Beginner Suprahyoid Muscles Quiz
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Q1. Which four muscles make up the suprahyoid muscle group?
- Anterior, middle, and posterior scalenes with longus colli
- Masseter, temporalis, medial pterygoid, and lateral pterygoid
- Sternohyoid, sternothyroid, thyrohyoid, and omohyoid
- Digastric, stylohyoid, mylohyoid, and geniohyoid
Q2. Where are the suprahyoid muscles located relative to the hyoid bone?
- Posterior to the cervical vertebrae
- Superior to the hyoid bone
- Inferior to the clavicle
- Inside the carotid sheath
Q3. What is a major collective action of the suprahyoid muscles during swallowing?
- Depression of the first rib
- Abduction of the vocal folds
- Elevation of the hyoid
- Rotation of the head
Q4. Which suprahyoid muscle forms most of the muscular floor of the mouth?
- Sternohyoid
- Mylohyoid
- Posterior belly of digastric
- Stylohyoid
Q5. Which suprahyoid muscle has anterior and posterior bellies connected by an intermediate tendon?
- Geniohyoid
- Digastric
- Mylohyoid
- Stylohyoid
Q6. Which suprahyoid muscle extends from the styloid process toward the hyoid bone?
- Geniohyoid
- Stylohyoid
- Anterior belly of digastric
- Mylohyoid
Q7. Which suprahyoid muscle lies immediately superior to mylohyoid near the midline?
- Stylohyoid
- Geniohyoid
- Omohyoid
- Posterior belly of digastric
Q8. Which nerve supplies the mylohyoid muscle?
- Accessory nerve
- Nerve to mylohyoid
- Facial nerve
- Glossopharyngeal nerve
Q9. Which nerve supplies stylohyoid?
- Facial nerve
- Vagus nerve
- Phrenic nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
Q10. When the hyoid is fixed, what can several suprahyoid muscles help do to the mandible?
- Elevate the clavicle
- Depress the mandible
- Extend the elbow
- Close the nasal cavity