Which of the following structures is visible in the norma lateralis of the human skull?
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62%
Zygomatic arch
10%
Cribriform plate
20%
Foramen magnum
8%
Mandibular fossa
A 40-year-old male is brought to the emergency department after a fall. On examination, there is tenderness and swelling over the back of his head. Which structure is most likely to be affected by a fracture in this area?
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18%
Cribriform plate
68%
External occipital protuberance
14%
Temporal fossa
0%
Supraorbital ridge
The zygomatic arch is formed by the fusion of which two bones?
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26%
Zygomatic and maxilla
58%
Zygomatic and temporal
12%
Zygomatic and frontal
5%
Zygomatic and nasal
Which part of the temporal bone contains the external auditory meatus?
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28%
Squamous part
15%
Petrous part
40%
Mastoid part
18%
Styloid process
The pterion is the region where which bones meet?
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59%
Frontal, parietal, temporal, and sphenoid
12%
Frontal, parietal, and occipital
21%
Parietal, temporal, and zygomatic
9%
Maxilla and mandible
The supratrochlear and supraorbital nerves are branches of which cranial nerve?
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63%
CN V1 (Ophthalmic)
15%
CN V2 (Maxillary)
7%
CN V3 (Mandibular)
15%
CN VII (Facial)
The auriculotemporal nerve is a branch of which nerve?
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16%
CN V1 (Ophthalmic)
22%
CN V2 (Maxillary)
44%
CN V3 (Mandibular)
19%
CN VII (Facial)
Which cranial nerve is responsible for the motor innervation of the muscles of facial expression?
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16%
CN V (Trigeminal)
76%
CN VII (Facial)
3%
CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
5%
CN X (Vagus)
The sensory innervation of the scalp is primarily provided by branches of which cranial nerve?
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46%
CN V (Trigeminal)
29%
CN VII (Facial)
14%
CN IX (Glossopharyngeal)
11%
CN X (Vagus)
Nasion exist in the middle of..
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14%
Frontozygomatic suture
46%
Frontonasal suture
18%
Zygomatic bone
21%
Maxillary bone
The anterior frontanel in newborn babies will be the ........ After ossification in the future
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6%
Asterion
19%
Pterion
59%
Bregma
16%
Lambda
The suture between occipital and parital bones is called ...
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13%
sagittal suture
21%
coronal suture
64%
lamboid suture
3%
Squamosal suture
The occipital part the occipitofrontalis mucsle takes Origin from
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41%
Superior nucal line
28%
Highest nucal line
24%
Inferior nucal line
7%
Median nucal line
The layers of the scalp include the following except
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7%
Skin
21%
Dense c.t
28%
Galea aponeurotica
10%
Loose c.t
34%
Perichondrium
Thyrohyoid and geniohyoid muscles are innervated by
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44%
C1
37%
Ansa cervicalis
11%
C2
7%
C3
Glossopharyngeal nerve leaves the cranium via
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8%
Foramen rotundum
16%
Foramen ovale
64%
Jugular foramen
12%
Foramen lacerum
The only motor branch of glossopharyngeal nerve is
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14%
Carotid branch
11%
Pharyngeal branch
71%
Branch to stylopharyngeus muscle
4%
Tonsillar branch
Vagus nerve provides motor innervation to muscles of pharynx except
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48%
Stylopharyngeus
28%
Palatopharyngeus
24%
Salpingopharyngeus
Cricothyroid muscle is supplied by
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33%
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
43%
External laryngeal nerve
24%
Internal laryngeal nerve