MCQs on Vascular Supply of Head and Neck - Part 3

# Internal carotid artery at the bifurcation from the common carotid is :
A. Lateral to the external carotid
B. Medial to external carotid
C. Posterior to external carotid
D. Anterior to external carotid

# Foramen transversarium transmit :
A. Internal jugular vein
B. Inferior petrosal sinus
C. Sigmoid sinus
D. Vertebral artery

# The cavernous sinus communicates directly with all except :
A. Inferior petrosal sinus
B. Pterygoid venous plexus
C. Veins in orbit
D. Sigmoid sinus and straight sinus

# Middle thyroid vein drains into :
A. External jugular vein
B. Anterior jugular vein
C. Internal jugular vein
D. Brachiocephalic vein

# Ophthalmic artery is the branch of __________ part of internal carotid artery .
A. Intra cavernous
B. Intra petrous
C. Intra cerebral
D. Extra cranial

# Artery palpable at the anterior border of masseter is :
A. Maxillary artery
B. Facial artery
C. Lingual artery
D. Superficial temporal artery

# Anterior spinal artery is a branch of :
A. Internal carotid artery
B. Basilar artery
C. Vertebral artery
D. Labyrinthine artery

# Blood supply of coronoid process of mandible is primarily from :
A. Inferior alveolar artery
B. Deep temporal artery
C. Facial artery
D. Middle meningeal artery

# Dangerous area of the face is :
A. Above the line joining tragus to the nasal fold
B. Area drained by angular facial vein
C. Spheno-ethmoidal recess
D. All of the above

# Middle meningeal artery is a direct branch of :
A. External carotid artery
B. Internal maxillary artery
C. Superficial temporal artery
D. Middle cerebral artery

# Posterior communicating artery is a branch of :
A. Middle cerebral artery
B. External carotid artery
C. Internal carotid artery
D. Ophthalmic artery

# Carotid sheath contains all except :
A. Carotid artery
B. Internal jugular vein
C. Vagus nerve
D. Phrenic nerve
# The facial vein communicates with the cavernous sinus through :
A. Retromolar vein and internal jugular vein
B. External jugular vein and internal jugular vein
C. Internal jugular vein and retromandibular vein
D. Superior ophthalmic vein and pterygoid venous plexus

# What is not true of facial artery ?
A. Main source of oxygenated blood to palatine tonsil
B. Is a branch of internal carotid artery
C. Supplies branches to both upper and lower lips
D. Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic nerve fibers to the submandibular gland

# Treatment of choice for subgaleal hematoma is:
A. Incision and evacuation
B. Needle aspiration
C. Antibiotics and then drain
D. Conservative

# Internal thoracic veins are tributaries of the :
A. Azygous
B. Subclavian
C. Internal jugular
D. Brachiocephalic

# Injury to one of the following arteries leads to extradural hematoma :
A. Middle meningeal artery
B. Facial artery
C. Temporal artery
D. Anterior cerebral artery

# Infecion spreading via lymphatics from the lower lip first enter the blood stream at the :
A. Brachiocephalic vein
B. Inferior labial vein
C. Inferior labial artery
D. Pterygoid venous plexus

# The following arteries provide a rich blood supply to the face , EXCEPT the :
A. Buccal artery
B. Mental artery
C. Posterior auricular artery
D. Infraorbital artery

# Tributaries of the cavernous sinus includes all of the following except :
A. Superior petrosal sinus
B. Inferior petrosal sinus
C. Superficial middle cerebral vein
D. Deep middle cerebral vein

# The transverse venous sinus continues as :
A. Straight sinus
B. Cavernous sinus
C. Sigmoid sinus
D. Ethmoidal sinus

# All of the following supply TMJ except :
A. External carotid artery
B. Internal maxillary artery
C. Transverse facial artery
D. Branches supplying lateral pterygoid

