Exam 7: The Head by Region

The primary function of facial muscles is to _________________________________.

In the larynx, a fibroelastic sheet between the vocal folds above and the superior border of the cricoid cartilage below, which is also referred to as the conus elasticus, is the ________________.

The ________, or hearing organ, is shaped like the shell of a snail and communicates with the vestibule and the middle ear.

In an emergency caused by airway obstruction, the best way to secure a patent airway is with a/an ____________________________.

Which nerve supplies all the structures that arise from the mandibular process?

The ________ is the firm, smooth, fibrous outer covering of the posterior five sixths of the eyeball.

The pterygopalatine fossa is seen through a narrow cleft, the _____________, between the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the posterior wall of the maxilla.

The buccal artery is a branch of the _____ artery.

The venous flow from areas supplied by the maxillary artery to the maxillary vein is through a complex configuration of tributaries called the __________________________.

__________ is increased intraocular pressure caused by obstructed outflow of aqueous humor that progressively destroys the exiting fibers of the optic nerve.

The __________ nerve is the second of three large divisions to arise from the trigeminal ganglion within the middle cranial fossa. It follows a complicated course through four regions of the head and gives rise to sensory branches as it passes through each region.

Innervation of the temporomandibular joint is provided primarily by the _____ nerve.

Speech and language are controlled by which two separate but connected areas in the brain?

The __________ surface of a tooth is the masticating, or biting, surface.

All of the following are muscles of the soft palate except the ___________.