1. A muscle attached to the coronoid process of mandible:
a) Buccinator
b) Lateral pterygoid
c) Medial pterygoid
d) Temporalis
2. Nerve from which the parasympathetic fibres for the parotid
gland take origin:
a) Vagus
b) Facia
c) Glossopharyngeal
d) Trigeminal
3. The buccal branch of the mandibular nerve supplies:
a) Buccinator muscle
b) Skin and mucous membrane of cheek
c) Only skin of cheek
d) Only mucous membrane of cheek
4. The following muscle assists the tongue in keeping food
between the upper and lower molar teeth during
mastication:
a) Masseter
b) Temporalis
c) Orbicularis oris
d) Buccinator
5. A structure passing deep to the hyoglossus muscle:
a) Hypoglossal nerve
b) Mylohyloid nerve
c) Submandibular duct
d) None of the above
6. The parotid duct opens into the oral cavity opposite the
crown of the:
a) Upper first premolar tooth
b) Upper second molar
c) Lower first premolar
d) Upper third molar
7. The sublingual papilla:
a) Is a swelling on the lingual nerve
b) Is caused by the loop of the lingual artery
c) Is a swelling caused by the sublingual gland
d) Marks the opening of the submandibular duct
8. The permanent dentition in each quadrant of the mouth
comprises:
a) Two incisors, canine, two premolars, two molars
b) One incisor, canine, two premolars, three molars
c) Two incisors, canine, two premolars, three molars
d) One incisor, canine, three premolars, three molars
9. The deciduous dentition in each quadrant of the mouth
comprises:
a) Two incisors, canine, two molars
b) One incisor, canine, three molars
c) One incisor, canine, one premolar, two molars
d) Two incisors, canine, two premolars, two molars
10. The first permanent tooth to erupt is the:
a) Lateral incisor
b) Canine
c) First premolar
d) First molar