NCMA CPCM ACTUAL EXAMINATION 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⫸ foreshortened Answer:
⫸ Exaggerated smile Answer: chin tipped down too far
⫸ reverse smile (frown) Answer: chin tipped to high
⫸ Ghost image Answer: Produced when metallic object is not removed
ex. Earrings
⫸ Lead apron artifact Answer: produced when lead apron obstructs the
beam
⫸ inverted y Answer:
⫸ coronoid process pan Answer: think "patrick star"
⫸ mental foramen Answer:
, ⫸ genial tubercles Answer: A ring-shaped radiopacity below the apices
of the mandibular incisors
⫸ lingual foramen Answer: A tiny opening or hole in bone located on
the internal surface of the mandible
⫸ cortical bone Answer:
⫸ cancellous bone Answer: spongy bone
⫸ incisive foramen Answer:
⫸ median palatal suture Answer:
⫸ lateral fossa Answer: A radiolucent area between the maxillary
canine and lateral incisors
⫸ nasal cavity Answer:
⫸ nasal septum Answer:
⫸ floor of nasal cavity Answer:
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⫸ foreshortened Answer:
⫸ Exaggerated smile Answer: chin tipped down too far
⫸ reverse smile (frown) Answer: chin tipped to high
⫸ Ghost image Answer: Produced when metallic object is not removed
ex. Earrings
⫸ Lead apron artifact Answer: produced when lead apron obstructs the
beam
⫸ inverted y Answer:
⫸ coronoid process pan Answer: think "patrick star"
⫸ mental foramen Answer:
, ⫸ genial tubercles Answer: A ring-shaped radiopacity below the apices
of the mandibular incisors
⫸ lingual foramen Answer: A tiny opening or hole in bone located on
the internal surface of the mandible
⫸ cortical bone Answer:
⫸ cancellous bone Answer: spongy bone
⫸ incisive foramen Answer:
⫸ median palatal suture Answer:
⫸ lateral fossa Answer: A radiolucent area between the maxillary
canine and lateral incisors
⫸ nasal cavity Answer:
⫸ nasal septum Answer:
⫸ floor of nasal cavity Answer:
