Question: When a patient protrudes his tongue, it deviated to the right. Which of the following nerves is damaged ?

• 1. Left hypoglossal
• 2. Glossopharyngeal
• 3. Right hypoglossal
• 4. Facial nerve

Question: Hypoglossal nerve supplies to all the following muscles EXCEPT____________?

• 1. Palatoglossus
• 2. Genioglossus
• 3. Hyoglossus
• 4. Styloglossus

Question: The mucosa of the posterior third of the tongue is supplied by______________?

• 1. Facial nerve
• 2. Trigeminal nerve
• 3. Mandibular nerve
• 4. Glossopharyngeal nerve

Question: Structures related to the medial surface of the hyoglossus muscle in include the following EXCEPT_______________?

• 1. Glossopharyngeal nerve
• 2. Stylohyoid ligament
• 3. Lingual artery
• 4. Hypoglossal nerve

Question: Base of the tongue is attached to the_____________?

• 1. Hyoid bone
• 2. Mandible
• 3. Hyoid bone and mandible
• 4. None of the above

Question: The Tongue____________?

• 1. Separated from the epiglottis by gloss epiglottic folds
• 2. Contains foramen caecum which is present on the dorsum of frenulum
• 3. Contains 6 – 10 circumvallate papilla located posterior to sulcus terminals
• 4. Embryologically derives from 1st branchial arch only

Question: Safety muscle of tongue is______________?

• 1. Hyoglossus
• 2. Genioglossus
• 3. Palatoglossus
• 4. Styloglossus

Question: Main arterial supply to the tongue is____________?

• 1. Ascending palatine artery
• 2. Ascending pharyngeal artery
• 3. Lingual artery
• 4. Facial artery

Question: Sensory nerve fibers to posterior one third of the tongue is supplied by ______________?

• 1. XII cranial nerve
• 2. IX cranial nerve
• 3. X cranial nerve
• 4. VII cranial nerve

Question: Taste sensations from the posterior one- third of the tongue are carried by _______ cranial nerve?

• 1. VII
• 2. V
• 3. X
• 4. IX