Intermediate Oral Cavity Quiz
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Q1. Which bones form most of the hard palate?
- Palatine processes of maxillae and horizontal plates of palatine bones
- Mandibular rami and hyoid bone
- Zygomatic bones and nasal bones
- Sphenoid greater wings and temporal bones
Q2. Which muscle forms the muscular basis of the cheek?
- Buccinator
- Medial pterygoid
- Digastric
- Stylohyoid
Q3. What is the relationship of the sublingual gland to the mylohyoid muscle?
- Superior to mylohyoid
- Within the carotid sheath
- Inferior to the hyoid bone
- Posterior to the vertebral column
Q4. What is the sublingual fold?
- A ridge produced by the parotid gland
- A ligament joining tongue to hyoid
- A mucosal ridge overlying the sublingual gland
- A fold covering the palatine tonsil
Q5. Which nerve provides general sensory innervation to much of the cheek mucosa?
- Buccal nerve
- Glossopharyngeal nerve only
- Facial nerve motor root
- Hypoglossal nerve
Q6. Which nerve carries general sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?
- Greater occipital nerve
- Chorda tympani alone
- Lingual nerve
- Hypoglossal nerve
Q7. Which artery is an important source of blood to the floor of the mouth?
- Sublingual artery
- Vertebral artery
- Superior cerebellar artery
- Posterior cerebral artery
Q8. Which muscle lies immediately inferior to the mylohyoid in the anterior floor of the mouth?
- Temporalis
- Anterior belly of digastric
- Superior constrictor
- Lateral pterygoid
Q9. What forms the anterior boundary of the oropharyngeal isthmus laterally?
- Aryepiglottic folds
- Posterior nasal apertures
- Vocal folds
- Palatoglossal arches
Q10. Why is the oral vestibule still able to communicate with the oral cavity proper when the teeth are clenched?
- A gap remains posterior to the last molar teeth
- The hard palate opens into the vestibule
- The tongue creates a hole through the gingiva
- The parotid duct forms a permanent tunnel between them