Intermediate Tongue Quiz

Q1. Which extrinsic tongue muscle is the major protruder of the tongue?

• Styloglossus
• Palatoglossus
• Genioglossus
• Superior longitudinal muscle

Q2. Which extrinsic tongue muscle primarily retracts and elevates the tongue?

• Vertical muscle
• Genioglossus
• Styloglossus
• Transverse muscle

Q3. Which extrinsic tongue muscle primarily depresses the tongue, especially its sides?

• Styloglossus
• Palatopharyngeus
• Hyoglossus
• Superior longitudinal muscle

Q4. What is the principal role of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue?

• Elevating the hyoid exclusively
• Changing the shape of the tongue
• Closing the vocal folds
• Opening the temporomandibular joint

Q5. Which papillae are arranged in a V-shaped row immediately anterior to the sulcus terminalis?

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

Q6. Which nerve carries taste from the circumvallate papillae?

• Glossopharyngeal nerve, CN IX
• Chorda tympani only
• Hypoglossal nerve
• Lingual nerve only

Q7. Which papillae are mushroom-shaped and concentrated particularly near the tip and margins of the tongue?

• Fungiform papillae
• Filiform papillae
• Circumvallate papillae
• Palatine papillae

Q8. Where are foliate papillae located?

• Around the lingual frenulum
• Midline ventral surface
• Posterolateral margins of the tongue
• Base of the epiglottis only

Q9. Which nerve supplies taste and general sensation from the small tongue region immediately anterior to the epiglottis?

• Lingual nerve
• External laryngeal nerve
• Internal laryngeal nerve
• Hypoglossal nerve

Q10. Which muscle is an important landmark because the lingual artery passes deep to it while the hypoglossal nerve passes superficial to it?

• Stylohyoid
• Genioglossus
• Mylohyoid
• Hyoglossus