The bones that form the hard palate are:
a. Maxilla and Mandible
b. Maxilla and Palatine ✅
c. Palatine and Zygomatic
d. Mandible and Palatine
The primary muscle responsible for closing the jaw is:
a. Buccinator
b. Masseter ✅
c. Temporalis
d. Orbicularis oris
The major artery supplying the face is:
a. Facial vein
b. Facial artery ✅
c. Maxillary vein
d. Superficial temporal vein
The cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of mastication is:
a. Facial nerve (CN VII)
b. Trigeminal nerve (CN V) ✅
c. Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
d. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Which tooth is typically the first to erupt in children?
a. First molars
b. Mandibular central incisors ✅
c. Maxillary lateral incisors
d. Canines
The anatomical landmark separating the oral cavity from the oropharynx is:
a. Hard palate
b. Soft palate
c. Palatoglossal arch ✅
d. Uvula
Which muscle forms the floor of the mouth?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Geniohyoid
c. Mylohyoid and Geniohyoid ✅
d. Digastric
The parotid duct opens into the:
a. Sublingual caruncle
b. Buccal mucosa opposite mandibular molars
,c. Buccal mucosa opposite maxillary second molar ✅
d. Lateral tongue
The gingiva surrounding the teeth is called:
a. Free gingiva
b. Attached gingiva
c. Both free and attached gingiva ✅
d. Interdental papilla only
The temporomandibular joint is classified as:
a. Hinge joint
b. Ball-and-socket joint
c. Synovial hinge and gliding joint ✅
d. Pivot joint
The structure that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth is:
a. Frenulum
b. Lingual tonsil
c. Lingual frenulum ✅
d. Sublingual fold
The largest muscle of facial expression is:
a. Orbicularis oris
b. Zygomaticus major
c. Buccinator ✅
d. Masseter
Which papillae of the tongue contain taste buds?
a. Filiform
b. Foliate
c. Fungiform, Foliate, and Circumvallate ✅
d. Filiform and Fungiform
The mandibular foramen transmits:
a. Facial nerve
b. Lingual nerve
c. Inferior alveolar nerve ✅
d. Hypoglossal nerve
The alveolar process is part of which bone?
a. Mandible only
b. Maxilla only
c. Both maxilla and mandible ✅
d. Zygomatic bone
, Which of the following is a salivary gland found under the tongue?
a. Parotid
b. Submandibular
c. Sublingual ✅
d. Buccal
The superior border of the oral cavity proper is formed by:
a. Soft palate
b. Floor of mouth
c. Hard palate ✅
d. Tongue
The uvula is part of the:
a. Hard palate
b. Fauces
c. Soft palate ✅
d. Pharyngeal wall
Which cranial nerve provides taste sensation to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?
a. Facial nerve (CN VII)
b. Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
c. Facial nerve via chorda tympani ✅
d. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The mandibular condyle articulates with the:
a. Temporal bone
b. Maxilla
c. Mandibular fossa of temporal bone ✅
d. Zygomatic arch
Which structure separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity?
a. Soft palate
b. Uvula
c. Hard palate ✅
d. Alveolar ridge
The action of the lateral pterygoid muscle includes:
a. Elevation of mandible
b. Retraction of mandible
c. Protrusion and side-to-side movement of mandible ✅
d. Depression of tongue
The papillae without taste buds are:
a. Fungiform
b. Foliate
a. Maxilla and Mandible
b. Maxilla and Palatine ✅
c. Palatine and Zygomatic
d. Mandible and Palatine
The primary muscle responsible for closing the jaw is:
a. Buccinator
b. Masseter ✅
c. Temporalis
d. Orbicularis oris
The major artery supplying the face is:
a. Facial vein
b. Facial artery ✅
c. Maxillary vein
d. Superficial temporal vein
The cranial nerve that innervates the muscles of mastication is:
a. Facial nerve (CN VII)
b. Trigeminal nerve (CN V) ✅
c. Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
d. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
Which tooth is typically the first to erupt in children?
a. First molars
b. Mandibular central incisors ✅
c. Maxillary lateral incisors
d. Canines
The anatomical landmark separating the oral cavity from the oropharynx is:
a. Hard palate
b. Soft palate
c. Palatoglossal arch ✅
d. Uvula
Which muscle forms the floor of the mouth?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Geniohyoid
c. Mylohyoid and Geniohyoid ✅
d. Digastric
The parotid duct opens into the:
a. Sublingual caruncle
b. Buccal mucosa opposite mandibular molars
,c. Buccal mucosa opposite maxillary second molar ✅
d. Lateral tongue
The gingiva surrounding the teeth is called:
a. Free gingiva
b. Attached gingiva
c. Both free and attached gingiva ✅
d. Interdental papilla only
The temporomandibular joint is classified as:
a. Hinge joint
b. Ball-and-socket joint
c. Synovial hinge and gliding joint ✅
d. Pivot joint
The structure that connects the tongue to the floor of the mouth is:
a. Frenulum
b. Lingual tonsil
c. Lingual frenulum ✅
d. Sublingual fold
The largest muscle of facial expression is:
a. Orbicularis oris
b. Zygomaticus major
c. Buccinator ✅
d. Masseter
Which papillae of the tongue contain taste buds?
a. Filiform
b. Foliate
c. Fungiform, Foliate, and Circumvallate ✅
d. Filiform and Fungiform
The mandibular foramen transmits:
a. Facial nerve
b. Lingual nerve
c. Inferior alveolar nerve ✅
d. Hypoglossal nerve
The alveolar process is part of which bone?
a. Mandible only
b. Maxilla only
c. Both maxilla and mandible ✅
d. Zygomatic bone
, Which of the following is a salivary gland found under the tongue?
a. Parotid
b. Submandibular
c. Sublingual ✅
d. Buccal
The superior border of the oral cavity proper is formed by:
a. Soft palate
b. Floor of mouth
c. Hard palate ✅
d. Tongue
The uvula is part of the:
a. Hard palate
b. Fauces
c. Soft palate ✅
d. Pharyngeal wall
Which cranial nerve provides taste sensation to the anterior two-thirds of the tongue?
a. Facial nerve (CN VII)
b. Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX)
c. Facial nerve via chorda tympani ✅
d. Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The mandibular condyle articulates with the:
a. Temporal bone
b. Maxilla
c. Mandibular fossa of temporal bone ✅
d. Zygomatic arch
Which structure separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity?
a. Soft palate
b. Uvula
c. Hard palate ✅
d. Alveolar ridge
The action of the lateral pterygoid muscle includes:
a. Elevation of mandible
b. Retraction of mandible
c. Protrusion and side-to-side movement of mandible ✅
d. Depression of tongue
The papillae without taste buds are:
a. Fungiform
b. Foliate
