Surface Anatomy of the Neck — MCQs

Which muscle divides the neck into anterior and posterior triangles?

A 5-year-old boy is taken to his pediatrician for a laceration on his right knee. A mass on his neck is noticed; his mother states it has been there for several months and is slowly getting larger. The mass is slightly to the left of midline. What is the most likely diagnosis? Ultrasound of neck shows a midline hypoechoic mass anterior and superior to the thyroid gland.

The thyrocervical trunk is a branch of which part of subclavian artery?

Match the following: A) Glossopharyngeal nerve B) Spinal accessory nerve C) Facial nerve D) Mandibular nerve 1) Shrugging of shoulder 2) Touch sensation from the posterior one-third of the tongue 3) Chewing 4) Taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue

A 5-year-old child has a painless, midline neck swelling that moves with swallowing. What is the most likely diagnosis?

All of the following form the boundary of MacEwen's triangle except:

What is the primary function of the superior cervical ganglion?

Lymph node metastasis in neck is almost never seen with:

Joint involved in movement of head from left to right.

The fascia around the nerve bundle of the brachial plexus is derived from?