Head & Neck — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: CN 9

Answer:

Flashcard 2: parafollicular cells (C-cells) of thyroid

Answer: neural crest

Flashcard 3: bones of the skull

Answer: neural crest

Flashcard 4: Into what vein do the dural venous sinuses empty?

Answer: internal jugular vein

Flashcard 5: Olfactory deficits are often caused by head injuries that fracture the _____ of the ethmoid bone

Answer: cribriform plate

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Flashcard 6: The majority of the external ear receives sensory innervation via nerves derived from what two nerve roots? _____

Answer: C2, C3

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Flashcard 7: The middle meningeal artery enters the skull through the _____

Answer: foramen spinosum

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Flashcard 8: The cavernous sinus drains into the _____

Answer: internal jugular vein

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Flashcard 9: An aberrant right subclavian artery causes the right recurrent laryngeal nerve to become _____

Answer: non-recurrent

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Flashcard 10: Thoracic outlet syndrome most commonly occurs due to compression of structures within the _____

Answer: scalene triangle

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