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?

<p>Cementum (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Incisors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>30 years (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Submental nodes (B)</p> 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?

<p>Frenulum (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Oropharyngeal isthmus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sublingual papilla (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Submandibular nodes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Two incisors, one canine, and two molars (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

<p>Hypoglossal nerve (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Foramen cecum (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Genioglossus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the palatoglossus muscle?

<p>Connect tongue to soft palate and bones (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Pharyngeal plexus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the lingual artery ultimately drain into?

<p>Internal jugular vein (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Maxillary artery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Hypoglossal nerve (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Upper deep cervical and retropharyngeal lymph nodes (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Oral part (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sulcus terminalis (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mandibular division of CNV (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the tongue?

<p>To enable taste perception (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Umami (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Perform rapid, controlled movements or articulations (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does Tongue Tie refer to in the text?

<p>Inhibited movements of the tongue causing a speech impediment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Nasal regurgitation of liquids (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Laryngeal obstruction and asphyxia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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