The tongue

Question 1

Along broad tongue, does not mean that this a case of

Answer 1

macroglossia

Question 2

in class 3 with a broad and low lying tongue, the size of the oral cavity should

Answer 2

not be decreased further by orthodontic therapeutic procedures

Question 3

the nipple squeezing is completed by

Answer 3

the mylohyoid contraction

Question 4

At the moment of swallowing

Answer 4

the jaws are not together

Question 5

milk is prevented from entering the larynx by

Answer 5

the high position of the opening of the larynx and by the well formed laryepiglottic folds

Question 6

the teeth are brought into light occlusion there by

Answer 6

contraction of masseter and temporal muscles and the cheeks contracted

Question 7

A wave like contraction of the tongue then passes backwards mainly due to contraction of

Answer 7

the mylohyoid muscles

Question 8

what muscles pull the root of the tongue downwards?

Answer 8

the hyoglossus muscles

Question 9

to close the nasopharynx

Answer 9

the soft palate is is drawn upwards and backwards

Question 10

what carries food into the esophagus?

Answer 10

contraction of the constrictor muscles

Question 11

the opening of the larynx is now closed completely by

Answer 11

the sphincter muscle, which help squeeze out any residue of food that may have lodged at the entrance to the larynx

Question 12

What provides a firm box for tongue action?

Answer 12

contraction of the buccinators and orbicularis oris muscles and sometimes mentalis muscle contracts also

Question 13

effect of persistent infantile swallowing behavior

Answer 13

Narrow upper arch with a severely contracted maxilla and upper teeth protruding in an open relationship