Vascular Supply Of Head And Neck MCQs

Option A: Right CCA is a branch of brachiocephalic artery

Option B: Left CCA is a branch of arch of aorta

Option C: The CCA is divided into external and internal carotid arteries at the level of upper border of thyroid cartilage

Option D: Carotid sinus acts as a chemoreceptor

Correct Answer: Carotid sinus acts as a chemoreceptor ✔

Option A: Subclavian vein is a continuation of axillary’s vein

Option B: Internal jubular vein is direct continuation of sigmoid sinus

Option C: Brahio cephalic vein is formed behind the sternoclavicular joint by the union of internal jugular vein and the sublavian vein

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Straight sinus

Option B: Cavernous sinus

Option C: Sigmoid sinus

Option D: Ethmoidal sinus

Correct Answer: Sigmoid sinus ✔

Option A: Buccal artery

Option B: Mental artery

Option C: Posterior auricular artery

Option D: Infra orbital artery

Correct Answer: Posterior auricular artery ✔

Option A: Middle meningeal artery

Option B: Facial artery

Option C: Temporal artery

Option D: Anterior cerebral artery

Correct Answer: Middle meningeal artery ✔

Option A: Intracavernous

Option B: Intrapetrous

Option C: Inracerebral

Option D: Extra cranial

Correct Answer: Inracerebral ✔

Option A: Main source of oxygenated blood to palatine tonsil

Option B: Is a branch of internal carotid artery

Option C: Supplies branches to both upper and lower lips

Option D: Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic nerve fibres to the submandibular gland

Correct Answer: Is a branch of internal carotid artery ✔

Option A: Inferior petrosal sinus

Option B: Pterygoid venous plexus

Option C: Veins in orbit

Option D: Sigmoid and straight sinus

Correct Answer: Sigmoid and straight sinus ✔

Option A: Middle cerebral artery

Option B: External carotid artery

Option C: Internal carotid artery

Option D: Ophthamic artery

Correct Answer: Internal carotid artery ✔

Option A: Above the line joining tragus to the nasal fold

Option B: Area drained by angular facial vein

Option C: Spheno – ethmoidal recess

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: Area drained by angular facial vein ✔

