66. Which one of the followings is a branch of ophthalmic artery?

A. Central artery of the retina
B. Anterior cerebral artery
C. Vertebral artery
D. Middle meningeal artery

67. Regarding common carotid artery, which the wrong statement?

A. Right common carotid artery arises from brachiocephalic artery
B. Left common carotid artery arises from arch of aorta
C. Embedded in the carotid sheath throughout its course
D. At its beginning, carotid sinus lies

68. Regarding external carotid artery, following are true except:

A. Ends in substance of parotid gland behind neck of the mandible
B. One of two terminal branches of common carotid artery
C. Begins at upper border of the thyroid cartilage
D. Vertebral artery is one of its branches

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69. Middle meningeal artery……………………..………….
A. enters the skull through foramen ovale
B. its anterior branch is related to pterion
C. arises from second part of maxillary artery
D. may be damaged leading to cerebral haemorrhage

Left vagus nerve gives which of the following nerves in the thorax?
A. Superior laryngeal
B. Meningeal
C. Recurrent laryngeal
D. Auricular

70. Regarding the internal jugular vein, which the wrong statement?
A. Starts as a continuation of sigmoid venous sinus
B. Ends by uniting with subclavian vein to form brachiocephalic vein
C. Receives anterior jugular vein
D. Accompanied by deep cervical lymph node

71. Which muscle of the followings is supplied by mandibular nerve?

A. Auricular muscles
B. Posterior belly of digastric
C. Mylohyoid
D. Platysma

73. C1 supplies which muscle of the followings?

A. Sternohyoid
B. Omohyoid
C. Sternothyoid
D. Thyrohyoid

72. One of the motor nerve supply of the face is

A. Buccal branch of mandibular nerve
B. Buccal branch of facial nerve
C. Infraorbital branch of maxillary nerve
D. Mental branch of inferior alveolar nerve

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 73. Following are meninges except which?
A. Dura matter
B. Arachnoid matter
C. Pia matter
D. Grey matter

74. Following nerves lie in lateral wall of cavernous sinus except which?
A. Oculomotor
B. Trochlear
C. Mandibular
D. Ophthalmic

75. Which one of the followings is a single dural sinus?

A. Cavernous
B. Spheno-parietal
C. Superior sagittal
D. Transverse
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76. Jugular foramen syndrome; tumor compressing nerves passing through
jugular foramen, which of following autonomic deficits is the patient
likely to present with?
A. Reduction in nasal glands secretion
B. Reduction in submandibular secretion
C. Dry eye
D. Reduction in parotid gland secretion

77. Following are tributaries of internal jugular vein except which?

A. Anterior jugular
B. Lingual
C. Superior thyroid
D. Middle thyroid

78. Your patient has a dry eye and reduced nasal secretions, the location of
the lesion is in……………………….ganglion:
A. Otic
B. Pterygopalatine
C. Ciliary
D. Superior cervical
Good Luck

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