Oral Cavity and Pharynx Anatomy Quiz

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Which cranial nerve is mostly involved in the innervation of the oral cavity?

  • V2 (correct)
  • V1
  • V3
  • V4

Which of the following glands does not open into the oral cavity?

  • Parotid gland
  • Labial gland (correct)
  • Submandibular gland
  • Sublingual gland

What mainly occupies the floor of the oral cavity?

  • Tongue and sublingual glands (correct)
  • Maxillary and mandibular teeth
  • Facial nerve and buccal palatal glands
  • Parotid and submandibular glands

Which muscles are mainly associated with the oral cavity?

<p>Muscles of cheeks, lips, tongue, palate, and floor (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do the minor salivary glands open into?

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

Which nerves are responsible for taste and parasympathetic innervation in the oral cavity?

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

What is the function of the oral cavity?

<p>Mastication of food and deglutition (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the oral cavity extend from?

<p>Lips and cheeks externally to the tonsillar pillars internally (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What forms the roof and floor of the oral cavity, respectively?

<p>Hard palate and mylohyoid muscles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the tongue is known as the oral portion?

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

What is the function of the filiform, fungiform, and circumvallate papillae on the tongue?

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

What is the remnant of the thyroglossal duct found on the tongue?

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

What attaches the tongue to the hyoid bone, mandible, styloid process, and palate?

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

Where are the lingual veins located in relation to the lingual frenulum?

<p>On either side (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nerve supplies the oral (presulcal) part of the tongue?

<p>[CN VII] Facial nerve (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What surrounds the depressions known as vallecull on the pharyngeal (postsulcal) part of the tongue?

<p>Median &amp; lateral glossoepiglottic folds (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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