Cell bodies of the neurons which carry taste sensation from the anterior 2/3rd of the tongue are located in________________?

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1. 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...

2. Anterior 2/3rd of tongue arises from____________?

   A. Hypobranchial eminence B. Two lingual swellings C. Tuberculum impar D. B & C...

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

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

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

   A. Circumvallate B. Filliform C. Foliate D. Fungiform...

5. Burning sensation of the tongue is called_____________?

   A. Glossopyrosis B. Glossodynia C. Glossitis D. Glossolgia...

6. A 40 year old woman report with the complaint of burning sensation in the mouth. Clinical examination reveals lesions consisting of radiating white striations in a retiform arrangement affecting buccal mucosa, tongue, lips & gingiva bilaterally. An incisional biopsy is suggestive of lichen planus. The following are different clinical forms of lichen planus except:

   A. Atrophic lichen planus B. Hypertrophic lichen planus C. bullous lichen planus D. Verrucous lichen planus...

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

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

8. In the tongue bitter taste is more perceived at_____________?

   A. Tip B. Sides C. Back D. Front...

9. Which of the following muscle of tongue runs from dorsum of tongue to ventral_____________?

   A. Verticalis B. Superior longitudinal C. Inferior longitudinal D. Transverse...

10. Presence of Verocay bodies and having predeliction for occurrence in the tongue are seen in _______________?

    A. Granular cell myoblastoma B. Neurilemmoma C. Neurofibroma D. Metaplasia...