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The glossopharyngeal nerve is responsible for taste (posterior one-third of the tongue).

The sublingual salivary gland provides what percentage of the total resting salivary volume?

The vagus nerve is the shortest cranial nerve.

The facial nerve is responsible for the parasympathetic to the parotid gland.

When the condyle of the mandible is forced to the very tip of the articular eminence, and returns to the articular fossa upon closing, this is called:

Which nerve is located in the mandibular canal?

The posterior superior alveolar nerve is a branch of which division of V?

Sixteen year old Alberta Knowles complains of a sore throat from eating pizza and drinking a hot cup of cocoa.  A visual examination reveals a 5 mm (diameter) on the roof of her mouth, behind the maxillary central incisors.  Enlarged tonsils, bilaterally and near the fauces, also are noted. Identify the unique intraoral landmark located near or within the burn area.

The middle superior alveolar artery supplies the maxillary anterior teeth.

The internal carotid artery supplies the extracranial tissues of the head and neck, including the oral cavity.