HLSC 2416 TEST BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ cervical; C1-C7. Answer: Head is supported by ___ vertebrae ___
◉ Parotid glands. Answer: __ are in cheeks over mandible, anterior to
and below ear
◉ Submandibular gland. Answer: __ are the largest of the salivary
glands and are not usually palpable
◉ Neck. Answer: __ is a conduit of many other structures
◉ Submandibular. Answer: __ glands lie beneath mandible at angle of
jaw
◉ Sublingual. Answer: __ glands lies in floor of mouth
◉ salivary glands. Answer: __ are the first part of digestion
◉ 14. Answer: __ facial bones articulate at sutures
,◉ facial expression. Answer: Human facial muscles control __
◉ XI (spinal accessory nerve). Answer: The two major neck muscles
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius are both innervated by ___
◉ rotation and flexion. Answer: Sternocleidomastoid enables head __
and __
◉ trapezius. Answer: Two __ muscles move shoulders and extend and
turn head
◉ Thyroid gland. Answer: __ straddles trachea in middle of neck
◉ isthmus. Answer: The thyroid gland is connected in the middle by a
thin ___ and above that by the cricoid cartilage or upper tracheal ring
◉ small, oval. Answer: Lymph nodes are __, __ clusters of lymphatic
tissue
◉ Fontanels. Answer: Spaces where sutures intersect
◉ 1-2 months. Answer: Posterior fontanelle closes by ___
, ◉ 9-24 months. Answer: Anterior fontanelle closes by ___
◉ Head. Answer: __ in infants is larger than chest at birth
◉ 6. Answer: Head reaches 90% of its final size by age __
◉ true. Answer: T/F: Facial bones grow at different rates
◉ "soft spots". Answer: Fontanelles are membrane covered ___
◉ pregnancy. Answer: Thyroid enlarges slightly during ___
◉ Chloasma. Answer: "Mask of pregnancy"
◉ elasticity, sub-Q fat, moisture. Answer: In the aging adult, you have
decreased __,__, and __
◉ concave. Answer: Neck becomes more __ in the aging adult
◉ Tension
Cluster
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ cervical; C1-C7. Answer: Head is supported by ___ vertebrae ___
◉ Parotid glands. Answer: __ are in cheeks over mandible, anterior to
and below ear
◉ Submandibular gland. Answer: __ are the largest of the salivary
glands and are not usually palpable
◉ Neck. Answer: __ is a conduit of many other structures
◉ Submandibular. Answer: __ glands lie beneath mandible at angle of
jaw
◉ Sublingual. Answer: __ glands lies in floor of mouth
◉ salivary glands. Answer: __ are the first part of digestion
◉ 14. Answer: __ facial bones articulate at sutures
,◉ facial expression. Answer: Human facial muscles control __
◉ XI (spinal accessory nerve). Answer: The two major neck muscles
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius are both innervated by ___
◉ rotation and flexion. Answer: Sternocleidomastoid enables head __
and __
◉ trapezius. Answer: Two __ muscles move shoulders and extend and
turn head
◉ Thyroid gland. Answer: __ straddles trachea in middle of neck
◉ isthmus. Answer: The thyroid gland is connected in the middle by a
thin ___ and above that by the cricoid cartilage or upper tracheal ring
◉ small, oval. Answer: Lymph nodes are __, __ clusters of lymphatic
tissue
◉ Fontanels. Answer: Spaces where sutures intersect
◉ 1-2 months. Answer: Posterior fontanelle closes by ___
, ◉ 9-24 months. Answer: Anterior fontanelle closes by ___
◉ Head. Answer: __ in infants is larger than chest at birth
◉ 6. Answer: Head reaches 90% of its final size by age __
◉ true. Answer: T/F: Facial bones grow at different rates
◉ "soft spots". Answer: Fontanelles are membrane covered ___
◉ pregnancy. Answer: Thyroid enlarges slightly during ___
◉ Chloasma. Answer: "Mask of pregnancy"
◉ elasticity, sub-Q fat, moisture. Answer: In the aging adult, you have
decreased __,__, and __
◉ concave. Answer: Neck becomes more __ in the aging adult
◉ Tension
Cluster
