Nasopalatine Nerve and its Motor Nerve Supply Quiz

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What is the approximate age of eruption for the first permanent molars?

10 years

12 years

9 years (correct)

11 years

Which part of a tooth is covered by enamel?

Dentine

Crown (correct)

Root

Neck

What is the name of the calcified material that contains spiral tubules radiating from the pulp cavity?

Cementum

Enamel

Dentine (correct)

Pulp

Which tooth structure resembles bone but lacks blood or nerve supply?

Cementum Signup and view all the answers

Which type of teeth are known as 'Latin to cut'?

Incisors Signup and view all the answers

At what age do the third molars (wisdom teeth) usually emerge?

30 years Signup and view all the answers

Which lymphatic drainage pathway drains the anterior part of the floor of the mouth?

Submental nodes Signup and view all the answers

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?

Frenulum Signup and view all the answers

Which region is bounded superiorly by the soft palate and inferiorly by the tongue?

Oropharyngeal isthmus Signup and view all the answers

Where does the sublingual fold run from in the sublingual region?

Sublingual papilla Signup and view all the answers

Which nodes receive drainage from the gums and the rest of the floor of the mouth?

Submandibular nodes Signup and view all the answers

In humans, how many teeth are present in each half of each jaw during the deciduous dentition phase?

Two incisors, one canine, and two molars Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

Hypoglossal nerve Signup and view all the answers

What marks the site of the upper end of the thyroglossal duct?

Foramen cecum Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle helps in tongue protrusion when both sides act together?

Genioglossus Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the palatoglossus muscle?

Connect tongue to soft palate and bones Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies all the muscles of the hard palate except tensor veli palatini?

Pharyngeal plexus Signup and view all the answers

Where does the lingual artery ultimately drain into?

Internal jugular vein Signup and view all the answers

Which artery supplies blood to the hard palate through the descending palatine artery?

Maxillary artery Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies all extrinsic muscles of the tongue except the palatoglossus?

Hypoglossal nerve Signup and view all the answers

Into which lymph nodes do the lymphatics from the hard palate drain?

Upper deep cervical and retropharyngeal lymph nodes Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the tongue is covered with a mucous membrane and has three distinct divisions?

Oral part Signup and view all the answers

The dorsal surface of the tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by which anatomical landmark?

Sulcus terminalis Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve is responsible for supplying the tensor veli palatini muscle?

Mandibular division of CNV Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the tongue?

To enable taste perception Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a main taste detected by taste buds on the tongue?

Umami Signup and view all the answers

What are trumpeters and horn & flute players able to do due to their well-developed tongue muscles?

Perform rapid, controlled movements or articulations Signup and view all the answers

What does Tongue Tie refer to in the text?

Inhibited movements of the tongue causing a speech impediment Signup and view all the answers

What clinical feature is associated with Paralysis of the soft palate?

Nasal regurgitation of liquids Signup and view all the answers

What does choking by food/fluid cause according to the text?

Laryngeal obstruction and asphyxia Signup and view all the answers