Muscles of the Head and Neck: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

Which muscle is responsible for lifting the chin?

Accepted Answer

Geniohyoid

Answer

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Mylohyoid

Question 2

Which muscle, when dysfunctional in Bell's palsy, causes the inability to close an eye?

Accepted Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Answer

Orbicularis oris

Answer

Buccinator

Answer

Risorius

Question 3

How do muscle attachments contribute to the stability of the scalp?

Accepted Answer

Secure the scalp to the skull.

Answer

Prevent scalp movement during head rotations.

Answer

Enhance blood flow to the scalp.

Answer

Transfer forces from the scalp to the neck muscles.

Question 4

Which muscle inserts into the coronoid process of the mandible and elevates it?

Accepted Answer

Temporalis

Answer

Masseter

Answer

Pterigoideus medialis

Answer

Buccinator

Question 5

Identify the muscle responsible for flattening the cheeks and retracting the angle of the mouth.

Accepted Answer

Buccinator

Answer

Platysma

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Answer

Risorius

Question 6

Which cranial nerve provides motor innervation to the muscles of the face?

Accepted Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an action of the splenius capitis muscle?

Accepted Answer

Rotates the head to the same side

Answer

Extends the head

Answer

Flexes and rotates the head to the opposite side

Answer

Elevates the head

Question 8

Identify the muscle that lowers the mandible and protrudes the lower lip.

Accepted Answer

Depressor anguli oris

Answer

Masseter

Answer

Orbicularis oris

Answer

Mylohyoid

Question 9

Which muscle contracts to create a smile that expresses happiness?

Accepted Answer

Zygomaticus major

Answer

Risorius

Answer

Depressor labii inferioris

Answer

Mentalis

Question 10

Which of the following muscles is NOT innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?

Accepted Answer

Stylohyoid

Answer

Genioglossus

Answer

Hyoglossus

Answer

Geniohyoid

Question 11

Which muscle is responsible for raising the upper lip?

Accepted Answer

Levator labii superioris

Answer

Orbicularis oris

Answer

Buccinator

Answer

Zygomaticus major

Question 12

Which muscle is primarily responsible for lifting the lower jaw?

Accepted Answer

Temporalis

Answer

Occipitalis

Answer

Platysma

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Question 13

Which cranial nerve innervates the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

Accepted Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Answer

Trigeminal nerve

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Question 14

Which muscle elevates the eyebrows and expresses surprise?

Accepted Answer

Frontalis

Answer

Procerus

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Answer

Corrugator supercilii

Question 15

Which muscle is attached to the mandible and hyoid bone, and assists with floor of mouth elevation during swallowing?

Accepted Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Geniohyoid

Answer

Stylohyoid

Answer

Digastric

Question 16

Which muscle is innervated by the accessory nerve and assists in shoulder elevation and scapular movement?

Accepted Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Serratus anterior

Answer

Rhomboid major

Answer

Levator scapulae

Question 17

Which muscle is attached to the styloid process and assists in tongue protrusion?

Accepted Answer

Styloglossus

Answer

Stylohyoid

Answer

Digastric

Answer

Geniohyoid

Question 18

Which facial nerve-innervated muscle depresses the angle of the mouth?

Accepted Answer

Depressor anguli oris

Answer

Orbicularis oris

Answer

Buccinator

Answer

Mentalis

Question 19

Which nerve innervates the sternocleidomastoid muscle, enabling head rotation?

Accepted Answer

Accessory nerve

Answer

Facial nerve

Answer

Vagus nerve

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 20

Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for innervating the muscles of mastication?

Accepted Answer

Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Answer

Facial nerve (CN VII)

Answer

Vagus nerve (CN X)

Answer

Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)

Question 21

Select the primary function of the buccinator muscle:

Accepted Answer

Compresses the cheek against the teeth

Answer

Elevates the lower lip

Answer

Retracts the corner of the mouth

Answer

Protrudes the tongue

Question 22

Identify the muscle primarily responsible for wrinkling the forehead:

Accepted Answer

Frontalis

Answer

Occipitalis

Answer

Procerus

Question 23

Which muscle inserts onto the scalp and is innervated by the occipital nerve?

Accepted Answer

Occipitalis

Answer

Splenius capitis

Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Sternocleidomastoid

Question 24

Identify the nerve that innervates the platysma muscle, which is involved in neck movements:

Accepted Answer

Cervical plexus

Answer

Phrenic nerve (CN XII)

Answer

Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Answer

Facial nerve (CN VII)

Question 25

Identify the group of muscles primarily responsible for flexing the neck:

Accepted Answer

Anterior cervical muscles

Answer

Lateral cervical muscles

Answer

Submental muscles

Answer

Posterior cervical muscles

Question 26

Which muscle contributes to the process of swallowing by elevating the floor of the mouth?

Accepted Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Masseter

Answer

Temporalis

Answer

Platysma

Question 27

Which facial muscle elevates the corner of the mouth and flares the nostrils?

Accepted Answer

Levator labii superioris alaeque nasi

Answer

Buccinator

Answer

Zygomaticus major

Question 28

From which structure does the temporalis muscle originate?

