Clinical Anatomy Practice Questions

Question 1

A 68-year-old man has many months history of progressive hearing loss, unsteady gait, tinnitus, and facial pain. An MRI scan reveals a tumor at the cerebellopontine angle. Which of the following cranial nerves is this tumor most likely to affect?

Accepted Answer

eighth cranial nerve

Answer

sixth cranial nerve

Answer

tenth cranial nerve

Answer

fourth cranial nerve

Question 2

In Ramsay Hunt syndrome, all nerves are involved except

Accepted Answer

9

Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

8

Question 3

Match the following drugs in Column A with their contraindications in Column B.

Accepted Answer

A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2

Answer

A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4

Answer

A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

Answer

A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Question 4

What does right 12th cranial nerve damage lead to?

Accepted Answer

Tongue deviation to right on protrusion

Answer

Scanning speech defects

Answer

Tongue deviation to left on protrusion

Answer

Nasal twang to voice

Question 5

A patient presents with a unilateral throbbing headache, photophobia, and excessive lacrimation. He also complains of hemifacial pain on the clenching of teeth. On examination, pupillary reaction, light reflex, and accommodation reflex are normal. Which of the following marked nerves is most likely involved in the above scenario?

Accepted Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Answer

Oculomotor nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Question 6

All are true about the ganglion ' $X$ ' shown in the image except:

Accepted Answer

Located at external genu near facial canal

Answer

Semilunar in shape

Answer

Housed in Meckel's cave

Answer

Corresponds to posterior root ganglion of spinal nerve

Question 7

A patient has a painful ulcer on the tip of his tongue. Which of the following cranial nerves carries the pain sensation he experiences?

Accepted Answer

V

Answer

XII

Answer

IX

Answer

VII

Question 8

Following a penetrating injury in the submandibular triangle, the tongue of a 45-year-old patient deviates to the left on protrusion. Which of the following nerves is likely injured?

Accepted Answer

Left hypoglossal nerve

Answer

Right glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Left glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Right accessory nerve

Question 9

Which nerve is the masseteric nerve a branch of?

Accepted Answer

Mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve

Answer

Buccal nerve

Answer

Maxillary nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Question 10

Which is the structure marked here?

Accepted Answer

Pons

Answer

Corpus callosum

Answer

Mammillary body

Answer

Pineal gland

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