All Free General Anatomy MCQs with Answers

• A. Superficial temporal
• B. Maxillary
• C. Facial
• D. Internal carotid artery

Explanation: The transverse facial artery arises from the superficial temporal artery within the parotid gland and runs forward across the face.

• A. Superficial temporal and maxillary veins
• B. Superficial temporal and internal jugular vein
• C. Superficial temporal and supratrochlear
• D. Maxillary and posterior auricular

Explanation: The retromandibular vein forms within the parotid gland by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins.

• A. aboe hyoid bone
• B. Hyoid bone
• C. Above Styloid process
• D. Below hyoid bone

Explanation: The facial artery arises from the external carotid artery just above the greater horn of the hyoid bone.

• A. Transverse facial vein
• B. Superior ophthalmic vein
• C. Maxillary vein
• D. Ethmoidal vein

Explanation: The facial vein communicates with the cavernous sinus through the angular vein and the superior ophthalmic vein.

• A. Sub mandibular nodes
• B. Deep cervical nodes
• C. Retro pharyngeal nodes
• D. Sub mental nodes

Explanation: Dental lymph usually reaches the submandibular, submental and deep cervical nodes, depending on the tooth involved.

• A. Lingual artery
• B. Superior thyroid artery
• C. Facial artery
• D. Pharyngeal artery

Explanation: The tonsil receives its main arterial supply from the tonsillar branch of the facial artery, with contributions from several neighbouring…

• A. ovale
• B. Rotundum
• C. Stylomastoid
• D. Spinosum

Explanation: The middle meningeal artery enters the cranial cavity through the foramen spinosum.

• A. Superficial temporal and transverse facial
• B. Transverse facial and maxillary
• C. Posterior auricular and maxillary
• D. Superficial temporal and maxillary

Explanation: The external carotid artery ends by dividing into the superficial temporal and maxillary arteries within the parotid gland.

• A. Superior ophthalmic vein
• B. Inferior ophthalmic vein
• C. Connecting pterygoid plexus
• D. None of the above

Explanation: The angular continuation of the facial vein communicates with the cavernous sinus through the superior ophthalmic vein.

• A. External carotid artery
• B. Internal carotid artery
• C. Trigeminal artery
• D. Facial artery

Explanation: The maxillary artery is one of the two terminal branches of the external carotid artery, the other being the superficial temporal artery.

• A. External laryngeal
• B. Internal laryngeal
• C. Superior laryngeal
• D. C and A

Explanation: The superior thyroid artery descends with the external laryngeal nerve, which supplies the cricothyroid muscle.

• A. Lesser palatine artery
• B. Greater (anterior) palatine
• C. Nasopalatine artery
• D. Sphenopalatine artery

Explanation: The greater palatine artery is the principal arterial supply of the hard palate and runs forward in the greater palatine canal and groove.

• A. The adenoid
• B. The lingual tonsil
• C. The tonsil
• D. All of the above

Explanation: Waldeyer's ring is a circle of lymphoid tissue formed by the pharyngeal tonsil or adenoid, palatine tonsils, lingual tonsil and tubal…

• A. Superior thyroid artery
• B. Anterior ethmoidal artery
• C. Posterior auricular artery
• D. Occipital artery

Explanation: The anterior ethmoidal artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery, which arises from the internal carotid artery.

• A. Anastamosis between branch of maxillary artery and the branch of bacial artery
• B. Anastomeses between two branches of facial artery
• C. Anastomeses between two branches of maxillary artery
• D. None of the above

Explanation: Little's area is an arterial anastomotic network on the anterior nasal septum, including branches of the sphenopalatine and greater…

• A. Lingual
• B. Ascending pharyngeal
• C. Occipital
• D. Palatine

Explanation: The occipital artery arises from the external carotid artery and runs posteriorly deep to, and along the lower border of, the posterior…

• A. Enters the skull through the foramen ovale
• B. Supplies the superolateral surface of the ipislateral cerebral hemisphere
• C. Runs a subdural course within the cranial cavity
• D. Gives an interior branch which runs deep to the pterion

Explanation: The middle meningeal artery enters through the foramen spinosum and runs between the dura and skull, not subdurally.

• A. Right supra orbital artery
• B. Right supra trochlear artery
• C. Right superficial temporal artery
• D. Right maxillary artery

Explanation: The anterior scalp receives branches from the supraorbital, supratrochlear and superficial temporal arteries.

• A. External carotid artery
• B. Internal Maxillary artery
• C. Transverse facial artery
• D. Branches supplying lateral pterygoid

Explanation: The TMJ receives arterial branches mainly from the superficial temporal, maxillary and ascending pharyngeal systems, including branches…

• A. Incision and evacuation
• B. Needle aspiration
• C. Antibiotics and then drain
• D. ConservativeHeart & Hypertension

Explanation: A subgaleal hematoma usually spreads widely in the loose areolar tissue beneath the galea and is treated conservatively because it…