NBCE - General Anatomy A Grade Compiled Questions and CORRECT Answers

palatoglossus - CN X, elevates tongue styloglossus - CN XII, elevates & retracts tongue hyoglossus - CN XII, depresses & retracts tongue genioglossus - CN XII, depresses & protrudes tongue sweet - taste on tongue - anterior salty - taste on tongue - anterolateral sour - taste on tongue -posterolateral bitter - taste on tongue - posterior Rings of Waldever (tonsils) - palatine, lingual, pharyngeal adenoids - pharyngeal tonsils in nasopharynx muscles of mastication - V3 (mandibular) of Trigeminal temporalis - O: temporal line of parietal bone I: coranoid of mandible A: close jaw, posterior fibers retract masseter - O: zygomatic I: external angle of jaw A: close jaw internal/medial pterygoid - O: medial pterygoid process I: internal angle of jaw A: close jaw, lateral deviate external/lateral pterygoid - O: lateral pterygoid process I: disc of TMJ, condyle of mandible A: opens/depresses jaw, lateral deviation, protrudes jaw anterior triangle - SCM, midline/neck, inferior border/mandible | salivary glands, larynx, thyroid carotid triangle - SCM, posterior digastric, omohyoid - superior belly | carotid arteries, internal jugular v., vagus submandibular aka digastric - digastric m. (both heads) inf. border/mandible | salivary glands, hypoglossal n., myohyoid n. posterior triangle - SCM (lat. border), traps, (post. border) midle 1/3 clavicle (inf.) | nerves, vessels occipital triangle - SCM, trap, omohyoid - inferior belly | cervical plexus, accessory nerve subclavian aka supraclavicular/omoclavicular - SCM, omohyoid - inferior belly, clavicle | brachial plexus, subclavian a., transverse cervical a., suprascapular a., term part of external jugular v. suboccipital triangle - RCP M (med), sup. obl. (lat), inf. obl. (inf) | suboccipital nerve = dorsal rami of C1, VA posterior cricoaryenoids - vocal cords - abduction lateral cricoarytenoids - vocal cords - adduction thyroarytenoids - vocal cords - relax/shorten cricothyroid - vocal cords - tense/lengthen thoracic inlet - superior thoracic aperture, continuous with roots of neck, opening for nerves & blood vessels supplying the head, neck, and arms. thoracic outlet - inferior thoracic aperture gastro-esophogeal junction - T11-12 esophagus - mix of smooth/striated muscle diaphragm - "I Eat Apples" | IVC, Esophagus, Aorta Mm Expiration - internal intercostals Mm inspiration - external intercostals medial arcuate ligament - derived from psoas fascia lateral arcuate ligament - derived from quadratus lumborum fascia