Option A: Internal carotid artery

Option B: Basilar artery

Option C: Vertebral artery

Option D: Labyrinthine artery

Correct Answer: Vertebral artery ✔

Option A: Intra cavernous

Option B: Intra petrous

Option C: Intra cerebral

Option D: Extra cranial

Correct Answer: Intra cerebral ✔

Option A: Inferior petrosal sinus

Option B: Pterygoid venous plexus

Option C: Veins in orbit

Option D: Sigmoid sinus and straight sinus

Correct Answer: Sigmoid sinus and straight sinus ✔

Option A: Lateral to the external carotid

Option B: Medial to external carotid

Option C: Posterior to external carotid

Option D: Anterior to external carotid

Correct Answer: Lateral to the external carotid ✔

Option A: Subclavian vein

Option B: Internal jugular vein

Option C: External jugular vein

Option D: Thoracic vein

Correct Answer: Brachiocephalic ✔

Option A: Ascending pharyngeal

Option B: Middle meningeal

Option C: Artery of pterygoid canal

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Stage – I

Option B: Stage – II

Option C: Stage – III

Option D: Stage – IV

Correct Answer: A. Stage – I ✔

Option A: Superficial temporal

Option B: Maxillary

Option C: Internal carotid

Option D: A & B

Correct Answer: A & B ✔

Option A: Cavernous sinus

Option B: Superior petrosal

Option C: Transverse sinus

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Vagus nerve

Option B: Internal carotid artery

Option C: Common carotid artery

Option D: External carotid artery

Correct Answer: External carotid artery ✔

Option A: Superficial temporal

Option B: Maxillary

Option C: Facial

Option D: Internal carotid artery

Correct Answer: Superficial temporal ✔

Option A: Superficial temporal and maxillary veins

Option B: Superficial temporal and internal jugular vein

Option C: Superficial temporal and supratrochlear

Option D: Maxillary and posterior auricular

Correct Answer: Superficial temporal and maxillary veins ✔

Option A: Opthalmic artery

Option B: Pharyngeal artery

Option C: Maxillary artery

Option D: Lingual artery

Correct Answer: Pharyngeal artery ✔

Option A: aboe hyoid bone

Option B: Hyoid bone

Option C: Above Styloid process

Option D: Below hyoid bone

Correct Answer: aboe hyoid bone ✔

Option A: Transverse facial vein

Option B: Superior ophthalmic vein

Option C: Maxillary vein

Option D: Ethmoidal vein

Correct Answer: Superior ophthalmic vein ✔

Option A: Sub mandibular nodes

Option B: Deep cervical nodes

Option C: Retro pharyngeal nodes

Option D: Sub mental nodes

Correct Answer: Retro pharyngeal nodes ✔

Option A: Lingual artery

Option B: Superior thyroid artery

Option C: Facial artery

Option D: Pharyngeal artery

Correct Answer: Facial artery ✔

Option A: ovale

Option B: Rotundum

Option C: Stylomastoid

Option D: Spinosum

Correct Answer: Spinosum ✔

Option A: Superficial temporal and transverse facial

Option B: Transverse facial and maxillary

Option C: Posterior auricular and maxillary

Option D: Superficial temporal and maxillary

Correct Answer: Superficial temporal and maxillary ✔

Option A: Superior ophthalmic vein

Option B: Inferior ophthalmic vein

Option C: Connecting pterygoid plexus

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Superior ophthalmic vein ✔

Option A: External carotid artery

Option B: Internal carotid artery

Option C: Trigeminal artery

Option D: Facial artery

Correct Answer: External carotid artery ✔

Option A: External laryngeal

Option B: Internal laryngeal

Option C: Superior laryngeal

Option D: C and A

Correct Answer: External laryngeal ✔

Option A: Lesser palatine artery

Option B: Greater (anterior) palatine

Option C: Nasopalatine artery

Option D: Sphenopalatine artery

Correct Answer: Greater (anterior) palatine ✔

Option A: The adenoid

Option B: The lingual tonsil

Option C: The tonsil

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Internal carotid artery

Option B: External carotid artery

Option C: Facial artery

Option D: Ascending pharyngeal artery

Correct Answer: Ascending pharyngeal artery ✔

Option A: Bronchial artery

Option B: Tracheal artery

Option C: Inferior thyroid artery

Option D: Superior thyroid artery

Correct Answer: Inferior thyroid artery ✔

Option A: Lingual artery

Option B: Facial artery

Option C: Submandibular artery

Option D: Inferior alveolar artery

Correct Answer: Facial artery ✔

Option A: Superior thyroid artery

Option B: Anterior ethmoidal artery

Option C: Posterior auricular artery

Option D: Occipital artery

Correct Answer: Anterior ethmoidal artery ✔

Option A: Anastamosis between branch of maxillary artery and the branch of bacial artery

Option B: Anastomeses between two branches of facial artery

Option C: Anastomeses between two branches of maxillary artery

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Anastamosis between branch of maxillary artery and the branch of bacial artery ✔

Option A: Lingual

Option B: Ascending pharyngeal

Option C: Occipital

Option D: Palatine

Correct Answer: Occipital ✔

Option A: Enters the skull through the foramen ovale

Option B: Supplies the superolateral surface of the ipislateral cerebral hemisphere

Option C: Runs a subdural course within the cranial cavity

Option D: Gives an interior branch which runs deep to the pterion

Correct Answer: Gives an interior branch which runs deep to the pterion ✔

Option A: Right supra orbital artery

Option B: Right supra trochlear artery

Option C: Right superficial temporal artery

Option D: Right maxillary artery

Correct Answer: Right maxillary artery ✔

Option A: External carotid artery

Option B: Internal Maxillary artery

Option C: Transverse facial artery

Option D: Branches supplying lateral pterygoid

Correct Answer: Transverse facial artery ✔

Option A: Superior petrosal sinus

Option B: Inferior petrosal sinus

Option C: Superficial middle cerebral vein

Option D: Deep middle cerebral vein

Correct Answer: Deep middle cerebral vein ✔

Option A: Brachiocephalic vein

Option B: Inferior labial vein

Option C: Inferior labial artery

Option D: Pterygoid venous plexus

Correct Answer: Brachiocephalic vein ✔

Option A: Azygos

Option B: Subclavian

Option C: Internal jugular

Option D: Brachiocephalic

Correct Answer: Brachiocephalic ✔

Option A: Incision and evacuation

Option B: Needle aspiration

Option C: Antibiotics and then drain

Option D: Conservative

Correct Answer: Conservative ✔

Option A: Retromolar vein and internal jugular vein

Option B: External jugular vein and internal jugular vein

Option C: Internal jugular vein and retromandibular vein

Option D: Superior ophtalmic vein and pterygoid venous plexus

Correct Answer: Superior ophtalmic vein and pterygoid venous plexus ✔

Option A: Carotid artery

Option B: Internal jugular vein

Option C: Vagus nerve

Option D: Phrenic nerve

Correct Answer: Phrenic nerve ✔

Option A: External carotid artery

Option B: Internal maxillary artery

Option C: Superficial temporal artery

Option D: Middle cerebral artery

Correct Answer: Internal maxillary artery ✔

Option A: Inferior alveolar artery

Option B: Deep temporal artery

Option C: Facial artery

Option D: Middle meningeal artery

Correct Answer: Deep temporal artery ✔

Option A: Maxillary

Option B: Faical

Option C: Lingual

Option D: Superficial temporal

Correct Answer: Faical ✔

Option A: External jugular

Option B: Anterior jugular

Option C: Internal jugular

Option D: Brachio cephalic

Correct Answer: Internal jugular ✔

Option A: Inferior jugular vein

Option B: Inferior petrosal sinus

Option C: Sigmoid sinus

Option D: Vertebral artery

Correct Answer: Vertebral artery ✔

Option A: Main source of blood supply to palatine tonsil

Option B: Supplies branches to upper and lower lips

Option C: Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic fibers to submandibulr gland

