The __________ muscle elevates the larynx and is innervated by cranial nerve VII

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The __________ muscle elevates the larynx and is innervated by cranial nerve VII. A) sternohyoid B) thyrohyoid C) stylohyoid D) omohyoid E) mylohyoid The digastric and omohyoid muscles are similar in that they both _________. A) depress the mandible B) have origins on the inferior surface of the mandible at the chin C) depress the hyoid bone D) have two bellies E) originate from the superior border of the scapula near the suprascapular notch The muscle that assists in mastication, and also useful to musicians, as in playing a trumpet, is the _________ muscle A) masseter B) orbicularis oris C) procerus D) temporalis E) buccinator The muscle that originates on the lateral nasal cartilages and the aponeuroses covering the inferior portions of the nasal bones, and draws the medial angle of eyebrows interiorly is called the ____________. A) mentalis B) procerus C) occipitofrontalis D) nasalis E) corrugator supercilii A muscle that elevates the corner of the mouth and draws it laterally is the ____ muscle. A) levator anguli oris B) zygomaticus major C) risorius D) depressor anguli oris E) orbicularis oris The _________ muscle originates on the horns of the hyoid bone and inserts in the median raphe, and is innervated by branches of the pharyngeal plexus. A) middle pharyngeal constrictor B) salpingopharyngeus C) inferior pharyngeal constrictor D) palatopharyngeus E) superior pharyngeal constrictor When the _________muscle contracts, the thyroid cartilage of the larynx is elevated and the hyoid is depressed. A) sternohyoid B) thyrohyoid C) sternocleidomastoid D) stylohyoid E) mylohyoid When the ____________ muscle contracts, the eye rolls and looks up and laterally. A) inferior rectus B) superior oblique C) inferior oblique D) superior rectus E) lateral rectus

Explanation / Answer

32.C.Stylohyoid muscle moves the hyoid in backward direction and innervates VII cranial nerve.

33.D. Both have two bellies.

34.E.Buccinator helps in whistling as well.

35.B.Procerus. This muscle originates from lateral nasal cartilage and aponeurosis.

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