A. Arises from medulla oblongata
B. Transverses through parotid gland
C. Supplies muscles of mastication
D. Carries no taste fibres
Related Mcqs:
- Which one of the following muscles of the soft palate supplied by the mandibular nerve______________?
A. Levator palati
B. Palat glossus
C. Tensor palati
D. Musculus uvulae - Sphenoidal air sinus is supplied by which nerve______________?
A. Posterior ethmoidal
B. Posterior superior
C. Sphenoidal
D. Infratemporal - 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 - 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 - Geniculate neuralgia is caused in the nerve______________?
A. VII
B. IX
C. X
D. II - The relation of facial nerve branches to parotid gland is __________________ ?
A. Deep
B. Superficial
C. In the substance of parotid
D. None - Facial artery is a branch of the________________?
A. Internal carotid artery
B. External carotid artery
C. Superficial temporal
D. Maxillary artery - Facial artery arises at the level of________________?
A. aboe hyoid bone
B. Hyoid bone
C. Above Styloid process
D. Below hyoid bone - What is not true of facial artery __________________?
A. Main source of oxygenated blood to palatine tonsil
B. Is a branch of internal carotid artery
C. Supplies branches to both upper and lower lips
D. Conveys post ganglionic sympathetic nerve fibres to the submandibular gland - All of the following muscles are supplied by the facial nerve except_______________?
A. Stapedius
B. Occipitofrontalis
C. Anterior belly of digastric
D. Buccinator
