Oral cavity & palate

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General anatomy

All muscles of the palate are innervated by the pharyngeal plexus except :

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A. levator velum palatini,

B. tensor velum palatini,

C. palatoglossus,

D. palatopharyngeus

E. musculus uvulae

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Each of the following is a major source of arterial blood to the soft palate except:

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A. facial artery

B. sphenopalatine artery

C. maxillary artery

D. lesser palatine artery

E. external carotid artery

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Select the correct pairing:

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A. stylopharyngeus - pharyngeal plexus

B. stylohyoid - vagus nerve

C. levator palati - glossopharyngeal nerve

D. palatopharyngeus - pharyngeal plexus

E. palatoglossus - hypoglossal nerve

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Concerning the palate:

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A. tensor palati muscle is innervated by the trigeminal nerve

B. musculus uvulae muscle is innervated by the trigeminal nerve

C. both A and B

D. neither A nor B

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The tissues of the hard and soft palate receive autonomic innervation that is described by all of the following except :

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A. parasympathetic travel along the greater petrosal nerve, a branch of CN VII

B. sympathetics arrive via the deep petrosal N.

C. the lesser (superficial) petrosal nerve contributes to the nerve of the pterygoid canal

D. parasympathetic fibers reach a portion of the hard palate via the nasopalatine nerve

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Regional groups of lymphatics that normally drain the tongue include the:

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A. submental and retropharyngeal nodes

B. submandibular and parotid nodes

C. parotid and retropharyngeal nodes

D. submental and retroauricular nodes

E. submandibular and submental nodes

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1. Soft palate is made up of:

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a. Palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus

b. Uvula

c. Mucous membrane and muscles

d. All

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2. The place where the hard palate is continuous with soft palate posteriorly is overlapped by:

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a. Alveolar periosteum

b. Periosteum

c. Mucoperiosteum

d. Aponeurosis

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3. Lymph from lower lip – middle part drains directly into

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a. Submandibular nodes

b. Submental node

c. Sublingual nodes

d. Preauricular node

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5. Upper gums on labial aspect is supplied by:

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a. Posterior, middle, anterior superior alveolar nerve

b. Anterior palatine

c. Greater palatine

d. Buccal branch of mandibular nerve.

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6. Lower jaw teeth are supplied by:

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a. Superior alveolar

b. Inferior alveolar

c. Buccal

d. Mental

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1. Which cranial nerve carries the taste sensations from posterior 1/3rd of tongue:

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a. Glossopharyngeal

b. Facial nerve

c. Trigeminal nerve

d. Vagus

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2. Taste sensation from anterior 2/3rd of tongue is carried by:

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a. Hypoglossal nerve

b. Chorda tympani nerve

c. Glossopharyngeal nerve

d. Vagus nerve

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3. Lymphatic vessels of tongue drain primarily into the:

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a. Deep cervical nodes

b. Parotid nodes

c. Submental nodes

d. Submandibular nodes

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4. Taste buds are predominantly located in which papillae:

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a. Circumvallate

b. Filiform

c. Fungiform

d. Foliate

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5. The papillae present on margins of tongue:

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a. Fungiform

b. Filiform

c. Vallate

d. Foliate

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6. Muscles of tongue are supplied by:

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a. Glossopharyngeal nerve

b. Lingual nerve

c. Chorda tympani

d. Hypoglossal nerve

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7. Main arterial supply to the tongue is:

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a. Ascending palatine artery

b. Ascending pharyngeal artery

c. Lingual artery

d. Facial artery

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8. Hypoglossal nerve supplies to all the following muscle except

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a. Palatoglossus

b. Genioglossus

c. Hyoglossus

d. Styloglossus

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10. Palsy of right genioglossus causes:

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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

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