1.

The maxillary sinus opens into the nasal cavity in the

(A) inferior meatus
(B) spheno-ethmoidal recess
(C) superior meatus
(D) frontal recess
(E) middle meatus
2. Which of the following bones does NOT form part of the lateral wall of the nasal
cavity?
(A) Frontal bone
(B) Palatine bone
(C) Sphenoid bone
(D) Ethmoid bone
(E) Nasal bone
3. The terminal branch of the maxillary artery supplies the lining of which cavity?
(A) The orbit
(B) The middle ear cavity
(C) The oral cavity
(D) The maxillary sinus
(E) The nasal cavity
4. The pterygopalatine ganglion contains cell bodies of
(A) only sympathetic and sensory nerve fibers
(B) only parasympathetic nerve fibers
(C) only sympathetic and parasympathetic nerve fibers
(D) only parasympathetic and sensory nerve fibers
(E) only sympathetic nerve fibers
5. What maneuver reduces a dislocated temporomandibular joint?
(A) Depressing the posterior jaw and protruding the chin
(B) Elevating the posterior jaw and retracting the chin
(C) Depressing the posterior jaw and elevating the chin
(D) Elevating the posterior jaw and depressing the chin
(E) Depressing the posterior jaw and depressing the chin

6. The palatovaginal canal connects the pterygopalatine fossa with which cavity?
(A) The middle cranial fossa
(B) The nasopharynx
(C) The nasal cavity
(D) The infratemporal fossa
(E) The oral cavity
7. Which bone forms the medial wall of the pterygopalatine fossa?
(A) The maxilla
(B) The lacrimal bone
(C) The palatine bone
(D) The ethmoid bone
(E) The sphenoid bone
8. Which of the following structures is NOT closely related to the sphenoidal sinus?
(A) The right optic nerve
(B) The right internal carotid artery
(C) The right nasolacrimal duct
(D) The right cavernous sinus
(E) The optic chiasma
9. Sensory nerve fibers from the area of the temporomandibular joint pass through
which cranial nerve?
(A) The hypoglossal nerve
(B) The vagus nerve
(C) The trigeminal nerve
(D) The accessory nerve
(E) The glossopharyngeal nerve
10. Where is the location of the cell bodies of the sympathetic fibers supplying the
mucosa of the nasal cavity?
(A) The brain
(B) The spinal cord
(C) The pterygopalatine ganglion
(D) The superior cervical ganglion
(E) The otic ganglion

11. Which branch of the maxillary artery is often responsible for epistaxis (bleeding
from the nose)?
(A) The anterior superior alveolar artery
(B) The descending palatine artery
(C) The infra-orbital artery
(D) The artery of the pterygoid canal
(E) The sphenopalatine artery
12. What movement of the mandible is produced by the digastric muscle?
(A) Retraction of the mandible
(B) Elevation of the mandible
(C) Protrusion of the mandible
(D) Depression of the mandible
(E) Lateral movement of the mandible
13. Which of the following bones is a paired bone?
(A) The lacrimal bone
(B) The vomer bone
(C) The sphenoid bone
(D) The frontal bone
(E) The occipital bone
14. The parasympathetic nerve supply to glands of the nasal mucosa originates from
which cranial nerve?
(A) The oculomotor nerve
(B) The facial nerve
(C) The olfactory nerve
(D) The glossopharyngeal nerve
(E) The vagus nerve
15. The spenomandibular ligament extends between which two structures?
(A) The spine of the sphenoid bone and the lingula of the mandible
(B) The body of the sphenoid bone and the angle of the mandible
(C) The lesser wing of the sphenoid bone and the head of the mandible
(D) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the neck of the mandible
(E) The pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the ramus of the
mandible

16. If
M = mandibular fossa,
A = articular tubercle of zygoma, and
E = external acoustic meatus,
then, from anterior-most to posterior-most, the structures are arranged as follows:
(A) M, E, A
(B) A, E, M
(C) E, A, M
(D) A, M, E
(E) M, A, E
17. Which bone forms the inferior boundary of the choana(e)?
(A) The sphenoid bone
(B) The maxilla
(C) The palatine bone
(D) The vomer
(E) The ethmoid bone
18. Sensation from the lower eyelid is carried through which of the following nerves?
(A) The infraorbital nerve
(B) The zygomatic nerve
(C) The posterior superior alveolar nerve
(D) The nerve of the pterygoid canal
(E) The facial nerve
19. The parasympathetic nerve supply to the lacrimal gland originates from which
cranial nerve?
(A) The glossopharyngeal nerve
(B) The oculomotor nerve
(C) The olfactory nerve
(D) The facial nerve
(E) The vagus nerve
20. The bony part of the nasal septum is formed by which two bones?
(A) The maxillary and lacrimal bones
(B) The vomer and palatine bones
(C) The sphenoid and ethmoid bones
(D) The maxillary and palatine bones
(E) The vomer and ethmoid bones