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