Scalp in Human Anatomy MCQ Questions and Answers
1. The scalp extends anteriorly up to the:
A) Mastoid process
B) Supraorbital margins
C) External occipital protuberance
D) Zygomatic arch
Answer: B
2. How many layers does the scalp have?
A) Three
B) Four
C) Five
D) Six
Answer: C
3. The most vascular layer of the scalp is:
A) Skin
B) Connective tissue layer
C) Aponeurosis
D) Loose areolar tissue
Answer: B
4. The “dangerous area” of the scalp is:
A) Skin
B) Dense connective tissue
C) Aponeurosis
D) Loose areolar tissue
Answer: D
5. Which layer of the scalp allows free movement of the scalp proper?
A) Skin
B) Dense connective tissue
C) Aponeurosis
D) Loose areolar tissue
Answer: D
6. Which layer of the scalp is known as the “scalp proper”?
A) The first three layers
B) The last three layers
C) The first two layers
D) The aponeurosis only
Answer: A
7. The occipitofrontalis muscle belongs to which layer of the scalp?
A) Skin
B) Connective tissue
C) Aponeurosis
D) Loose areolar tissue
Answer: C
8. The occipitofrontalis muscle is supplied by:
A) Great auricular nerve
B) Facial nerve
C) Trigeminal nerve
D) Auriculotemporal nerve
Answer: B
9. The frontal belly of occipitofrontalis is supplied by:
A) Temporal branch of facial nerve
B) Zygomatic branch of facial nerve
C) Posterior auricular nerve
D) Buccal branch of facial nerve
Answer: A
10. The occipital belly of occipitofrontalis is supplied by:
A) Temporal branch of facial nerve
B) Posterior auricular nerve
C) Great auricular nerve
D) Supraorbital nerve
Answer: B
11. The epicranial aponeurosis connects:
A) Two frontal bellies
B) Frontal and occipital bellies
C) Two occipital bellies
D) Frontal belly to auricularis
Answer: B
12. Which artery does NOT supply the scalp?
A) Superficial temporal artery
B) Occipital artery
C) Facial artery
D) Posterior auricular artery
Answer: C
13. The superficial temporal artery is a branch of:
A) External carotid artery
B) External carotid artery
C) Internal carotid artery
D) Subclavian artery
Answer: B
14. The supraorbital and supratrochlear arteries are branches of:
A) Ophthalmic artery
B) Superficial temporal artery
C) Facial artery
D) Occipital artery
Answer: A
15. The occipital artery is a branch of:
A) External carotid artery
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Subclavian artery
D) Ophthalmic artery
Answer: A
16. The posterior auricular artery arises from:
A) External carotid artery
B) Internal carotid artery
C) Maxillary artery
D) Facial artery
Answer: A
17. The veins of the scalp accompany the arteries and are called:
A) Venae comitantes
B) Diploic veins
C) Emissary veins
D) Sinusoidal veins
Answer: A
18. Emissary veins connect scalp veins to:
A) Intracranial venous sinuses
B) Superficial facial veins
C) Cervical veins
D) Jugular vein only
Answer: A
19. Infection from scalp may spread intracranially through:
A) Lymphatics
B) Emissary veins
C) Arteries
D) Deep veins of neck
Answer: B
20. The lymph from the posterior part of the scalp drains into:
A) Occipital lymph nodes
B) Parotid nodes
C) Submandibular nodes
D) Submental nodes
Answer: A
21. The lymph from the anterior part of scalp drains into:
A) Pre-auricular (parotid) nodes
B) Occipital nodes
C) Submandibular nodes
D) Retroauricular nodes
Answer: A
22. The lymph from the temporal region drains into:
A) Parotid nodes
B) Occipital nodes
C) Submandibular nodes
D) Buccal nodes
Answer: A
23. The greater occipital nerve supplies which part of scalp?
A) Posterior scalp up to vertex
B) Anterior scalp
C) Temporal region
D) Mastoid region
Answer: A
24. The greater occipital nerve is a branch of:
A) C1 dorsal ramus
B) C2 dorsal ramus
C) C3 ventral ramus
D) Facial nerve
Answer: B
25. The lesser occipital nerve arises from:
A) Dorsal ramus of C2
B) Ventral ramus of C2
C) Ventral ramus of C3
D) Posterior auricular nerve
Answer: B
26. The auriculotemporal nerve supplies:
