Exam 5: The Neck

Within the upper limb, the basilic and brachial veins unite to form the _______ vein.

The thin, wide sheet of muscle that covers the anterior and lateral aspects of the neck is the _________ muscle.

A "wry neck," or twisted neck, caused by spasms of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, is characterized as ____________________.

If the sympathetic trunk below the superior cervical ganglion is cut or damaged, resulting in facial symptoms of dry skin, constricted pupil, drooping of the eyelid, and enophthalmos, the patient exhibits _______________________.

Which of the following is NOT a tributary of the internal jugular vein?

Baroreceptors of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves in the carotid sinus measure changes in and help to regulate ____________.

The right __________ artery arises from the brachiocephalic artery; the left _________ artery arises directly from the arch of the aorta.

Within the superior mediastinum, the right and left ________ veins unite to form the superior vena cava.

The _____ vein is formed by the union of the posterior auricular vein and the posterior branch of the retromandibular vein just below the lobe of the ear.

The _____________ extends from the base of the skull, forming a sheath around the vertebral column and its musculature. It extends laterally to surround the brachial plexus and subclavian vessels.

Cranial nerve X, found in the anterior triangle of the neck, is also known as the _____________________.

The ________ of the posterior triangle of the neck is formed by a series of five muscles and their overlying deep fascia: the splenius capitis, levator scapulae, scalenus posterior, scalenus medius, and scalenus anterior muscles.

The U-shaped floating bone located just below the mandible is the __________________.

Arteries of the anterior triangle of the neck are all derived from the _______ artery.

The skeleton of the neck consists of a vertebral unit and a ________ unit.

The "Adam's apple" is more properly termed the ______________________.

In the neck, the boundaries of the __________ triangle are the inferior border of the mandible and the upper borders of the posterior and anterior bellies of the digastric muscle.

Within the neck, anterior rami of spinal nerves C5 to C8 and T1 unite to form the ____________.

The vertebral unit of the neck contains ______ cervical vertebrae.

The proximal end of the prenatal thyroglossal duct persists in the adult as the _______.