# Right anterior quadrant of the scalp is supplied by the following arteries except :
A. Right supra orbital artery
B. Right supra trochlear artery
C. Right superficial temporal artery
D. Right maxillary artery
# The following branches originate directly from the subclavian artery except :
A. Vertebral
B. Thyrocervical trunk
C. Internal thoracic
D. Supra scapular

# Common facial vein is formed by the union of :
A. Anterior facial and posterior facial veins
B. Anterior facial and posterior auricular veins
C. Anterior facial and maxillary veins
D. anterior facial and anterior branch of the *posterior facial vein

# The external carotid artery divides at the level of :
A. Angle of mandible
B. Neck of the mandible
C. Oblique line of thyroid cartilage
D. Lower border of cricoid cartilage

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MCQs on Vascular Supply of Head and Neck - Part 2

# The number of branches of the internal carotid artery in the neck is :
A. One
B. Two
C. Four
D. None

# Lymph from the teeth drains into all of the following nodes except :
A. Sub mandibular nodes
B. Deep cervical nodes
C. Retropharyngeal nodes
D. Sub mental nodes

# Facial artery does not supply the :
A. Tonsils
B. Submandibular gland
C. External auditory meatus
D. Lower part of the nasal septum

# The external jugular vein :
A. Lies deep to the Sternocleidomastoid muscle
B. It drains into internal jugular vein
C. It is formed by the union of the posterior auricular vein and posterior division of the retromandibular vein
D. It pierces pre-tracheal layer of cervical fascia before termination

# Danger area of face is called so because of connection of facial veins to cavernous sinus through :
A. Transverse facial vein
B. Superior ophthalmic vein
C. Maxillary vein
D. Ethmoidal vein

# Origin of maxillary artery :
A. Angle of mandible
B. Neck of condyle
C. Body of mandible
D. Coronoid process

# Facial artery arises at the level of :
A. Below hyoid bone
B. Above hyoid bone
C. Hyoid bone
D. Above styloid process

# The ascending palatine artery is a branch of :
A. Ascending pharyngeal artery
B. First part of the facial artery
C. Pterygopalatine part of the maxillary artery
D. Sphenopalatine artery # Which of the following is not a branch of the external carotid artery ?
A. Ophthalmic artery
B. Pharyngeal artery
C. Maxillary artery
D. Lingual artery

# Internal jugular vein is a continuation of :
A. Common facial vein
B. External jugular vein
C. Sigmoid sinus
D. Superior petrosal sinus

# The retromandibular vein is formed by :
A. Superficial temporal and maxillary veins
B. Superficial temporal and internal jugular vein
C. Superficial temporal and supratrochlear
D. Maxillary and posterior auricular

# The main arterial supply of the face is :
A. Superficial temporal
B. Maxillary
C. Facial
D. Internal carotid artery

# Transverse facial artery is a branch of :
A. Superficial temporal
B. Maxillary
C. Facial
D. Internal carotid artery

# Largest vein of face is :
A. Facial vein
B. Retromandibular vein
C. Posterior auricular
D. Supratrochlear

# Carotid sheath contains all except :
A.Vagus nerve
B. Internal carotid artery
C. Common caroid artery
D. External carotid artery
E. Internal jugular vein

# Vertebral artery is a branch of :
A. Subclavian artery
B. Internal carotid artery
C. External carotid artery
D. Superficial temporal artery

# Which of the following is a paired venous sinus of duramater ?
A. Cavernous sinus
B. Superior petrosal
C. Transverse sinus
D. All of the above
# Hypophysis cerebri is supplied by
A. Internal carotid
B. External carotid
C. Maxillary artery
D. Facial artery

# Which of the following is not correct ?
A. Right common carotid artery is a branch of brachiocephalic artery
B. Left common carotid artery is a branch of arch of aorta
C. The common carotid artery is divided into external and internal carotid arteries at level of upper border of thyroid cartilage
D. Carotid sinus acts as a chemoreceptor

# Occipital artery is a branch of :
A. Internal carotid artery
B. Posterior branch of external carotid
C. Medial branch of external carotid
D. Anterior branch of external carotid

