Muscular tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach
What is the Esophagus?
100
True or False: There are 8 cervical vertebrae
False. There are 7
100
This nerve branches off the Accessory Nerve, passes through the neck, then innervates the diaphragm
What is the Phrenic Nerve?
100
A bacterial infection in the throat and tonsils resulting in sudden and severe sore throat. Many people have their tonsils removed if they are prone to this illness
What is Strep Throat
100
This vessel bifurcates into the common carotid and subclavian arteries on the right side of the neck
What is the Brachiocephallic Trunk
200
Has a sternal head and a clavicular head
What is the sternocleidomastoid
200
Bone that is isolated from the remainder of the skeleton
What is the Hyoid Bone
200
This is the type of joint between C1 and C2
What is a pivot joint
200
An injury that can occur to your neck that results from jarring action such as a car accident and can result in chronic pain
What is Whiplash
200
Branch of the Common Carotid Artery that perfuses the face and scalp
What is the External Branch
300
Draws corners of the mouth inferiorly and widens it as in expressions of sadness
What is the Platysma?
300
The atypical 7th vertebrae name
What is the Vertebra Prominens
300
This nervous plexus passes through the neck and innervates the arm and hand
What is the Brachial Plexus
300
The vertebra above which spinal cord injuries result in paralysis and require ventilation for breathing
What is C4
300
True or False: There is a Brachiocephallic Vein on both sides of the neck
True
400
Elevates, retracts, and rotates scapulae superiorly
What is the Trapezius?
400
The most distinctive feature of the cervical vertebra
What is the Foramen Transversarium
400
This is the nerve plexus in C1-C4
What is the Cervical Plexus
400
This disease is the result of the breakdown of intervertebral discs
What is Degenerative Disc Disease
400
These arteries directly exit the arch of the Aorta on the left side of the neck
What are the Common Carotid and Subclavian arteries
500
Group of muscles responsible for depressing the hyoid
What are the Infrahyoid Muscles?
500
4 bones/groups of bones that form the skeleton of the neck
What is the Cervical Vertebrae, the Hyoid Bone, the Manubrium, and the Clavicles
500
These joints are found on both sides of the spine. Each is about the size of a thumbnail and are named for the vertebrae they connect and the side of the spine where they are found
What are the Cervical Facet Joints
500
Neck swelling due to an enlarged Thyroid Gland
What is Goiter
500
This branch of the Common Carotid Artery perfuses the Circle of Willis