A) Posterior scalp
B) Occipital region
C) Temporal region above auricle
D) Parietal region
Answer: C
27. The supratrochlear nerve supplies:
A) Temporal scalp
B) Forehead near midline
C) Occipital scalp
D) Mastoid region
Answer: B
28. The supraorbital nerve supplies:
A) Temporal scalp
B) Forehead and anterior scalp up to vertex
C) Posterior scalp
D) Neck
Answer: B
29. The scalp is thickest at:
A) Occipital region
B) Vertex
C) Temporal region
D) Frontal region
Answer: B
30. The connective tissue layer of scalp contains:
A) Fibrous septa with vessels and nerves
B) Loose fat
C) No neurovascular structures
D) Dense fascia only
Answer: A
31. Bleeding from scalp wounds is profuse because:
A) Vessels are held open by fibrous septa
B) Vessels collapse easily
C) There are few veins
D) The aponeurosis constricts vessels
Answer: A
32. The skin of scalp is:
A) Thick and richly supplied with hair follicles and glands
B) Thin and smooth
C) Without sebaceous glands
D) Hairless
Answer: A
33. The pericranium is continuous with:
A) Periosteum of cranial bones
B) Dura mater
C) Loose areolar tissue
D) Aponeurosis
Answer: A
34. The pericranium is loosely attached to the skull except at:
A) Sutural lines
B) Temporal region
C) Frontal region
D) Occipital region
Answer: A
35. The term “dangerous area” of scalp is due to communication between:
A) Emissary veins and intracranial venous sinuses
B) Arteries and lymphatics
C) Lymph nodes and subgaleal veins
D) Cutaneous veins and arteries
Answer: A
36. The frontal belly of occipitofrontalis is attached to:
A) Skin of eyebrows
B) Mastoid process
C) External occipital protuberance
D) Temporal fascia
Answer: A
37. The occipital belly of occipitofrontalis is attached to:
A) Highest nuchal line
B) Zygomatic arch
C) Frontal bone
D) Temporal fascia
Answer: A
38. Which nerve carries proprioceptive fibers from occipitofrontalis?
A) Trigeminal nerve
B) Facial nerve
C) Spinal accessory nerve
D) Glossopharyngeal nerve
Answer: A
39. The function of occipitofrontalis muscle is:
A) Raise eyebrows and wrinkle forehead
B) Close eyes
C) Move auricle
D) Compress scalp
Answer: A
40. The scalp is supplied anteriorly up to the:
A) Supraorbital margins
B) External occipital protuberance
C) Mastoid process
D) Zygomatic arch
Answer: A
41. The scalp is supplied posteriorly up to the:
A) Supraorbital ridge
B) Superior nuchal line
C) Mandible
D) Temporal line
Answer: B
42. The scalp extends laterally up to:
A) Midline of neck
B) Zygomatic arch
C) Mastoid tip
D) Auricle
Answer: B
43. Scalp wounds gape widely when:
A) Skin is torn
B) Aponeurosis is lacerated transversely
C) Only pericranium is involved
D) Bleeding stops
Answer: B
44. Infections beneath the aponeurosis can spread to:
A) Eyelids and root of nose
B) Neck only
C) Vertex only
D) Temporal region only
Answer: A
45. Swelling in the loose areolar tissue is called:
A) Subaponeurotic hematoma
B) Cephalohematoma
C) Subcutaneous hematoma
D) Pott’s puffy tumor
Answer: A
46. A cephalohematoma occurs beneath:
A) Aponeurosis
B) Skin
C) Pericranium
D) Connective tissue layer
Answer: C
47. Cephalohematoma does NOT cross:
A) Sutural lines
B) Midline
C) Temporal fascia
D) Subcutaneous plane
Answer: A
48. The emissary vein passing through the parietal foramen connects:
A) Scalp veins with superior sagittal sinus
B) Scalp veins with transverse sinus
C) External jugular with sigmoid sinus
D) Frontal vein with cavernous sinus
Answer: A
49. Which of the following nerves supplies the anterior part of the scalp?
A) Supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves
B) Auriculotemporal nerve
C) Lesser occipital nerve
D) Great auricular nerve
Answer: A
50. The sensory innervation of scalp posterior to auricle is via:
A) Supraorbital nerve
B) Supratrochlear nerve
C) Lesser and greater occipital nerves
D) Auriculotemporal nerve
Answer: C
