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, AnatomygofgOrofacialgStructuresg8thgEditiongBrandgTestgBan
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Chapterg01:gOralgCavity
Brand/Isselhard:gAnatomygofgOrofacialgStructures,g8thgEdition


MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Agdiastemagisgagspacegbetweengtwogteethgingthegsamegarch.gWhengthisgoccursgbetweengt
hegmaxillarygcentralgincisors,gitgisgoftengthegresultgofgagpronouncedglabialgfrenum.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue;gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse;gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.
d. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
ANS:g A
Agspace,gorglackgofgcontactgarea,gbetweenganygtwogteethgingthegsamegarchgisgcalledgagdiastema
.gWhengagdiastemagoccursgbetweengthegmaxillarygcentralgincisors,gitgisgoftengthegresultgofgagpr
onouncedglabialgfrenumgextendinggtogthegcrestgofgthegalveolargridgegandgpossiblygovergthegrid
ge.gThisgbandgofgfirmgconnectivegtissuegcausesgthegeruptinggincisorsgtogbegpushedgasidegresul
tinggingagdiastema,gorgspace.gCorrectiongofgagdiastemagusuallyginvolvesgsurgicalgremoval,gorgc
utting,gofgthegfrenalgtissuegbetweengteeth.

REF:g p.g3
OBJ:g Togdescribegthegboundariesgandgsub-boundariesgofgthegoralgcavitygandgthegstructuresgingeachgarea

NAT:gCDA:gGCgI.A.6.gIdentifygbasicgoralganatomygandgphysiology,gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgto:go
ralgcavity.gTOP: BLOOM:gRemembering

2. Torusgpalatinusgisgseengongthe
a. softgpalate
b. hardgpalate
c. alveolargridge
d. oralgpharynx
ANS:g B
Torusgpalatinusgisgexcessgboneggrowthgandgoccursgingthegmidlinegofgtheghardgpalate.gItgmaygg
rowgtogvaryinggsizesgandgisggenerallygonlygagproblemgwhengthegconstructiongofgagmaxillarygd
enturegisgnecessary.gInghealth,gsuchgbonygprotuberances,gorgexcessgboneggrowths,gdognotgocc
urgongthegsoftgpalate,galveolargridge,gorgoralgpharynx.

REF:g p.g5
OBJ:gTogdefinegthegtermsgvestibule,goralgcavitygproper,gmucobuccalgfold,gfrenum,galveolargmucosa,g
gingiva,gexostoses,gtorusgpalatinus,gandgtorusgmandibularis
NAT:gCDA:gGCgI.A.2.gIdentifygbasicgoralganatomygandgphysiology,gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgt
o:gbones.gTOP: BLOOM:gRemembering

3. Contractiongofgwhichgmusclegraisesgthegtonguegupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatorgglossal
ANS:g A




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Contractiongofgthegmylohyoidgmusclegraisesgthegtongue.gThegpalatopharyngealgmusclegandgth
egpalatoglossalgmusclegformgthegposterolateralgbordersgofgthegoralgcavity.gTheregisgnotgagmus
clegbygthegnamegofglevatorgglossal.

REF:g p.g7
OBJ:gTogdefinegtheglandmarksgingthegfloorgofgthegmouthgandgtheghardgandgsoftgpalategandgthegstructure
sgthatgformgthem
NAT:gCDA:gGCgI.A.4.gIdentifygbasicgoralganatomygandgphysiology,gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgt
o:gmuscles. TOP:g BLOOM:gRemembering

4. Thegoralgvestibulegisgpartiallygborderedgbygtheglipsgandgcheeks.gThegoralgcavitygpropergexten
dsgposteriorlygtogthegsoftgpalate.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue;gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse;gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.
d. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
ANS:g B
Thegoralgvestibulegisgthegspacegorgpotentialgspacegthatgexistsgbetweengtheglipsgorgcheeksgandgt
eeth.gIngangedentulousgperson,gthegvestibulegwouldgextendgbetweengtheglipsgorgcheeksgandgthe
galveolargridges.gThegoralgcavitygpropergisgsurroundedgbygteethgorgalveolargridgesgandgextends
gallgthegwaygbackgtogthegpalatinegtonsils.gThisgincludesgthegregiongfromgthegfloorgofgthegmout
hgupwardgtogtheghardgandgsoftgpalates.

REF:g p.g2
OBJ:g Togdescribegthegboundariesgandgsub-boundariesgofgthegoralgcavitygandgthegstructuresgingeachgarea

NAT:g CDA:gGCgI.A.6.gIdentifyNbasR
ralgcavity.gTOP: UicgSgogIN
BLOOM:gRemembering
r al gaG
gT
natoBm.y C
andMphysiology, gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgto:go


5. EachgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegofgtheguvulagEXCEPTgone.gWhichgonegisgthegEXCEPTION?
a. Itgisglocatedgatgthegmostgposteriorgportiongofgtheghardgpalate.
b. Itgisglocatedgatgthegmidline.
c. Itgisgagdownwardlygprojectinggmuscle.
d. Itgisgnecessarygforgswallowing.
ANS:g D
Theguvulagisgagdownwardlygprojectinggmusculargtissueglocatedgatgthegmidlinegofgthegmostgposte
riorgportiongofgtheghardgpalate.gItgisgNOTgnecessarygforgswallowing.

