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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where do the minor salivary glands open into?

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

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

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

    What is the function of the oral cavity?

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

    Where does the oral cavity extend from?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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