Beginner Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Quiz
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Q1. The recurrent laryngeal nerves are branches of which cranial nerve?
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
- Vagus nerve
- Accessory nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
Q2. Which recurrent laryngeal nerve has an important course within the thorax?
- Neither enters the thoracic region
- Right recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Both remain entirely within the thorax
Q3. The left recurrent laryngeal nerve loops inferior to which major artery?
- Arch of the aorta
- Internal thoracic artery
- Left common carotid artery
- Pulmonary trunk
Q4. The right recurrent laryngeal nerve loops around which artery?
- Right common carotid artery
- Brachiocephalic vein
- Right subclavian artery
- Ascending aorta
Q5. Which ligament is closely related to the left recurrent laryngeal nerve near the aortic arch?
- Ligamentum venosum
- Ligamentum arteriosum
- Falciform ligament
- Inguinal ligament
Q6. After looping around their respective arteries, the recurrent laryngeal nerves generally ascend toward which organ?
- Larynx
- Lung
- Diaphragm
- Heart
Q7. The recurrent laryngeal nerve supplies most of which group of muscles?
- Extraocular muscles
- Intrinsic muscles of the larynx
- Muscles of mastication
- Intercostal muscles
Q8. Which intrinsic laryngeal muscle is not supplied by the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
- Thyroarytenoid
- Lateral cricoarytenoid
- Posterior cricoarytenoid
- Cricothyroid
Q9. Which recurrent laryngeal nerve is longer?
- Right recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Left recurrent laryngeal nerve
- Neither has a recurrent course
- They are always identical in length
Q10. Injury to a recurrent laryngeal nerve commonly affects which function?
- Shoulder abduction
- Knee extension
- Vision
- Phonation