Head and Neck Blood Supply and Innervation: Multiple Choice Quizzes

Question 1

Which artery is the main supplier of blood to the brain?

Accepted Answer

Internal carotid artery

Answer

Common carotid artery

Answer

External carotid artery

Answer

Vertebral artery

Question 2

Which vein is the primary drainage route for blood from the brain?

Accepted Answer

Internal jugular vein

Answer

External jugular vein

Answer

Subclavian vein

Answer

Brachiocephalic vein

Question 3

Which nerve is responsible for controlling the muscles used for facial expressions?

Accepted Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Vagus nerve

Question 4

Which artery provides blood to the tongue?

Accepted Answer

Lingual artery

Answer

Facial artery

Answer

Maxillary artery

Answer

Temporal artery

Question 5

Which artery supplies blood to the scalp?

Accepted Answer

Superficial temporal artery

Answer

Internal carotid artery

Answer

External carotid artery

Answer

Vertebral artery

Question 6

Which nerve supplies sensation to the skin of the neck?

Accepted Answer

Cervical plexus

Answer

Brachial plexus

Answer

Lumbar plexus

Answer

Sacral plexus

Question 7

What cranial nerve provides the main sensory innervation to the skin of the scalp?

Accepted Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Vagus nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Question 8

Which vein receives blood from the superficial tissues of the face?

Accepted Answer

Facial vein

Answer

Internal jugular vein

Answer

External jugular vein

Answer

Deep temporal vein

Question 9

Which cranial nerve innervates the muscles involved in chewing?

Accepted Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Vagus nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Question 10

What is the name of the largest artery in the neck?

Accepted Answer

Common carotid artery

Answer

Subclavian artery

Answer

Vertebral artery

Answer

Thyroid artery

Question 11

What nerve provides the primary innervation to the thyroid gland?

Accepted Answer

Vagus nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Question 12

What is the name of the cranial nerve that controls the movement of the tongue, exits the skull through the hypoglossal canal, and aids in speech and swallowing?

Accepted Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Answer

Vagus nerve

Answer

Accessory nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 13

Which artery supplies branches to the forehead and scalp?

Accepted Answer

External carotid artery

Answer

Internal carotid artery

Answer

Vertebral artery

Answer

Subclavian artery

Question 14

Which nerve innervates the muscles of mastication?

Accepted Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 15

Which vein drains the superficial tissues of the face into the internal jugular vein?

Accepted Answer

Facial vein

Answer

Retromandibular vein

Answer

Lingual vein

Answer

Occipital vein

Question 16

Which artery is responsible for the vascular supply of the parotid gland?

Accepted Answer

Maxillary artery

Answer

External carotid artery

Answer

Superficial temporal artery

Answer

Mandibular artery

Question 17

Which nerve provides sensation to the skin of the chin?

Accepted Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 18

Which artery supplies blood to the muscles of the tongue?

Accepted Answer

Lingual artery

Answer

Facial artery

Answer

Maxillary artery

Answer

Superficial temporal artery

Question 19

Which nerve innervates the muscles of the larynx?

Accepted Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 20

Which structure forms the posterior wall of the nasopharynx?

Accepted Answer

Posterior pharyngeal wall

Answer

Soft palate

Answer

Hard palate

Answer

Uvula

Question 21

Which cranial nerve is responsible for transmitting taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

Accepted Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 22

Which of the following nerves innervates the muscles of facial expression?

Accepted Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 23

Which of the following veins is NOT part of the portal system?

Accepted Answer

Facial vein

Answer

Portal vein

Answer

Splenic vein

Answer

Superior mesenteric vein

Question 24

Which of the following veins drains the floor of the mouth?

Accepted Answer

Lingual vein

Answer

Facial vein

Answer

Internal jugular vein

Answer

External jugular vein