MCQs on Tongue - Anatomy MCQs

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# Protrusion of tongue is brought out by (MAN - 02)
a) Genioglossus
b) Intrinsic muscles of tongue
c) Styloglossus
d) Palatoglossus

# Hypoglossal nerve supplies to all the following muscles EXCEPT (MAN - 99, AP-06)
a) Palatoglossus
b) Genioglossus
c) Hyoglossus
d) Styloglossus

# The lymphatic drainage from the tip of tongue first passes to: (MAR-98)

a) Submental nodes

b) Supra clavicular nodes

c) Sub mandibular nodes

d) Superior deep cervical nodes

# When a patient protrudes his tongue, it deviated to the right. Which of the following nerves is damaged? (MAN-99)

a) Left hypoglossal

b) Glossopharyngeal

c) Right hypoglossal

d) Facial nerve

# Impulses generated in the taste buds of the tongue reach the cerebral cortex vie the: (KAR-97)

a) Thalamus

b) Internal Capsule

c) Cervical spinal nerve

d) Trigeminal nerve 

#  In which of the following papillae of the tongue are the taste buds predominantly located?(AIIMS - 93)

a) Circumvallate

b) Filiform

c) Foliate

d) Fungi form

# Circumvallate papillae are present: (AIPG-2000)

a) Behind sulcus terminalis

b) Front of sulcus terminalis

c) Anterior 2/3 of tongue

d) Lateral border of tongue

# All are structures lying deep to the hyoglossus muscle except:(AIIMS - 98)

a) Hypoglossal nerve

b) Lingual artery

c) Stylohyoid muscle

d) Geniohyoid muscle

# The papillae present on margins of the tongue: (AIPG - 98)

a) Fungiform papillae

b) Filiform papillae

c) Vallate papillae

d) Foliate papillae

# Anterior 2/3rd of tongue arises from: (AIIMS - 90)

a) Hypobranchial eminence

b) Two lingual swellings

c) Tuberculum impar

d) Two lingual Swelling & Tuberculum impar

# Deep surface of hyoglossus is related to: (C0MEDK-06)

a) Hypoglossal nerve

b) Glossopharyngeal nerve

c) Lingual nerve

d) Submandibular Ganglion

# Which of the following muscle of tongue runs from dorsum of tongue to ventral

a) Verticalis

b) Transverse

c) Inferior longitudinal

d) Superior longitudinal 

# The extrinsic muscles that aid in depressing the tongue are the: (KAR -97)

a) Styloglossi and palatoglossi

b) Genioglossi and palatoglossi

c) Hyoglossi and styloglossi

d) Genioglossi and hyoglossi

# Structures related to the medial surface of the hyoglossus muscle include the following EXCEPT: (COMEDK-08)

a) Hypoglossal nerve

b) Glossopharyngeal nerve

c) Stylohyoid ligament

d) Lingual artery

# The mucosa of the posterior third of the tongue is supplied by: (KCET-2009)

a) Trigeminal nerve

b) Facial nerve

c) Mandibular nerve

d) Glossopharyngeal nerve

# The muscles of the tongue are supplied by: (AIPG -99, AIIMS -94)

a) Chorda tympani

b) Hypoglossal

c) Lingual nerve

d) Glossopharyngeal nerve

# Main arterial supply to the tongue is: (AIPG -96)

a) Lingual artery

b) Facial Artery

c) Ascending palatine artery

d) Ascending pharyngeal artery

# Tongue develops from which branchial arches: (AIPG -93)

a) I, II, III

b) I, II, III, IV

c) I,II, IV

d) I, III, IV

# Sensory nerve fibres to posterior one third of the tongue is supplied by: (AIIMS -92)

a) XII cranial nerve

b) X cranial nerve

c) VII cranial nerve

d) IX cranial nerve

# Palsy of the right genioglossus causes:

a) Deviation of soft palate to left

b) Deviation of tongue to left

c) Deviation of tongue to right

d) Deviation of soft palate to right

# Safety muscle of tongue is: (KAR -13)

a) Palatoglossus

b) Styloglossus

c) Genioglossus

d) Hyoglossus

# The Tongue: (PGI-06)

a) Separated from the epiglottis by glossoepiglottic folds

b) Contains 6-10 circumvallate papilla located posterior to sulcus terminals

c) Embryologically derives from 1st branchial arch only

d) Contains foramen caecum which is present on the dorsum of frenulum

# Taste receptors: (GCET-14)

a) Are a type of chemoreceptor

b) All of them

c) Are innervated by afferent fibres of V, VII & IX

d) Primary taste sensations are spatially separated on the surface of the tongue

# Taste sensation is carried by all except: (AIIMS MAY-13)

a) Glossopharyngeal nerve

b) Facial nerve

c) Vagus nerve

d) Trigeminal nerve

# The action of styloglossus muscle is: (AIPG-2010)

a) Elevation of tongue

b) Posteriorly retracts the tongue

c) Protrusion of tongue

d) Depression of tongue

# Lymph from tongue not drained by following vessels: (AIIMS NOV-13)

a) Posterior

b) Central

c) Marginal

d) Ventral

# Tongue movement has its primary effect on: (AIIMS-07)

a) Cheeks

b) Facial musculature

c) Palatoglossus arch

d) Lips