Tongue Quiz: questions and answers

1. The tongue is the primary organ of:

Taste

Smell

Sight

2. What is the name of the fluid substance formed in the mouth of animals?

Bile

Cerumen

Saliva

3. Which structure is thought to increase the surface area of the tongue and to increase the area of contact and friction between the tongue and food?

Epiglottis

Lingual papillae

Glottis

4. How many parts is the tongue divided into?

3

4

2

5. The tongue receives its blood supply primarily from the lingual artery, a branch of the:

Left subclavian arteries

External carotid artery

Internal carotid artery

6. Taste and sensation of the posterior one-third of the tongue are provided by:

Glossopharyngeal nerve

Facial nerve

Superior laryngeal nerve

7. What is Ankyloglossia also known as?

A split tongue

A tongue-tie

A black tongue

8. Where is sticking one's tongue considered a greeting?

North Africa

Middle East

Tibet

9. What is a taco filled with beef tongue called?

Taco de lengua

Taco de pollo

Taco de rabo

10. What is the cause of geographic tongue?

It is unknown

Infectious pathogens

Alcohol

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