51. The scalp is richly supplied by arteries derived from both:
A) External and internal carotid arteries
B) External carotid only
C) Internal carotid only
D) Vertebral artery
Answer: A
52. The occipitofrontalis muscle is an example of a:
A) Digastric muscle
B) Strap muscle
C) Fusiform muscle
D) Pennate muscle
Answer: A
53. The frontal belly of occipitofrontalis originates from:
A) Epicranial aponeurosis
B) Skin and superficial fascia of eyebrows
C) Occipital bone
D) Superior nuchal line
Answer: B
54. The occipital belly of occipitofrontalis is inserted into:
A) Epicranial aponeurosis
B) Mastoid process
C) Occipital bone
D) Pericranium
Answer: A
55. The fifth layer of scalp (pericranium) is also known as:
A) Periosteum of skull bones
B) Dura mater
C) Galea aponeurotica
D) Dense connective tissue
Answer: A
56. Which of the following arteries supplies the anterior part of the scalp?
A) Supraorbital artery
B) Occipital artery
C) Posterior auricular artery
D) Superficial temporal artery
Answer: A
57. The posterior auricular vein drains into:
A) External jugular vein
B) Internal jugular vein
C) Retromandibular vein
D) Superior sagittal sinus
Answer: A
58. Infection in loose areolar tissue of scalp can cause swelling in:
A) Eyelids and root of nose
B) Neck and chin
C) Cheeks only
D) Occipital region only
Answer: A
59. The scalp is more prone to bleeding because of:
A) Dense fibrous septa preventing vessel retraction
B) Lack of valves in veins
C) Absence of muscular support
D) No venous anastomosis
Answer: A
60. Which nerve provides cutaneous sensation to the lateral part of scalp above the auricle?
A) Auriculotemporal nerve
B) Greater occipital nerve
C) Lesser occipital nerve
D) Supratrochlear nerve
Answer: A
61. The aponeurosis of scalp is also known as:
A) Galea aponeurotica
B) Fascia temporalis
C) Scalp fascia
D) Cranial fascia
Answer: A
62. The term “subgaleal” refers to space beneath the:
A) Aponeurosis of scalp
B) Pericranium
C) Connective tissue layer
D) Skin
Answer: A
63. The galea aponeurotica is attached laterally to:
A) Superior temporal line
B) Mastoid process
C) Zygomatic arch
D) External occipital protuberance
Answer: A
64. The anterior boundary of scalp corresponds to:
A) Supraorbital margins
B) Frontal crest
C) Glabella
D) Root of nose
Answer: A
65. The posterior boundary of scalp is at:
A) Mastoid tip
B) External acoustic meatus
C) Superior nuchal line
D) Lambdoid suture
Answer: C
66. The scalp extends laterally up to:
A) Zygomatic arch
B) Mandible
C) Nasal bone
D) Temporal line
Answer: A
67. The epicranial aponeurosis receives the insertion of:
A) Temporalis
B) Occipitofrontalis
C) Masseter
D) Platysma
Answer: B
68. The scalp’s blood vessels are located in which layer?
A) Dense connective tissue layer
B) Skin
C) Loose areolar tissue
D) Aponeurosis
Answer: A
69. The frontal branch of superficial temporal artery supplies:
A) Forehead and anterior scalp
B) Posterior scalp
C) Occipital scalp
D) Auricle only
Answer: A
70. The posterior auricular artery supplies the:
A) Area behind auricle
B) Forehead
C) Occipital region
D) Temporal region
Answer: A
71. The greater auricular nerve does not supply the scalp because it innervates:
A) Skin over parotid and angle of mandible
B) Temporal scalp
C) Posterior scalp
D) Forehead skin
Answer: A
72. The superficial temporal vein joins the maxillary vein to form:
A) Retromandibular vein
B) External jugular vein
C) Internal jugular vein
D) Facial vein
Answer: A
73. The diploic veins lie between:
A) Inner and outer tables of skull bones
B) Dura and pericranium
C) Scalp and aponeurosis
D) Meninges and brain
Answer: A
74. The emissary vein through mastoid foramen connects to:
A) Sigmoid sinus
B) Superior sagittal sinus
C) Cavernous sinus
D) Straight sinus
Answer: A
75. The frontal emissary vein connects scalp veins to:
A) Superior sagittal sinus via foramen cecum
B) Cavernous sinus
C) Sigmoid sinus
