Facial Nerve Anatomy
- Previous year questions on Facial Nerve Anatomy for NEET PG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test - Postgraduate), from the ENT section of the exam.
- Most questions here come from previous-year papers of Indian postgraduate medical entrance and licensing exams; where a paper and year are recorded the question carries them. The image-based questions are original vignettes written around an openly licensed figure, and were never asked in any exam.
- 6 live questions in Facial Nerve Anatomy.
- 2 of 6 questions carry a verified exam year: 2018, 2020.
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- Question set last updated 19 Aug 2026.
Q1.Fisch's physiological bottleneck (narrowest part) is present in which part of VII N
- ALabyrinthine segment✓ Correct answer
- BGeniculate ganglion
- CHorizontal segment
- DMastoid segment
Q2.Not a landmark of facial nerve identification in parotid surgery:
- AInferior belly of omohyoid✓ Correct answer
- BPeripheral branches
- CPost belly of digastric
- DTragal pointer
Q3.Which branch of facial nerve supplies muscles of lower lip
- ATemporal
- BCervical
- CBuccal
- DMandibular✓ Correct answer
Q4.Mark the false statement regarding nucleus of facial nerve :
- AUpper pa of the nucleus receives fibres from both the cerebral hemispheres
- BLower pa of nucleus gets uncrossed fibres from ipsilateral hemisphere✓ Correct answer
- CMotor nucleus of facial nerve is situated in pons
- DBilateral innervation of forehead preserves its function in supranuclear lesions
Q5.Which is called nerve of Wrisberg
- AMotor root of facial nerve
- BTympanic branch of glossopharyngeal nerve
- CSensory root of facial nerve✓ Correct answer
- DGreater auricular nerve
Q6.The segment of facial nerve most commonly involved in CSOM/ cholesteatoma?
- ATympanic part✓ Correct answer
- BMastoid part
- CIntracanalicular part
- DIntracranial part
Answer key
Q1: A. Labyrinthine segment; Q2: A. Inferior belly of omohyoid; Q3: D. Mandibular; Q4: B. Lower pa of nucleus gets uncrossed fibres from ipsilateral hemisphere; Q5: C. Sensory root of facial nerve; Q6: A. Tympanic part.
Other topics in ENT
- Ear Embryology and Congenital Malformations
- External Ear Anatomy
- Middle Ear Anatomy
- Mastoid Anatomy
- Inner Ear Anatomy
- External Ear Disease
- Middle Ear Disease
- CSOM Types and Cholesteatoma
- CSOM: Management and Complications
- Otosclerosis
- Meniere's Disease
- Vertigo and Vestibular Disorders
- Tumours of the Ear
- Facial Nerve Palsy and Related Disorders
- Eustachian Tube
- Hearing Physiology and Tuning Fork Tests
- Audiometry and Special Hearing Tests
- Deafness and Hearing Rehabilitation
- Nasal Anatomy
- Paranasal Sinus Anatomy
- Nasal and Sinus Physiology
- Epistaxis
- Congenital and Acquired Nasal Disorders
- Rhinitis
- Nasal Septal Disorders and Polyposis
- Nasal and Facial Injuries
- Tumours of the Nose and PNS
- Sinusitis and Related Complications
- Pharyngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Adenoids
- Tonsils
- Pharyngeal Abscesses
- Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma
- Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
- Laryngeal Anatomy and Physiology
- Stridor and Congenital Laryngeal Anomalies
- Disorders of Voice and Speech
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Tracheostomy and Foreign Bodies of the Air and Food Passages
- ENT Instruments