Taste sensations from the posterior one- third of the tongue are carried by _______ cranial nerve?

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1. Lateral part of middle cranial fossa and posterior cranial fossa are divided by ______________?

   A. Petrous temporal bone
   B. Croista galli
   C. Transverse groove
   D. Sphenoid bone

2. 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

3. Glossopharyngeal nerve supplies posterior part of tongue because it develops from_____________?

   A. Hyoid arch
   B. Tubercuum impar
   C. Mandibular arch
   D. Hypobranchial eminence

4. The mucosa of the posterior third of the tongue is supplied by______________?

   A. Facial nerve
   B. Trigeminal nerve
   C. Mandibular nerve
   D. Glossopharyngeal nerve

5. Which of the following is present in the posterior cranial fossa in a five year old child______________?

   A. Foramen rotundum
   B. Foramen lacerum
   C. Juglar foramen
   D. Zygomatic nerve

6. The hypoglossal nerve is the motor nerve to all of the muscles of the tongue except, the____________?

   A. Genioglossus
   B. Palatoglossus
   C. Superior longitudinal muscle
   D. Inferior longitudinal muscle

7. Gag reflex is mediated by _______ cranial nerve ?

   A. VII
   B. IX
   C. X
   D. XII

8. In which of the following papillae of the tongue are the taste buds predominantly located ?

   A. Circumvallate
   B. Filiform
   C. Foliate
   D. Fungi form

9. When a patient is asked to say ” ah” if the uvula is drawn upwards to the left, the cranial nerve likely to be damaged is____________?

   A. Vagus
   B. Rt accessory
   C. Lt accessory
   D. Hypoglossal

10. Cranial nerve not carrying parasympathetic fibres_____________?

    A. Fourth
    B. Seventh
    C. Third
    D. Ninth