The branch of facial nerve that conveys the secretomotor impulse involved in lacrimation is_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Lacrimation does not occur when facial nerve injury is at_____________?

   A. Geniculate ganglion
   B. In semicircular canal
   C. At sphenopalatine ganglia
   D. At mastoid foramen

2. Lacrimation is affected when facial nerve is injured at _____________?

   A. Geniculate ganglion
   B. Sphenopalatine ganglions
   C. A & B
   D. At foramen spinosum

3. Secretomotor fibers to the submandibular salivary gland are carried in all the following except_____________?

   A. Facial
   B. Chorda tympani
   C. Mylohyoid
   D. Lingual

4. All of the following are secretomotor to submandibular gland except ?

   A. Facial Nerve
   B. Chorda Tympani
   C. Mylohyoid Nerve
   D. Lingual Nerve

5. Which one of the following is a branch of facial nerve__________?

   A. Deep petrosal nerve
   B. Lesser superficial petrosal nerve
   C. External petrosal nerve
   D. Greater superficial petrosal nerve

6. Posterior embrasures are generally larger on the lingual than on the facial, with the contact area within the facial moiety, except between maxillary_______________?

   A. Premolars
   B. 1st and 2ndmolar
   C. 1st premolar and cane
   D. First molar and 2nd premolar

7. A 60 year old male presents with a 2 day history of a severe left ear ache with a burning sensation in the ear and loss of taste. There is left sided weakness of both upper and lower facial muscles. Facial sensation is normal. A few vesicles are seen in the pharynx. What is the most likely diagnosis ?

   A. Bell’s palsy
   B. Acoustic neuroma
   C. Diphtheria
   D. Ramsay Hunt syndrome

8. All of the following is true of facial nerve except_______________?

   A. Supplies motor branches to the muscles of facial expression
   B. It has no sensory component
   C. The muscles of the eyelid will be spared in upper motor neuron lesions
   D. It is a nerve of 2nd arch

9. All the following muscles are innervated by the facial nerve except_____________?

   A. Occipito – frontalis
   B. Anterior belly of digastric
   C. Risorius
   D. Procerus

10. All of the following muscles are supplied by the facial nerve except_______________?

    A. Stapedius
    B. Occipitofrontalis
    C. Anterior belly of digastric
    D. Buccinator