Important SAQs of head and neck for 1st professional MBBS examination

Head & Neck (SAQ)

1.      Give the boundary and contents of middle cranial cavity

2.      Give the boundary and content of orbital cavity

3.      Mention type and peculiarities of temporomandibular joint

4.      Name the muscles of mastication and give their attachment and nerve supply

5.      What is scalp? Draw and label the different layers of scalp. Which layers is dangerous and why?

6.      Mention the arrangement, distribution and attachment of investing layers of deep cervical fascia.

7.      Trace the pathway of tear. what do you mean by epiphorea and lacrimation.

8.      Give origin insertion, nerve supply and action of sternocledomastoid and trapezeus.

9.      Give the boundary and content of posterior/sub occipital triangle.

10.  What are the relation and content of cavernous sinus.Give the morphology and blood supply of thyroid gland.

11.  Give the formation and content of carotid sheath.

12.  Give the content of vertebral canal

13.  Name the extrinsic and intrinsic muscle of the eye with their innervation.

14.  Give the branches of Common carotid/ Internal carotid/ external carotid/ Subclavian artery.

15.  Name the muscles attached to the styloid process of temporal bone with their nerve supply.

16.  what do you mean by i) Spina bifida ii) Ananchepaly iii) Hydrochephalous.

17.  Short notes on i) Vertebral artery ii) 1^st cervical artery iii) Cavernous sinus v) Little’s area.

18.  Give the extension and draw and label the internal feature of larynx with its nerve supply

19.  Give the formation nerve supply and blood supply of nasal septum.

20.  Give the nerve supply of the tongue according to its developmental background

21.  How the waldeyer’s ring is formed. give the boundary of pyriform fossa with its clinical importance.

22.  Give the boundary and content of middle ear cavity

23.  What are the parts of internal ear? Give the morphological feature of tympanic membrane.

24.  Draw and label the structure of organ of corti.

Scalp

1. Name the different layers of scalp. Mention its nerve supply and blood supply
2. Define scalp. Which layer of the scalp is more important clinically and why ?
3. Why arrest of bleeding is delayed in scalp injury .

Muscle

Give the origin insersion and nerve supply of the lateral pterygoid

Give the origin insersion and nerve supply of the muscles of mastication

Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Blood supply

Describe the venous drainage of face with clinical importance

Nerve

1. Enumerate the nuclei and functional component of facial nerve . what is Bell’s palsy 
2. Write down the nerve supply of the face on the developmental background

Lacrimal apparatus

1. Write about location and nerve supply of lacrimal glands .trace the pathway of tears 
2. Give the secretomotor innervation of lacrimal gland
3. SN: lacrimal apparatus . clinical importance

Orbit

1. Give location, relation, connection and structure supply by ciliary ganglion
2. Give the boundaries and content of orbits
3. Give the nerve supply and action of the extraocular muscle. Give the effects  of occulomotor nerve paralysis on these muscles

Parotid region

 Name the structures embedded in parotid gland. Give the nerve supply and location of parotid gland

Parotid duct

Anterior triangle of the neck

1. Write the histology development and blood supply of thyroid gland. Mention the congenital anomalies of  the thyroid gland
2. Write the steps of the dissection of the anterior triangle
3. Mention the branches from different parts of subclavian artery
4. Write the subdivision of anterior triangle of the neck
5. Why thyroid swelling moves with deglutition
6. Carotid triangle

Posterior triangle:

1. Give the arrangement and attachment of investing layer of deep cervical fascia . give the formation  and contents of the carotid sheath
2. Write the steps of dissection of posterior triangle
3. Give the boundaries and contents of posterior triangles of neck
4. Name the different layer of deep cervical fascia and give attachment and distribution of later of deep cervical fascia
5. SN: external jugular vein

Suboccipital triangle

Write the boundaries and content of suboccipital triangle

Give the steps of dissection of suboccipital triangles

Mouth:

1. Mention the muscles of soft palate with their nerve supply & action. Explain embryologically formation of cleft palate. 4+3(jan- 05)
2. What do you mean by waldeyers  ring? Give the location & histological structure of palatine tonsil. Blood supply & development of palatine tonsil.
3. S/N – Cleft palate. 1.5
4. How soft palate is formal? What is its role of swallowing.
5. S/N- Soft palate with its clinical importance.
6. Give the development & congenital malformation of permanent palate.

Tongue:

1. Give the development of the tongue. Explain its nerve supply on the basis of its development .
2. Mention lymphatic drainage of tongue. Explain tongue tie. 3+1
3. Name the muscles of the tongue. Give the motor & sensory supply of tongue.

Pharynx:

1. Give the different parts of pharynx with their extension.
2. Write a note on nasopharynx.

Nose & Para nasal sinuses:

1. Give the formation of nasal septum. Give its lining epithelium, blood supply & nerve supply.
2. What is the clinical importance of Little’s area.
3. Give the different part of vasal cavity.
4. Name the structures opening into the lateral wall of vassal caviry. Give the arterial vassal wall.
5. What is mucoperiosteum?
6. Name the paranasal air sinuses & mention their sides of drainage. How the maxillary hiatus closed.
7. Give the anatomical features of maxillary air sinus. How ‘maxillary hiatus’is reduced in articulated skull?

Larynx:

1. Mention extension & interior of larynx . Give its nerve supply.
2. Enumerate the ‘functional component’s of vagus nerve.
3. Mention the lining epithelium & nerve supply of larynx.
4. Name the cartilages of larynx. Give the boundary & clinical importance of piriform recess.
5. What are the effects of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis.

Vertebral column & deep dissection of the back:

1. S/N- i) Vertebral artery.  

              ii) Peripheral parasympathetic ganglia.

2. Write about the vertebral artery e its clinical importance
3. How spinal nerve is formal? Discuss a typical spinal nerve.
4. S/N- i) Origin, insertion, nerve supply & action of Trapezium.

               ii) External jugular vein.

5. Give the structure & development of intervertebral dise. Mention its clinical im

Joint of the head & neck:

1. Mention the type of joints & their movements between 1^st & 2^nd cervical vertebrae. How hanging causes immediate death?
2. Describe temporomendibular joint. Why it is called atypical synovial joint?
3. Mention the different atlatoaxial joints & their movements. What might be the effect due to rupture of transverse cervical ligment.
4. What is frontanalle? Mention the location & time of fusion of different frontanalle.
5. Write down the contents of vertebral canal. Give Clinical importance of intervertebral  venous plexus.

Organ of hearing & equilibrium:

1. Give the components of membranous labyrinth. Give the structure of organ of corti. Crista ampullarius & muculae.
2. Give the boundaries & contents of middle ear cavity.
3. Give the parts of internal ear. Write down about organ of corti.
4. Describe briefly the tympanic membrane.

Pituitary gland:

1. Give the development & histological structure of pituitary gland.
2. Describe the blood supply of hypophysis cerebri.

Embryology related to head & neck:

1. Give the derivatives of different pharyngeal pouches.
2. Give the derivatives of 1^st & 2^nd pharyngeal arches. What is pharyngeal apparatus.
3. What do you mean by branchial arch, pharyngeal pouches & pharyngeal cleft.
4. Give the derivaties of neural crest.