All Free General Anatomy MCQs with Answers

• A. Upper medial incisor
• B. Sphenomandibular ligament
• C. Temporomandibular ligament
• D. All

Explanation: The lingula of the mandible is a small tongue-shaped projection that gives attachment to the sphenomandibular ligament.

• A. Foramen spinosum
• B. Foreman rotundum
• C. Forename lacerum
• D. Foreman Ovale

Explanation: Among the listed openings, the foramen lacerum is the most posteriorly placed, at the junction of the sphenoid, temporal and occipital…

• A. Pterion
• B. Porion
• C. Lambda
• D. Vertex

Explanation: The vertex is the highest point of the skull in the anatomical position.

• A. Petrous temporal bone
• B. Croista galli
• C. Transverse groove
• D. Sphenoid bone

Explanation: The petrous part of the temporal bone forms a strong ridge separating the middle cranial fossa from the posterior cranial fossa.

• A. Coronal and sagittal sutures
• B. Frontal bone with the nasal bone
• C. Lambdoid and sagittal sutures
• D. Two parietal bones

Explanation: Bregma is the junction where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet, between the frontal and two parietal bones.

• A. Superior to mylohyoid
• B. Inferior to mylohyoid
• C. Deep to genioglossus
• D. Deep to geniohyoid

Explanation: The sublingual gland lies above the mylohyoid, beneath the mucosa of the floor of the mouth.

• A. Masseter
• B. Buccinator
• C. Medial pterygoid
• D. Lateral pterygoid

Explanation: The parotid duct crosses the masseter superficially and then turns medially to pierce the buccinator before opening opposite the upper…

• A. Facial Nerve
• B. Lingual Nerve
• C. Accessory Nerve
• D. Mandibular Nerve

Explanation: The deep part of the submandibular gland is closely related to the lingual nerve, which loops around the submandibular duct in the floor…

• A. Superior salivatory nucleus
• B. Inferior salivatory nucleus
• C. Nucleus of tractus solitarius
• D. Lacrimatory nucleus

Explanation: Preganglionic parasympathetic fibres to the otic ganglion arise from the inferior salivatory nucleus and travel in the glossopharyngeal…

• A. Lesser Palatine nerve
• B. Glossopharyngeal nerve
• C. Vigus Nerve
• D. Maxillary nerve

Explanation: Soft-palate sensation is chiefly carried by the lesser palatine nerves, branches of the maxillary nerve, with contribution from the…

• A. Otic ganglion
• B. Ciliary ganglion
• C. Sphenopalatine ganglion
• D. Submandibular

Explanation: Secretomotor fibres to the lacrimal gland relay in the pterygopalatine, or sphenopalatine, ganglion before reaching the gland through…

• A. Common Carotid
• B. Superior thyroid
• C. Middle thyroid
• D. Inferior thyroid

Explanation: The inferior thyroid artery, a branch of the thyrocervical trunk, is the principal arterial supply to the parathyroid glands.

• A. V
• B. IX
• C. VII
• D. XII

Explanation: The facial nerve supplies the submandibular gland with secretomotor fibres carried in the chorda tympani and then the lingual nerve to the…

• A. Upper border of thyroid cartilage
• B. Lower borer of cricoid
• C. Upper border of cricoid
• D. Hyoid

Explanation: The common carotid artery usually bifurcates at the upper border of the thyroid cartilage, approximately at the C3-C4 level.

• A. ECA
• B. Facial nerve
• C. Auriculo temporal nerve
• D. Buccal branch of mandibular nerve

Explanation: The external carotid artery, facial nerve, and auriculotemporal nerve are related to or pass through the parotid gland.

• A. Genioglossus
• B. Mylohyoid
• C. Sternohyoid
• D. Digastric

Explanation: The mylohyoid muscle forms the floor of the mouth and separates the submandibular gland into a large superficial part below it and a…

• A. Otic ganglion
• B. Gasserian ganglion
• C. Geniculate ganglion
• D. Submandibular ganglion

Explanation: Preganglionic parasympathetic fibres from the glossopharyngeal nerve relay in the otic ganglion, after which postganglionic fibres reach…

• A. At the hamular notch
• B. In proximity to the incisive papillae
• C. On the buccal mocosa near the maxillary second molar
• D. Slightly posterior to the mandibular central incisors

Explanation: The parotid duct crosses the masseter, turns medially, pierces the buccinator, and opens into the oral vestibule opposite the maxillary…

• A. Greater Petrosal nerve
• B. Auriculotemporal nerve
• C. Maxillary nerve
• D. Chorda Tympani

Explanation: Postganglionic secretomotor fibres from the otic ganglion hitchhike on the auriculotemporal nerve to reach the parotid gland.

• A. Deep
• B. Superficial
• C. In the substance of parotid
• D. None

Explanation: The facial nerve enters the parotid and divides within its substance into terminal branches, forming the parotid plexus.