Beginner Tongue Quiz

Q1. Which landmark separates the oral and pharyngeal parts of the tongue on its dorsal surface?

• Lingual frenulum
• Palatoglossal arch
• Median sulcus
• Sulcus terminalis

Q2. What proportion of the tongue lies anterior to the sulcus terminalis?

• Posterior one-third
• Anterior two-thirds
• Posterior two-thirds
• Anterior one-third

Q3. Which cranial nerve supplies motor innervation to most tongue muscles?

• Vagus nerve, CN X
• Hypoglossal nerve, CN XII
• Glossopharyngeal nerve, CN IX
• Facial nerve, CN VII

Q4. Which tongue muscle is not supplied by the hypoglossal nerve?

• Genioglossus
• Hyoglossus
• Styloglossus
• Palatoglossus

Q5. Which nerve carries general sensation from most of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

• Greater occipital nerve
• Recurrent laryngeal nerve
• Lingual nerve
• Hypoglossal nerve

Q6. Which nerve carries taste from most of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?

• Accessory nerve
• Hypoglossal nerve
• Chorda tympani
• Inferior alveolar nerve

Q7. Which cranial nerve provides both general sensation and taste to most of the posterior one-third of the tongue?

• Hypoglossal nerve, CN XII
• Glossopharyngeal nerve, CN IX
• Ophthalmic nerve, CN V1
• Facial nerve, CN VII

Q8. Which lingual papillae are the most numerous?

• Filiform papillae
• Fungiform papillae
• Circumvallate papillae
• Foliate papillae

Q9. Which artery is the principal arterial supply to the tongue?

• Facial artery only
• Lingual artery
• Internal carotid artery
• Middle meningeal artery

Q10. What structure anchors the ventral surface of the tongue to the floor of the mouth in the midline?

• Sulcus terminalis
• Epiglottic vallecula
• Foramen cecum
• Lingual frenulum