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What is the approximate age of eruption for the first permanent molars?
What is the approximate age of eruption for the first permanent molars?
Which part of a tooth is covered by enamel?
Which part of a tooth is covered by enamel?
What is the name of the calcified material that contains spiral tubules radiating from the pulp cavity?
What is the name of the calcified material that contains spiral tubules radiating from the pulp cavity?
Which tooth structure resembles bone but lacks blood or nerve supply?
Which tooth structure resembles bone but lacks blood or nerve supply?
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Which type of teeth are known as 'Latin to cut'?
Which type of teeth are known as 'Latin to cut'?
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At what age do the third molars (wisdom teeth) usually emerge?
At what age do the third molars (wisdom teeth) usually emerge?
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Which lymphatic drainage pathway drains the anterior part of the floor of the mouth?
Which lymphatic drainage pathway drains the anterior part of the floor of the mouth?
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What structure forms a mucosal fold in the median plane that extends from the inferior aspect of the tongue to the floor of the mouth?
What structure forms a mucosal fold in the median plane that extends from the inferior aspect of the tongue to the floor of the mouth?
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Which region is bounded superiorly by the soft palate and inferiorly by the tongue?
Which region is bounded superiorly by the soft palate and inferiorly by the tongue?
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Where does the sublingual fold run from in the sublingual region?
Where does the sublingual fold run from in the sublingual region?
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Which nodes receive drainage from the gums and the rest of the floor of the mouth?
Which nodes receive drainage from the gums and the rest of the floor of the mouth?
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In humans, how many teeth are present in each half of each jaw during the deciduous dentition phase?
In humans, how many teeth are present in each half of each jaw during the deciduous dentition phase?
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Which nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
Which nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?
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What marks the site of the upper end of the thyroglossal duct?
What marks the site of the upper end of the thyroglossal duct?
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Which muscle helps in tongue protrusion when both sides act together?
Which muscle helps in tongue protrusion when both sides act together?
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What is the function of the palatoglossus muscle?
What is the function of the palatoglossus muscle?
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Which nerve supplies all the muscles of the hard palate except tensor veli palatini?
Which nerve supplies all the muscles of the hard palate except tensor veli palatini?
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Where does the lingual artery ultimately drain into?
Where does the lingual artery ultimately drain into?
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Which artery supplies blood to the hard palate through the descending palatine artery?
Which artery supplies blood to the hard palate through the descending palatine artery?
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Which nerve supplies all extrinsic muscles of the tongue except the palatoglossus?
Which nerve supplies all extrinsic muscles of the tongue except the palatoglossus?
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Into which lymph nodes do the lymphatics from the hard palate drain?
Into which lymph nodes do the lymphatics from the hard palate drain?
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Which part of the tongue is covered with a mucous membrane and has three distinct divisions?
Which part of the tongue is covered with a mucous membrane and has three distinct divisions?
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The dorsal surface of the tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by which anatomical landmark?
The dorsal surface of the tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by which anatomical landmark?
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Which nerve is responsible for supplying the tensor veli palatini muscle?
Which nerve is responsible for supplying the tensor veli palatini muscle?
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What is the primary function of the tongue?
What is the primary function of the tongue?
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Which of the following is NOT a main taste detected by taste buds on the tongue?
Which of the following is NOT a main taste detected by taste buds on the tongue?
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What are trumpeters and horn & flute players able to do due to their well-developed tongue muscles?
What are trumpeters and horn & flute players able to do due to their well-developed tongue muscles?
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What does Tongue Tie refer to in the text?
What does Tongue Tie refer to in the text?
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What clinical feature is associated with Paralysis of the soft palate?
What clinical feature is associated with Paralysis of the soft palate?
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What does choking by food/fluid cause according to the text?
What does choking by food/fluid cause according to the text?
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