D) Transverse sinus
Answer: A
76. The scalp region above the auricle is supplied by:
A) Auriculotemporal nerve
B) Greater auricular nerve
C) Lesser occipital nerve
D) Great occipital nerve
Answer: A
77. The aponeurosis of scalp forms the intermediate tendon of:
A) Occipitofrontalis
B) Temporalis
C) Platysma
D) Orbicularis oculi
Answer: A
78. The superficial temporal artery terminates by dividing into:
A) Frontal and parietal branches
B) Temporal and occipital branches
C) Anterior and posterior branches
D) Supraorbital and supratrochlear branches
Answer: A
79. The loose areolar tissue of scalp contains:
A) Emissary veins
B) Arteries only
C) Lymphatics only
D) No structures
Answer: A
80. The occipital lymph nodes lie near:
A) Superior nuchal line
B) Mastoid tip
C) Parotid gland
D) External occipital protuberance
Answer: A
81. The “dangerous area” of scalp is clinically significant due to:
A) Spread of infection to intracranial venous sinuses
B) Easy bleeding
C) Poor lymphatic drainage
D) Absence of fascia
Answer: A
82. The pericranium is firmly attached to skull bones at:
A) Sutural lines
B) Foramina
C) Mastoid process
D) Temporal line
Answer: A
83. The facial nerve branch supplying scalp muscles is:
A) Temporal branch
B) Zygomatic branch
C) Buccal branch
D) Mandibular branch
Answer: A
84. A subgaleal hemorrhage occurs beneath:
A) Aponeurosis
B) Skin
C) Connective tissue
D) Pericranium
Answer: A
85. Scalp wounds gape when the cut runs:
A) Transverse to direction of aponeurotic fibers
B) Parallel to fibers
C) Along the forehead
D) In oblique direction
Answer: A
86. The occipital belly of occipitofrontalis helps in:
A) Drawing the scalp backward
B) Closing the eyelids
C) Raising eyebrows
D) Moving ears
Answer: A
87. The superficial temporal artery is palpated:
A) In front of auricle above zygomatic arch
B) Behind ear
C) Over mastoid tip
D) In temporal fossa
Answer: A
88. The pericranium corresponds functionally to:
A) Periosteum
B) Endosteum
C) Meningeal dura
D) Fascia
Answer: A
89. The arterial anastomosis in scalp is:
A) Rich and free
B) Poor and terminal
C) Absent
D) Confined to midline
Answer: A
90. Infections in the “dangerous area” can spread via:
A) Emissary veins
B) Arteries
C) Lymphatics
D) Cutaneous veins only
Answer: A
91. The pericranium is continuous with:
A) Endosteum at sutural margins
B) Dura mater directly
C) Epicranial aponeurosis
D) Galea aponeurotica
Answer: A
92. The anterior auricular branches of superficial temporal artery supply:
A) Auricle and scalp in front of ear
B) Occipital region
C) Frontal scalp
D) Parietal scalp
Answer: A
93. The term “galea aponeurotica” refers to:
A) Tendinous sheet connecting frontal and occipital bellies
B) Fascia of temporal region
C) Deep fascia of scalp
D) Loose areolar layer
Answer: A
94. The greater occipital nerve emerges below:
A) Inferior border of obliquus capitis inferior
B) Superior nuchal line
C) Mastoid tip
D) Sternocleidomastoid muscle
Answer: A
95. The scalp receives its sensory innervation mainly from:
A) Trigeminal and cervical nerves
B) Facial nerve
C) Glossopharyngeal nerve
D) Vagus nerve
Answer: A
96. The scalp layer most affected in black eye formation is:
A) Loose areolar tissue
B) Skin
C) Aponeurosis
D) Pericranium
Answer: A
97. The occipital artery passes deep to:
A) Sternocleidomastoid muscle
B) Trapezius
C) Auricle
D) Parotid gland
Answer: A
98. The anterior limit of the occipitofrontalis action is:
A) Eyebrows
B) Nasal bridge
C) Forehead midline
D) Temporal line
Answer: A
99. Which of the following veins communicates with intracranial sinuses through parietal emissary veins?
A) Superficial temporal vein
B) Facial vein
C) Retromandibular vein
D) Occipital vein
Answer: A
100. The scalp layer responsible for free movement over skull bones is:
A) Loose areolar tissue
B) Dense connective tissue
C) Aponeurosis
D) Pericranium
Answer: A