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201. Safety muscle of tongue is______________?
A. Hyoglossus
B. Genioglossus
C. Palatoglossus
D. Styloglossus

202. Main arterial supply to the tongue is____________?
A. Ascending palatine artery
B. Ascending pharyngeal artery
C. Lingual artery
D. Facial artery

203. Sensory nerve fibers to posterior one third of the tongue is supplied by ______________?
A. XII cranial nerve
B. IX cranial nerve
C. X cranial nerve
D. VII cranial nerve

204. Taste sensations from the posterior one- third of the tongue are carried by _______ cranial nerve?
A. VII
B. V
C. X
D. IX

205. The action of styloglossus muscle is______________?
A. Protrusion of tongue
B. Posteriorly retracts the tongue
C. Depression of tongue
D. Elevation of tongue

206. The papillae present on margins of the tongue_____________?
A. Fungiform papillae
B. Filiform papillae
C. Vallate papillae
D. Foliate papillae

207. Circumvallate papillae are present_____________?
A. Behind sulcus terminalis
B. Front of sulcus terminalis
C. Anterior 2/3 of tongue
D. Lateral border of tongue

208. The lymphatic drainage from the tip of tongue first passes to ____________?
A. Submental nodes
B. Supra clavicular node
C. Sub mandibular nodes
D. Superior deep cervical nodes

209. Protrusion of tongue is brought out by ______________?
A. Genioglossus
B. Intrinsic muscles of tongue
C. Styloglossus
D. Palatoglossus