Correct Q & A 2023/2024 APPROVED
anterior tongue innervation correct answers trigeminal
posterior tongue innervation correct answers glossopharyngeal
soft palate innervation correct answers glossopharyngeal
oropharynx innervation correct answers glossopharyngeal
vallecula innervation correct answers glossopharyngeal
anterior epiglottis innervation correct answers glossopharyngeal
posterior epiglottis innervation correct answers SLN (internal)
vocal cord innervation correct answers SLN (internal), and recurrent laryngeal nerve
trachea correct answers recurrent laryngeal nerve
how do you perform superior laryngeal nerve block correct answers inject 3 ml at inferior aspect of
greater cornu of hyoid bone bilaterally
how do you perform glossopharyngeal block correct answers inject 1-2 mL at tonsillar pillars LA
bilaterally
how do you perform transtracheal block correct answers 3-5 mL through cricothyroid memebrane
pneumonic to memorize Mallapati score correct answers PUSH (pillars, uvula, soft palate, hard palate)
*Mallapati 1 has PUSH --> Mallapati 4 has H*
Function of each dilator muscle below:
Tensor palatine
Genioglossus
Hyoid muscles correct answers Tensor palatine: Opens nasopharynx
Genioglossus: Opens oropharynx
Hyoid muscles: Opens hypopharynx
*impaired during anesthesia and can contribute to OSA*
How much cricoid pressure in newtons do you apply for RSI in awake, and anesthetized patient correct
answers Awake: 2 kg or 20 newtons
Anesthetized: 4 kg 40 newtons
Law of laplace formula correct answers T=PxR