General Anatomy II Quiz

Which muscle elevates the floor of the mouth during the early stage of swallowing?

• Mylohyoid muscle

• Digastric muscle

• Genioglossus muscle

• Stylohyoid muscle

Which nerve carries taste sensation from the anterior 2/3 of the tongue?

• Oculomotor nerve

• Glossopharyngeal nerve

• Facial nerve

• Lingual nerve

What is the shape of the submandibular salivary gland?

• Round

• Wedge shaped

• Almond shaped

• Oval

Which artery supplies the submandibular salivary gland?

• Carotid artery

• Lingual artery

• Facial artery

• Maxillary artery

What is the function of the digastric muscle if the hyoid bone is fixed?

• Elevates the hyoid bone

• Depresses the mandible

• Supports the floor of the mouth

• Depresses the tongue

Which nerve is liable to injury during extraction of the lower last molar?

• Oculomotor nerve

• Lingual nerve

• Glossopharyngeal nerve

• Facial nerve

What is the size of the lingual nerve?

• Medium sized branch of trigeminal nerve

• The largest branch of trigeminal nerve

• The smallest and the only mixed branch of trigeminal nerve

• The smallest branch of trigeminal nerve

Which muscle pulls the hyoid bone upward and backward?

• Digastric muscle

• Stylohyoid muscle

• Mylohyoid muscle

• Genioglossus muscle

Where does the submandibular duct start?

• At the superior end of the gland

• At the inferior end of the gland

• At the anterior end of the deep part of the gland

• At the posterior end of the deep part of the gland

Which nerve carries postganglionic parasympathetic fibers to the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands?

• Glossopharyngeal nerve

• Oculomotor nerve

• Facial nerve

• Lingual nerve