mastication questions

All muscles of mastication are attached to an area of the mandible.

True

All of muscles surrounding the oral cavity interlace with the orbicularis oris.

True

Minor salivary glands are most often pure mucous cells.

True

Most of the ducts of the sublingual gland open along the sublingual fold.

True

The blood supply to the tongue comes from the lingual artery.

True

The external jugular vein empties into the subclavian vein.

True

The inferior alveolar artery is a branch of the maxillary artery.

True

The lingual and the facial arteries

often join together before branching separately

The structure located between the anterior and posterior pillars is the

palatine tonsil

Blood from the brachiocephalic vein flows into the vena cava and into the

Heart

Each of the following is true of the parotid gland EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

It is located within the mental foramen.

The facial artery is the blood supply for all of the following EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

Oral and nasal cavities

The temporal muscle has a very narrow origin. Contraction of the entire temporalis elevates the mandible.

The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

The common carotid artery divides into the external and internal arteries. The division occurs at the hyoid bone.

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

The external carotid artery has numerous branches that supply the head and neck area with blood. The ascending pharyngeal artery is a branch within the anterior branch.

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

The levator veli palatini elevates the posterior end of the soft palate. It joins the tensor veli palatini in tensing the soft palate.

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

The maxillary artery has branches that supply all of the maxillary and mandibular teeth. It also supplies the tongue and floor of the mouth.

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

The pterygopalatine artery supplies most of the nasal cavity. At the sphenopalatine foramen, it emerges as the nasopalatine artery to anastomose with the greater palatine artery.

The first statement is true; the second statement is false.

Each of the following statements is true of the maxillary artery EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

The maxillary artery has about 5 branches.

The external jugular vein drains most of the facial area. Blood from the facial area passes out of the skull through the mental foramen.

Both statements are false.

The lingual salivary glands are classified as major salivary glands and divided into several groups. The anterior lingual glands, found near the tip of the tongue, are mostly serous in nature.

Both statements are false.

Each of the following structures is supplied by branches of the internal carotid artery EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

Cheek

Food moves directly from the pharynx to the stomach.

False

The soft palate consists of three pairs of muscles.

False

The vertical fold of tissue in front of and behind each palatine tonsil is the

All of the above

The maxillary anterior teeth are supplied by which branch of the maxillary artery?

Anterior superior alveolar