NDAEB EXAM COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ palatine process of the maxilla. Answer: -part of floor of nasal
cavity
-part of roof of mouth
-forms the palate
◉ horizontal plates of palatine bone. Answer: -articulates
posteriorly with the horizontal plate of the palatine bone
◉ incisive foramen. Answer: -nasopalatine nerve
-greater palatine artery
-found behind maxillary central incisors
◉ lesser palatine foramen. Answer: -lesser palatine nerve
-lesser plalatine artery
◉ greater palatine foramen. Answer: -larger opening
-greater palatine nerve and artery
-landmark for topical
,◉ medial palatine suture. Answer: where the 2 palatine processes
come together forms a suture line
◉ transverse palatine suture. Answer: where the palatine processes
articulate with the horizontal plate of palatine bone
◉ mandible. Answer: forms the lower jaw
-only moveable facial bone
◉ alveolar process. Answer: -supports teeth
-teeth in sockets
◉ mental proturbance. Answer: aka chin
-where the symphysis is located
◉ mental foramen. Answer: -apices of the 5's (2nd premolar teeth)
-can be seen on radiograph
-
◉ Alveolar protuberance. Answer: over the root of canine tooth
◉ ramus. Answer: perpendicular ascending
,-upright or vertical portion of mandible
◉ angle of the mandible. Answer: area where the mandible meets
the ramus
-in between ramus and border of mandble
◉ border or body of mandible. Answer: horizontal body
◉ coronoid process. Answer: anterior portion of each ramus
◉ condyloid process. Answer: aka mandibular condyle
-posterior portion of each ramus
-articulates with fossa of temporal bone to form the TMJ
◉ coronoid notch. Answer: -important landmark for llocal
anesthetic
-anterior border of the ramus forms a concave forward curve
◉ TMJ. Answer: -joint
-allows movement for mandible
-helos with soeech and mastication (chewing)
, ◉ TMJ: 3 bondy parts. Answer: 1. Glenoid fossa: depression in
temporal bone, anterior to external auditory meatus
2. articular eminence: raised portion of temporal bone just anterior
to glenoid fossa
3. condyloid process: posterior extension of the mandible lies in the
glenoid fossa
◉ capsular ligament. Answer: -fibrous joint capsule
-capsule completely encloses TMJ
◉ articular space. Answer: Space between the capsular ligament and
between the surfaces of the glenoid fossa and the condyle.
◉ articular disc. Answer: aka meniscus
-cushion
-dense connective tissue
-divides aritcular space into upper and lower compartments
◉ synovial fluid. Answer: helps lubricate the joint and fills the
synovial cavities
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ palatine process of the maxilla. Answer: -part of floor of nasal
cavity
-part of roof of mouth
-forms the palate
◉ horizontal plates of palatine bone. Answer: -articulates
posteriorly with the horizontal plate of the palatine bone
◉ incisive foramen. Answer: -nasopalatine nerve
-greater palatine artery
-found behind maxillary central incisors
◉ lesser palatine foramen. Answer: -lesser palatine nerve
-lesser plalatine artery
◉ greater palatine foramen. Answer: -larger opening
-greater palatine nerve and artery
-landmark for topical
,◉ medial palatine suture. Answer: where the 2 palatine processes
come together forms a suture line
◉ transverse palatine suture. Answer: where the palatine processes
articulate with the horizontal plate of palatine bone
◉ mandible. Answer: forms the lower jaw
-only moveable facial bone
◉ alveolar process. Answer: -supports teeth
-teeth in sockets
◉ mental proturbance. Answer: aka chin
-where the symphysis is located
◉ mental foramen. Answer: -apices of the 5's (2nd premolar teeth)
-can be seen on radiograph
-
◉ Alveolar protuberance. Answer: over the root of canine tooth
◉ ramus. Answer: perpendicular ascending
,-upright or vertical portion of mandible
◉ angle of the mandible. Answer: area where the mandible meets
the ramus
-in between ramus and border of mandble
◉ border or body of mandible. Answer: horizontal body
◉ coronoid process. Answer: anterior portion of each ramus
◉ condyloid process. Answer: aka mandibular condyle
-posterior portion of each ramus
-articulates with fossa of temporal bone to form the TMJ
◉ coronoid notch. Answer: -important landmark for llocal
anesthetic
-anterior border of the ramus forms a concave forward curve
◉ TMJ. Answer: -joint
-allows movement for mandible
-helos with soeech and mastication (chewing)
, ◉ TMJ: 3 bondy parts. Answer: 1. Glenoid fossa: depression in
temporal bone, anterior to external auditory meatus
2. articular eminence: raised portion of temporal bone just anterior
to glenoid fossa
3. condyloid process: posterior extension of the mandible lies in the
glenoid fossa
◉ capsular ligament. Answer: -fibrous joint capsule
-capsule completely encloses TMJ
◉ articular space. Answer: Space between the capsular ligament and
between the surfaces of the glenoid fossa and the condyle.
◉ articular disc. Answer: aka meniscus
-cushion
-dense connective tissue
-divides aritcular space into upper and lower compartments
◉ synovial fluid. Answer: helps lubricate the joint and fills the
synovial cavities
