Structure that does not traverse parotid gland is ?
A. Internal carotid artery
B. External carotid artery
C. Superficial temporal artery
D. Posterior auricular artery
GENERAL ANATOMY
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Muscles of the tongue are supplied by ?
A. Lingual nerve
B. Chorda tympani
C. Hypoglossal
D. Glossopharyngeal nerve
Extrinsic muscles that aid in depressing the tongue are the?
A. Hyoglossi and styloglossi
B. Styloglossi and palatoglossal
C. Genioglossi and hyoglossi
D. Genioglossi and palatoglossal
Which of the following muscle of tongue runs from dorsum of tongue to ventral ?
A. Transverse
B. Verticalis
C. Superior longitudinal
D. Inferior longitudinal
Deep surface of Hyoglossus is related to ?
A. Glossopharyngeal nerve
B. Submandibular Ganglion
C. Lingual nerve
D. Hypoglossal nerve
Palsy of the right genioglossus causes ?
A. Deviation of soft palate to right
B. deviation of soft palate to left
C. Deviation of tongue to right
D. Deviation of tongue to left
Tongue movement has its primary effect on ?
A. Lips
B. Cheeks
C. Facial musculature
D. Palatoglossus arch
Submandibular gland is situated in ?
A. Deep to hyoglossus muscle
B. Digastric triangle
C. Carotid triangle
D. Muscular triangle
All the following nerves may be injured while doing excision of submandibular salivary glands except ?
A. Spinal accessory nerve
B. Hypoglossal nerve
C. Lingual nerve
D. Mandibular branch of facial nerve
Duct of parotid gland crosses over masseter muscle and pierces the ?
A. Masseter
B. Zygomaticus major
C. Buccinator muscle
D. Superior constrictor