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Anatomy mcqs for students and teachers looking forward to understanding anatomy , the mcqs are generally about head and neck

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1. Safety muscle of tongue is--------------?
A. Hyoglossus B. Genioglossus C. Palatoglossus D. Styloglossus
2. Main arterial supply to the tongue is------------?
A. Ascending palatine artery B. Ascending pharyngeal artery C. Lingual artery D.
Facial artery
3. Sensory nerve fibers to posterior one third of the tongue is supplied by ---------
-----?
A. XII cranial nerve B. IX cranial nerve C. X cranial nerve D. VII cranial nerve
4. Taste sensations from the posterior one- third of the tongue are carried by ----
-- cranial nerve?
A. VII B. V C. X D. IX
5. The action of styloglossus muscle is--------------?
A. Protrusion of tongue B. Posteriorly retracts the tongue C. Depression of
tongue D. Elevation of tongue
6. The papillae present on margins of the tongue------------?
A. Fungiform papillae B. Filiform papillae C. Vallate papillae D. Foliate papillae
7. Circumvallate papillae are present------------?
A. Behind sulcus terminalis B. Front of sulcus terminalis C. Anterior 2/3 of tongue
D. Lateral border of
tongue
8. The lymphatic drainage from the tip of tongue first passes to ------------?
A. Submental nodes B. Supra clavicular node C. Sub mandibular nodes D.
Superior deep cervical
nodes
9. Protrusion of tongue is brought out by --------------?
A. Genioglossus B. Intrinsic muscles of tongue C. Styloglossus D. Palatoglossus

,10. Tongue develops from which branchial arches ?
A. I, II,IV B. I, II, III C. I, III,IV D. I,II,II,IV
11. Anterior 2/3rd of tongue arises from------------?
A. Hypobranchial eminence B. Two lingual swellings C. Tuberculum impar D. B &
C
12. All are structures lying deep to the hyoglossus muscle except------------?
A. Hypoglossal nerve B. Lingual artery C. Stylohyoid muscle D. Geniohyoid
muscle
13. In which of the following papillae of the tongue are the taste buds
predominantly located ?
A. Circumvallate B. Filiform C. Foliate D. Fungi form
14. When a patient protrudes his tongue, it deviated to the right. Which of the
following nerves is
damaged ?
A. Left hypoglossal B. Glossopharyngeal C. Right hypoglossal D. Facial nerve
15. Hypoglossal nerve supplies to all the following muscles EXCEPT------------?
A. Palatoglossus B. Genioglossus C. Hyoglossus D. Styloglossus
16. The mucosa of the posterior third of the tongue is supplied by--------------?




A. Facial nerve B. Trigeminal nerve C. Mandibular nerve D. Glossopharyngeal
nerve
17. Structures related to the medial surface of the hyoglossus muscle in include
the following EXCEPT-----
---------?

,A. Glossopharyngeal nerve B. Stylohyoid ligament C. Lingual artery D.
Hypoglossal nerve
18. Base of the tongue is attached to the------------?
A. Hyoid bone B. Mandible C. Hyoid bone and mandible D. None of the above
19. The Tongue------------?
A. Separated from the epiglottis by gloss epiglottic folds B. Contains foramen
caecum which is present on
the dorsum of frenulum C. Contains 6 – 10 circumvallate papilla located
posterior to sulcus terminals D.
Embryologically derives from 1st branchial arch only
20. Surgical excision of parotid gland endangers which of the following
structures --------------?
A. Hypoglossal nerve B. Motor nerve of the muscles of mastication C. External
carotid artery,
auriculotemporal nerve, facial nerve D. Lesser occipital nerve and spinal
accessory nerve
21. Duct of parotid gland crosses over masseter muscle and pierces the----------?
A. Buccinator muscle B. Superior constrictor C. Masseter D. Zygomaticus major
22. All the following nerves may be injured while doing excision of
submandibular salivary glands
except--------------?
A. Lingual nerve B. Spinal accessory nerve C. Mandibular branch of facial nerve
D. Hypoglossal nerve
23. Submandibular gland is situated in------------?
A. Digastric triangle B. Carotid triangle C. Muscular triangle D. Deep to
hyoglossus muscle
24. Tongue movement has its primary effect on--------------?

, A. Palatoglossus arch B. Facial musculature C. Lips D. Cheeks
25. Palsy of the right genioglossus causes--------------?
A. Deviation of tongue to right B. Deviation of tongue to left C. Deviation of soft
palate to right D.
deviation of soft palate to left
26. Deep surface of Hyoglossus is related to------------?
A. Lingual nerve B. Hypoglossal nerve C. Submandibular Ganglion D.
Glossopharyngeal nerve
27. Which of the following muscle of tongue runs from dorsum of tongue to
ventral------------?
A. Verticalis B. Superior longitudinal C. Inferior longitudinal D. Transverse
28. The extrinsic muscles that aid in depressing the tongue are the ----------?
A. Genioglossi and hyoglossi B. Genioglossi and palatoglossal C. Hyoglossi and
styloglossi D.
Styloglossi and palatoglossal
29. The muscles of the tongue are supplied by------------?
A. Glossopharyngeal nerve B. Lingual nerve C. Chorda tympani D. Hypoglossal
30. The structure that does not traverse parotid gland is------------?
A. Superficial temporal artery B. Posterior auricular artery C. External carotid
artery D. Internal carotid
artery




31. During inferior alveolar nerve block the needle of LA syringe is penetrated
into parotid gland which
of the following structure is most likely to be penetrated------------?

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