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DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD REVIEW

Processes involved in development of upper lip - Answer-maxillary process



First brachial arch



mandibular process- because it fuses to maxillary and forms the corner of the mouth



Forms the side of the nose - Answer-lateral nasal



permanent maxillary first molar longest root - Answer-mesiolingual



lateral palatine processes develop from the maxilla during the ________________ week - Answer-6th



lateral pterygoid - Answer-Depresses and protracts mandible and moves it from side to side



___________________________ teeth are nonsuccedaneous - Answer-molars



minerals involved in the growth and formation of bones and teeth - Answer-Phosphorus, calcium,
magnesium, and potassium



The maxillary first premolar usually has ________________ roots - Answer-2



What muscle depresses the tongue? - Answer-hyoglossus

,what type of epithelium lines large ducts of the salivary glands - Answer-simple columnar epithelium



chief functions of the hypothalamus - Answer-integration of autonomic nerve impulses and the
regulation of numerous endocrine functions including body temperature as well as hunger and satiety.
The hypothalamus also maintains consciousness and sleep patterns.



Rathke's pouch - Answer-an invagination at the roof of the developing mouth in front of the
buccopharyngeal membrane. Forms the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland



Both the maxilla and the mandible develop from the _____________________________ arch - Answer-
first branchial



Chromosome replication takes place during the _______________ stage - Answer-interphase



During ______________________, chromatids line up at the center, spindle fibers attach at the
centromere; and the centromere replicates - Answer-metaphase



During _________________________ the chromosomes coil and contract; each chromosome consists of
a pair of strands called chromatids, held together by a centromere - Answer-prophase



During ______________________ spindle fibers pull the new chromosomes to opposite poles of the
cell. - Answer-anaphase



Vit D deficiency - Answer-rickets, osteomalacia



enamel hypoplasia

,Vitamin A is ________ soluble - Answer-fat



Vitamin A functions - Answer-synthesis and function of epithelial cells



normal activity of epiphyseal cartilage cells and normal endochondral bone.



Maintenance of the integrity of the sulcus.



Normal growth and function of the salivary glands.



Normal growth of dentin and enamel



normal growth of periodontal tissues



maintenance of epithelium.



Tryptophan - Answer-one of 20 essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by humans and must
be provided in the diet



Biotin is B____ - Answer-B7



Deficiency of biotin - Answer-glossitis, gray oral mucosa, and atrophy of lingual papillae on the dorsal
surface of the tongue



Phosphorus deficiency - Answer-dentin formation and incomplete calcification of teeth

, ____________ provide primary source of quick energy - Answer-CHO



________________________ immunity is achieved through vaccination by an injection with killed,
inactivated, or attenuated microorganisms or toxoid - Answer-artificially acquired active



_______________________immunity is achieved by injection of an immune serum or γ-globulin -
Answer-artificially acquired passive



naturally acquired passive immunity - Answer-Antibodies of a mother that are passed to her infant



The incubation period is from one to eight hours for ____________________ - Answer-Staphylococcal
food poisoning



____________________ is a more general term that refers to the ability of a virus to deteriorate cells -
Answer-Cytopathic



Mycobacterium is associated with ________________ and __________________ - Answer-tuberculosis
and leprosy



Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus can cause pneumonia, and Klebsiella pneumoniae
microbes are capable of causing ________________ - Answer-pneumoniae



_____________________________ appear on the tooth surface as an initial bacterial colonizer -
Answer-Gram-positive cocci



S. salivarius, S. oralis, and S. mitis predominate an infant's oral microflora by the___________ month of
life - Answer-1st



Hep __________ - Answer-fecal-oral route

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