Option D: Is a branch of internal carotid artery

Correct Answer: Is a branch of internal carotid artery ✔

Option A: First part of maxillary artery

Option B: Second part of maxillary artery

Option C: Third part of maxillary artery

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: First part of maxillary artery ✔

Option A: Greater palatine artery

Option B: Ascending palatine artery

Option C: Ascending pharyngeal artery

Option D: All of the above

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Principal artery of upper limb

Option B: Right subclavian artery is a branch of brachioceplialic artery

Option C: Left subclavian artery is a branch of arch of aorta

Option D: Internal thoracic, verterbraland thyro cervical trunk are branches of subclavian artery

Correct Answer: All of the above ✔

Option A: Internal carotid artery

Option B: Posterior branch of External carotid

Option C: Medial branch of external carotid

Option D: Anterior branch of external carotid

Correct Answer: Posterior branch of External carotid ✔

Option A: Internal carotid

Option B: External carotid

Option C: Maxillary artery

Option D: Facial artery

Correct Answer: Internal carotid ✔

Option A: Subclavian artery

Option B: Internal caroited artery

Option C: External carotide artery

Option D: Superficial temporal artery

Correct Answer: Subclavian artery ✔

Option A: Facial vein

Option B: Retromandibular vein

Option C: Posterior auricular

Option D: Supratrochlear

Correct Answer: Facial vein ✔

Option A: Superficial temporal

Option B: Maxillary

Option C: Facial

Option D: Internal carotid artery

Correct Answer: Facial ✔

Option A: Common Facial Vein

Option B: External Jugular Vein

Option C: Sigmoid Sinus

Option D: Superior Petrosal Sinus

Correct Answer: Sigmoid Sinus ✔

Option A: Ascending pharyngeal artery

Option B: First part of the facial artery

Option C: Pterygopalatine part of the maxillary artery

Option D: Sphenopalatine theory

Correct Answer: First part of the facial artery ✔

Option A: Angle of mandible

Option B: Neck of condyle

Option C: Body of mandible

Option D: Coronoid

Correct Answer: Neck of condyle ✔

Option A: Lies deep to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Option B: It drains into Internal Jugular vein

Option C: It is formed by the union of the posterior auricular vein and posterior division of the retromandibular vein

Option D: It pierces pre- tracheal layer of cervical fascia before termination

Correct Answer: It is formed by the union of the posterior auricular vein and posterior division of the retromandibular vein ✔

Option A: Internal carotid artery

Option B: External carotid artery

Option C: Second part of trigeminal

Option D: Facial artery

Correct Answer: External carotid artery ✔

Option A: None

Option B: One

Option C: Two

Option D: Four

Correct Answer: None ✔

Option A: Anterior cerebral

Option B: Middle cerebral

Option C: Posterior – inferior cerebrat

Option D: Posterior communicating

Correct Answer: C. Posterior – inferior cerebrat ✔

Option A: Facial artery

Option B: Ascending pharyngeal artery

Option C: Occipital artery

Option D: Lingual artery

Correct Answer: Ascending pharyngeal artery ✔

Option A: Infratemporal artery

Option B: Deep temporal artery

Option C: Maxillary artery

Option D: Posterior superior alveolar artery

Correct Answer: Maxillary artery ✔

Option A: Internal carotid artery

Option B: External carotid artery

Option C: Subclavian artery

Option D: Maxillary artery

Correct Answer: External carotid artery ✔

Option A: Cricoid cartilage

Option B: Thyroid cartilage

Option C: 1st tracheal ring

Option D: Cricothyroid membrane

Correct Answer: 1st tracheal ring ✔

Option A: Internal carotid artery

Option B: External carotid artery

Option C: Superficial temporal

Option D: Maxillary artery

Correct Answer: External carotid artery ✔

Option A: Ascending pharyngeal

Option B: Superior pharyngeal

Option C: Maxillary

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: None of the above ✔

Option A: Subclavian artery

Option B: Common carotid artery

Option C: Inferior thyroid artery

Option D: Vertebral artery

Correct Answer: Inferior thyroid artery ✔

A. Hyoid bone
B. Upper border of thyroid cartilage
C. Transverse process of C5
Transverse process of C6

Correct Answer: Upper border of thyroid cartilage ✔

Option A: Superior thyroid

Option B: Lingual

Option C: Internal maxillary

Option D: Ascending pharyngeal

Correct Answer: Ascending pharyngeal ✔

Option A: Maxillary artery

Option B: Sphenopalatine artery

Option C: ICA

Option D: ECA

Correct Answer: ICA ✔

Option A: The branches of maxillary artery accompany the branches of maxillary nerve

Option B: It is one of the terminal branches of ECA

Option C: It passes deep between the two heads of lateral pterygoid muscle into the pterygo palatine fossa

Option D: It is the arterial supply for mandible

Correct Answer: The branches of maxillary artery accompany the branches of maxillary nerve ✔

Option A: Opthalumic vein

Option B: Internal jugular vein

Option C: External jugular vein

Option D: Pterygoid plexus

Correct Answer: External jugular vein ✔

Option A: Mandibular artery

Option B: Maxillary artery

Option C: Pterygomandibular plexus

Option D: None of the above

Correct Answer: Maxillary artery ✔