# TMJ is supplied by :
A. Superficial temporal
B. Maxillary
C. Internal carotid
D. Both A and B

# True about subclavian artery :
A. Principal artery of the upper limb
B. Right subclavian artery is a branch of brachiocephalic artery
C. Left subclavian artery is a branch of arch of aorta
D. Internal thoracic, vertebral and thyrocervical trunk are branches of subclavian artery
E. All of the above

# Which of the following is correct ?
A. Subclavian vein is a continuation of axillary vein
B. Internal jugular vein is a direct continuation of sigmoid sinus
C. Brachiocephalic vein is formed behind the sternoclavicular joint by the union of internal jugular vein and the subclavian vein
D. All of the above

# Soft palate is supplied by :
A. Greater palatine artery
B. Ascending palatine artery
C. Ascending pharyngeal artery
D. All of the above

# The stage of deglutition, which is voluntary in nature is :
A. Stage - I
B. Stage - II
C. Stage - III
D. Satge I and Stage II

# Auditory tube is supplied by :
A. Ascending pharyngeal
B. Middle meningeal
C. Artery of pterygoid cannal
D. All of the above

# The maxillary vein accompanies :
A. First part of the maxillary artery
B. Second part of maxillary artery
C. Third part of maxillary artery
D. None of the above

# Superior vena cava is formed by :
A. Subclavian vein
B. Internal jugular vein
C. External jugular vein
D. Thoracic vein
E. Brachiocephalic vein
# What is not true for facial artery ?
A. Main source of blood supply to palatine tonsil
B. Supplies branches to upper and lower lips
C. Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic fibers to submandibular gland
D. Is a branch of internal carotid artery


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MCQs on Oral Histology - Cementum Part 3

# Root lengthening is contributed by :
A. Cellular cementum
B. Acellular cementum
C. Intermediate cementum
D. All of the above

# The lacunae which contains cementocytes shows canaliculi that is oriented towards :
A. The crown
B. The dentin side
C. The PDL space
D. The root apex

# Which of the following statements is true ?
A. Cementum is thinnest at CEJ (20-50 micrometer)
B. Cementum is thickest towards the apex (150-200 micrometer)
C. The apical foramen is surrounded by cementum
D. All of the above

# Which of the following is least mineralised ?
A. Cementoid
B. Incremental line
C. Cellular cementum
D. Acellular cementum

# The region at which cementum formation is most rapid is :
A. Middle
B. Coronal
C. Apical
D. Interradicular
# Which dental tissue doesn't contain nerves ? :
A. Bone
B. Dentin
C. Cementum
D. Pulp

# Inorganic content of cementum is :
A. 45 to 50%
B. 50 to 55%
C. 55 to 60%
D. 60 to 65%

# Cellular cementum is :
A. First formed cementum
B. Less calcified than acellular type
C. More calcified than acellular type
D. Less irregular

# Intermediate cementum is :
A. Highly defined cellular zone near cementodentinal junction (CDJ)
B. Highly defined fibrillar zone near CDJ
C. Poorly defined zone near cementodentinal junction
D. Both A and B

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MCQs on Oral HIstology Cementum - Part 2

# Bundle bone is part of :
A. Periodontal ligament
B. Alveolar bone
C. Cementum
D. Long bones

# The cementoenamel junction is approximately at the level at which the root canal becomes :
A. Twisted
B. Curved
C. Pulp chamber
D. Lateral canal

# Hardness of fully mineralised cementum is :
A. Less than dentin
B. More than dentin
C. Equal to dentin
D. More than enamel
# Which one of the following is true of cellular cementum ?
A. Forms during root formation
B. Forms after the eruption of the tooth
C. Seen at the coronal portion of the tooth
D. Formation is a slow process

# Type of cementum located in the furcation areas of multirooted teeth is :
A. Cellular extrinsic fiber cementum
B. Cellular intrinsic fiber cementum
C. Cellular mixed stratified cementum
D. Acellular intrinsic fiber cementum

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