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Oral Cavity & Tongue MCQs: practice questions

Sample Oral Cavity & Tongue multiple-choice questions from Gastrointestinal Histology.

A patient has a lesion involving the muscular core of the tongue. Which tissue is primarily affected?
- A. Smooth muscle
- B. Skeletal muscle
- C. Cardiac muscle
- D. Elastic cartilage
- E. Dense regular connective tissue
Which papillae are large, circular structures surrounded by a moat-like furrow?
- A. Filiform
- B. Fungiform
- C. Foliate
- D. Circumvallate
- E. Lingual
Which surface of the tongue is covered by specialized mucosa containing lingual papillae?
- A. Ventral surface
- B. Lateral ventral surface only
- C. Root of the esophagus
- D. Floor of the mouth
- E. Dorsal surface
Which papillae are mushroom-shaped and may contain taste buds on their superior surface?
- A. Filiform
- B. Foliate
- C. Circumvallate
- D. Fungiform
- E. Conical
Taste hairs are located at the:
- A. Taste pore
- B. Basal surface of taste buds
- C. Lamina propria
- D. Muscular core
- E. Submucosa
A biopsy shows highly keratinized, narrow projections on the dorsal anterior tongue with no taste buds. What are they?
Which oral regions are classified as masticatory mucosa?
Which structure is characteristic of a taste bud?
Which taste-bud cells are regenerative?
Which epithelial surface covers the ventral tongue?
Which cells form the core of the tongue?
Which type of mucosa covers most of the lining mucosa of the oral cavity?
Which statement best identifies specialized mucosa of the tongue?
Which cells of taste buds form synapses with afferent nerve fibers?
Which papillae contain taste buds on their lateral surfaces and within the surrounding furrows?
Which lingual papillae contain no taste buds according to the BRS description?
Which oral mucosa has a low connective-tissue papilla and is found in the floor of the mouth?
Which structure separates the anterior two-thirds from the posterior one-third of the tongue?
The posterior one-third of the tongue contains abundant:
Where are circumvallate papillae located?
Which papillae form shallow longitudinal furrows on the posterolateral tongue?
Which oral mucosal region is tightly bound to periosteum?
Which tongue surface is associated with serous, mucous, and mixed minor salivary glands?
Which lingual papillae are highly keratinized and lack taste buds?
Which taste modality uses G-protein-linked receptors according to the BRS description?

Oral Cavity & Tongue — Gastrointestinal Histology

Oral Cavity & Tongue MCQs: practice questions

A patient has a lesion involving the muscular core of the tongue. Which tissue is primarily affected?

Which papillae are large, circular structures surrounded by a moat-like furrow?

Which surface of the tongue is covered by specialized mucosa containing lingual papillae?

Which papillae are mushroom-shaped and may contain taste buds on their superior surface?

Taste hairs are located at the:

A biopsy shows highly keratinized, narrow projections on the dorsal anterior tongue with no taste buds. What are they?

Which oral regions are classified as masticatory mucosa?

Which structure is characteristic of a taste bud?

Which taste-bud cells are regenerative?

Which epithelial surface covers the ventral tongue?

Which cells form the core of the tongue?

Which type of mucosa covers most of the lining mucosa of the oral cavity?

Which statement best identifies specialized mucosa of the tongue?

Which cells of taste buds form synapses with afferent nerve fibers?

Which papillae contain taste buds on their lateral surfaces and within the surrounding furrows?

Which lingual papillae contain no taste buds according to the BRS description?

Which oral mucosa has a low connective-tissue papilla and is found in the floor of the mouth?

Which structure separates the anterior two-thirds from the posterior one-third of the tongue?

The posterior one-third of the tongue contains abundant:

Where are circumvallate papillae located?

Which papillae form shallow longitudinal furrows on the posterolateral tongue?

Which oral mucosal region is tightly bound to periosteum?

Which tongue surface is associated with serous, mucous, and mixed minor salivary glands?

Which lingual papillae are highly keratinized and lack taste buds?

Which taste modality uses G-protein-linked receptors according to the BRS description?