Tongue And Palate

Question 1

What is within the oral cavity

Answer 1

The hard palate, soft palate, palatine tonsil, palatoglossal arch and palatopharyngeal arch

Question 2

What are the main salivary glands

Answer 2

Submandibular, parotid and sublingial

Question 3

Function of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue

Answer 3

Change the shape of the tongue

Question 4

What innervates the intrinsic muscles of the tongue

Answer 4

Hypoglossal nerve

Question 5

Function of the extrinsic muscles of the tongue

Answer 5

Change the position of the tongue within the mouth

Question 6

What innervates the extrinsic muscles of the tongue

Answer 6

Hypoglossal nerve bar palatoglossus

Question 7

What innervates palatoglossus

Answer 7

The vagus nerve

Question 8

Function of palatoglossus

Answer 8

Elevates the tongue and moves the soft palate

Question 9

Function of styloglossus

Answer 9

Elevates and retracts the tongue

Question 10

Fuction of hypoglossus

Answer 10

Depresses the tongue

Question 11

What supplies the tongue with blood

Answer 11

The lingual artery

Question 12

What is the lingual artery a branch of

Answer 12

The external carotid

Question 13

What drains the tongue

Answer 13

The lingual vein

Question 14

What are the branches of the lingual vein

Answer 14

Dorsal lingual, deep lingual and sublingual

Question 15

What bones make up the hard palate

Answer 15

The maxilla and palatine

Question 16

How many permanent teeth do humans have

Answer 16

32

Question 17

What supplies the teeth with innervation

Answer 17

Superior and inferior alveolar

Question 18

What vessels supply the teeth

Answer 18

Anterior, posterior and inferior alveolar