Accepted Answer

Temporal fossa

Answer

Mandible

Answer

Zygomatic arch

Question 29

Which nerve innervates the orbicularis oculi muscle?

Accepted Answer

Facial nerve (CN VII)

Answer

Trigeminal nerve (CN V)

Answer

Oculomotor nerve (CN III)

Answer

Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)

Question 30

What is the site of origin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle?

Accepted Answer

Sternum and clavicle

Answer

Vertebral column

Answer

Mandible

Answer

Mastoid process of the temporal bone

Question 31

Which tongue muscle is responsible for protrusion?

Accepted Answer

Genioglossus

Answer

Digastric

Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Stylohyoid

Question 32

Where does the masseter muscle insert?

Accepted Answer

Mandibular ramus

Answer

Zygomatic arch

Answer

Temporal bone

Answer

Maxilla

Question 33

Which muscle elevates the scalp?

Accepted Answer

Occipitofrontalis

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Answer

Temporalis

Question 34

Which of the following muscles is not directly involved in producing facial expressions?

Accepted Answer

Temporalis

Answer

Zygomaticus major

Answer

Procerus

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Question 35

Which muscle elevates the scapula during shoulder abduction?

Accepted Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Biceps brachii

Answer

Deltoid

Answer

Supraspinatus

Question 36

Which muscle is responsible for frowning?

Accepted Answer

Corrugator supercilii

Answer

Nasalis

Answer

Procerus

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Question 37

Which of the following muscles is the primary elevator of the eyebrows?

Accepted Answer

Frontalis

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Answer

Corrugator supercilii

Answer

Procerus

Question 38

Which of the following muscles is solely innervated by the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve?

Accepted Answer

Masseter

Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer

Temporalis

Question 39

Which of the following muscles is primarily responsible for depressing the mandible?

Accepted Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer

Temporalis

Answer

Digastric

Question 40

Which of the following muscles is primarily responsible for elevating the second to seventh ribs?

Accepted Answer

Scalenes

Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer

Pectoralis minor

Question 41

Which of the following muscles is the main flexor of the head at the atlanto-occipital joint?

Accepted Answer

Rectus capitis anterior

Answer

Longus colli

Answer

Longus capitis

Answer

Semispinalis capitis

Question 42

Which muscle elevates the hyoid bone and is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?

Accepted Answer

Geniohyoid

Answer

Thyrohyoid

Answer

Digastric

Answer

Mylohyoid

Question 43

Which muscle rotates the head to the opposite side and is innervated by the spinal accessory nerve?

Accepted Answer

Sternocleidomastoid

Answer

Levator scapulae

Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Splenius capitis

Question 44

Which tongue muscle is involved in tongue protrusion and is innervated by the hypoglossal nerve?

Accepted Answer

Genioglossus

Answer

Styloglossus

Answer

Hyoglossus

Answer

Palatoglossus

Question 45

Which muscle has its origin on the zygomatic arch and is innervated by the facial nerve?

Accepted Answer

Zygomaticus major

Answer

Buccinator

Answer

Orbicularis oculi

Answer

Depressor anguli oris

Question 46

Which muscle of facial expression is innervated by the facial nerve (CN VII) and directly inserts into the upper lip, elevating it during smiling?

Accepted Answer

Levator labii superioris

Answer

Orbicularis oris

Answer

Mentalis

Answer

Zygomaticus major

Question 47

Which suprahyoid muscle originates from the mastoid process and inserts on the mandible, helping to depress the mandible and elevate the hyoid bone?

Accepted Answer

Digastric

Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Geniohyoid

Answer

Stylohyoid

Question 48

Which muscle, located in the floor of the mouth, is primarily responsible for opening the mouth by depressing the mandible?

Accepted Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Geniohyoid

Answer

Platysma

Answer

Stylohyoid

Question 49

Which suprahyoid muscle elevates the hyoid bone and larynx during swallowing, contributing to the movement of food into the pharynx?

Accepted Answer

Stylohyoid

Answer

Digastric

Answer

Mylohyoid

Answer

Geniohyoid

Question 50

Which muscle originates from the occipital bone and inserts into the mastoid process, acting to extend and rotate the head?

Accepted Answer

Splenius capitis

Answer

Semispinalis capitis

Answer

Trapezius

Answer

Longissimus capitis

Question 51

Which muscle originates from the mandible and inserts on the hyoid bone, and is primarily responsible for protruding the tongue?

Accepted Answer

Genioglossus

Answer

Palatoglossus

Answer

Styloglossus

Answer

Hyoglossus

Question 52

Which pharyngeal constrictor muscle is located most inferiorly and plays a crucial role in propelling food through the pharynx during swallowing?

Accepted Answer

Inferior pharyngeal constrictor

Answer

Middle pharyngeal constrictor

Answer

Stylopharyngeus

Answer

Superior pharyngeal constrictor

Question 53

Which muscle of the soft palate, innervated by the trigeminal nerve (CN V), tenses the soft palate and opens the Eustachian tube to equalize pressure in the middle ear?

Accepted Answer

Tensor veli palatini

Answer

Musculus uvulae

Answer

Levator veli palatini

Answer

Palatopharyngeus