REF:g p.g6
OBJ:gTogdefinegtheglandmarksgingthegfloorgofgthegmouthgandgtheghardgandgsoftgpalategandgthegstructure
sgthatgformgthem
NAT:gCDA:gGCgI.A.6.gIdentifygbasicgoralganatomygandgphysiology,gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgto:go
ralgcavity.gTOP: BLOOM:gRemembering

6. Thegcircumvallategpapillaegareglocatedgongtheghardgpalate,gbuccalgmucosa,gandgfloorgofgth
egmouth.gThegpapillaegfoundgongthegtonguegaregthegfiliform,gfungiform,gvallate,gfoliate,ga
ndgincisive.
a. Bothgstatementsgaregtrue.
b. Thegfirstgstatementgisgtrue;gthegsecondgstatementgisgfalse.
c. Thegfirstgstatementgisgfalse;gthegsecondgstatementgisgtrue.




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d. Bothgstatementsgaregfalse.
ANS:g D
Allgpapillaeglistedgingbothgstatementsgareglocatedgongthegtonguegwithgthegexceptiongofgtheginci
sivegpapilla,gwhichgisglocatedgongtheghardgpalate.gNotegthatgthegincisivegpapillagisgagsingulargst
ructure,gthusgthegdifferentgspelling.gTheregaregnogpapillaeglocatedgongeithergthegbuccalgmucosa
gorgthegfloorgofgthegmouth.


REF:g p.g7
OBJ:gTogdefinegtheglandmarksgingthegfloorgofgthegmouthgandgtheghardgandgsoftgpalategandgthegstructure
sgthatgformgthem
NAT:gCDA:gGCgI.A.6.gIdentifygbasicgoralganatomygandgphysiology,gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgto:go
ralgcavity.gTOP: BLOOM:gRemembering

7. Eachgofgthegfollowinggstructuresgcangreadilygbegviewedgwhengexamininggthegoralgcavit
ygEXCEPTgone.gWhichgonegisgthegEXCEPTION?
a. Foveagpalatinae
b. Tonsillargpillars
c. Laryngealgpharynx
d. Sublingualgfold

ANS:g C
Theglaryngealgpharynxgisglocatedgbelowgthegoralgpharynxgandgcannotgbegseengwhilegexaminin
ggthegoralgcavity.gThegfoveagpalatinae,gthegtonsillargpillars,gandgthegsublingualgfoldgcangbegse
engwhengexamininggthegoralgcavity.gFoveagpalatinaegaregsmallgdepressionsgingmucosagongeith
ergsidegofgthegposteriorgnasalgspinegindicatinggthegjunctiongofgtheghardgandgsoftgpalate.gTonsil
largpillarsgaregfoldsgofgtissuegthatgpartiallygsurroundgthegtonsils.gThegsublingualgfoldgextends
backwardgongeithergsidegofgt hNe gfloRor gI
UgSgNgT G B.C M
ofgt h e gmouthga n d gisgsituatedgjustgsuperiorgtogthegsubmandi
bularggland.

REF:g p.g2g|gpp.g6-7
OBJ:g Togdescribegthegboundariesgandgsub-boundariesgofgthegoralgcavitygandgthegstructuresgingeachgarea

NAT:gCDA:gGCgI.A.6.gIdentifygbasicgoralganatomygandgphysiology,gincludinggbutgnotglimitedgto:go
ralgcavity.gTOP: BLOOM:gRemembering

8. EachgofgthegfollowinggstructuresgisglocatedgwithingtheghardgpalategEXCEPTgone.gWhichgoneg
isgthegEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivegpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greatergpalatinegforamina
d. Theganteriorgandgposteriorgpillars
ANS:g D
Theganteriorgandgposteriorgpillarsgareglocatedgposteriorgtogthegsoftgpalate.gThegposteriorgpillarg
isgalsogcalledgthegpalatopharyngealgarchgorgfold.gTheganteriorgpillargisgalsogcalledgthegpalatogl
ossalgarchgorgfold.gThegtonsilsgliegbetweengtheganteriorgandgposteriorgpillars.
Thegincisivegpapillagandgrugaegareglocatedgongtheganteriorgportiongofgtheghardgpalate.gTheggre
atergpalatinegforaminagareglocatedgingthegposteriorgportionsgofgtheghardgpalateglingualgtogthegse
condgandgthirdgmaxillarygmolars.

REF:g pp.g5-6




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