HOSA Dental Terminology Complete Exam
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1. What are words that have similar sound and/or spelling, but have different
meanings?
a. Acronyms
b. Homonyms
c. Synonyms
d. Eponyms - ANSWER b. Homonyms
2. TRUE or FALSE
Acronyms are words formed from initials, and are universal. - ANSWER
TRUE
3. Which sinus cavity is the largest, and is used as a landmark for radiographs?
a. Frontal
b. Ethmoid
c. Sphenoid
d. Maxillary - ANSWER d. Maxillary
4. The _________ suture is the junction of the frontal and parietal bones, and is
also referred to as a baby's "soft spot".
a. Coronal
b. Sagittal
c. Lambdoid
d. Temporoparietal - ANSWER b. Sagittal
5. Which term refers to a projection or outgrowth of a bone or tissue?
a. Pterygoid
, b. Process
c. Palatal
d. Philtrum - ANSWER b. Process
6. What is the border of the maxilla and mandible that forms the tooth sockeys?
a. Alveolar
b. Condyloid
c. Coronoid
d. Frontal - ANSWER a. Alveolar
7. The _________ is a growth on the ramus that articulates with the temporal
bone in the temporomandibular joint.
a. Alveolar
b. Condyle
c. Coronoid
d. Frontal - ANSWER b. Condyle
8. What is the small, pointed growth from the lower border of the temporal
bone that serves as an attachment of some tongue muscles?
a. Mastoid
b. Pteryoid
c. Styloid
d. Ethmoid - ANSWER c. Styloid
9. What is an opening or passage through a bone that is used for nerve or vessel
passage?
a. Foramen
b. Frenum
c. Alveolar crest
d. Sinus - ANSWER a. Foramen
,10.Which bone is the fan shaped bone located on each side of the skull above
the ear?
a. Temporal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Frontal - ANSWER a. Temporal
11.Which bone is one large thick bone in the lower back of the head?
a. Temporal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Frontal - ANSWER c. Occipital
12.What are the two facial bones, one under each eye, that form the cheekbone
and give character to the face called?
a. Zygomatic
b. Maxilla
c. Palatine
d. Nasal - ANSWER a. Zygomatic
13.Which of the following is a single bone that forms the lower posterior part of
the nasal septum and separates the nose into two chambers?
a. Lacrimal
b. Inferior concha
c. Mandible
d. Vomer - ANSWER b. Inferior concha
14.What is an air pocket or cavity in a bone that lightens the bone, warms air
intake, and helps form sounds?
a. Malleus
b. Sinus
c. Incus
d. Stapes - ANSWER b. Sinus
, 15.TRUE or FALSE
The hyoid bone is horseshoe-shaped bone lying at the base of the tongue. It
does not articulate with any other bone. - ANSWER TRUE
16.What is the strong horseshoe-shaped bone that forms the lower jaw called?
a. Hyoid
b. Maxilla
c. Mandible
d. Coronoid - ANSWER c. Mandible
17.Identify the mucous membrane that lines the inner surfaces of the lips and
cheeks.
a. Keratinized muscosa
b. Specialized mucosa
c. Masticatory mucosa
d. Lining mucosa - ANSWER d. Lining mucosa
What is the S-shaped curvature between the condyle and coronoid process?
a. Ramus
b. Angle of mandible
c. Sigmoid notch
d Coronoid - ANSWER c. Sigmoid notch
Which of the following is NOT considered a muscle of mastication?
a. Mentalis
b. Temporal
c. Masseter
d. Internal pterygoid - ANSWER a. Mentalis
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Answers Already Graded A+
1. What are words that have similar sound and/or spelling, but have different
meanings?
a. Acronyms
b. Homonyms
c. Synonyms
d. Eponyms - ANSWER b. Homonyms
2. TRUE or FALSE
Acronyms are words formed from initials, and are universal. - ANSWER
TRUE
3. Which sinus cavity is the largest, and is used as a landmark for radiographs?
a. Frontal
b. Ethmoid
c. Sphenoid
d. Maxillary - ANSWER d. Maxillary
4. The _________ suture is the junction of the frontal and parietal bones, and is
also referred to as a baby's "soft spot".
a. Coronal
b. Sagittal
c. Lambdoid
d. Temporoparietal - ANSWER b. Sagittal
5. Which term refers to a projection or outgrowth of a bone or tissue?
a. Pterygoid
, b. Process
c. Palatal
d. Philtrum - ANSWER b. Process
6. What is the border of the maxilla and mandible that forms the tooth sockeys?
a. Alveolar
b. Condyloid
c. Coronoid
d. Frontal - ANSWER a. Alveolar
7. The _________ is a growth on the ramus that articulates with the temporal
bone in the temporomandibular joint.
a. Alveolar
b. Condyle
c. Coronoid
d. Frontal - ANSWER b. Condyle
8. What is the small, pointed growth from the lower border of the temporal
bone that serves as an attachment of some tongue muscles?
a. Mastoid
b. Pteryoid
c. Styloid
d. Ethmoid - ANSWER c. Styloid
9. What is an opening or passage through a bone that is used for nerve or vessel
passage?
a. Foramen
b. Frenum
c. Alveolar crest
d. Sinus - ANSWER a. Foramen
,10.Which bone is the fan shaped bone located on each side of the skull above
the ear?
a. Temporal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Frontal - ANSWER a. Temporal
11.Which bone is one large thick bone in the lower back of the head?
a. Temporal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Frontal - ANSWER c. Occipital
12.What are the two facial bones, one under each eye, that form the cheekbone
and give character to the face called?
a. Zygomatic
b. Maxilla
c. Palatine
d. Nasal - ANSWER a. Zygomatic
13.Which of the following is a single bone that forms the lower posterior part of
the nasal septum and separates the nose into two chambers?
a. Lacrimal
b. Inferior concha
c. Mandible
d. Vomer - ANSWER b. Inferior concha
14.What is an air pocket or cavity in a bone that lightens the bone, warms air
intake, and helps form sounds?
a. Malleus
b. Sinus
c. Incus
d. Stapes - ANSWER b. Sinus
, 15.TRUE or FALSE
The hyoid bone is horseshoe-shaped bone lying at the base of the tongue. It
does not articulate with any other bone. - ANSWER TRUE
16.What is the strong horseshoe-shaped bone that forms the lower jaw called?
a. Hyoid
b. Maxilla
c. Mandible
d. Coronoid - ANSWER c. Mandible
17.Identify the mucous membrane that lines the inner surfaces of the lips and
cheeks.
a. Keratinized muscosa
b. Specialized mucosa
c. Masticatory mucosa
d. Lining mucosa - ANSWER d. Lining mucosa
What is the S-shaped curvature between the condyle and coronoid process?
a. Ramus
b. Angle of mandible
c. Sigmoid notch
d Coronoid - ANSWER c. Sigmoid notch
Which of the following is NOT considered a muscle of mastication?
a. Mentalis
b. Temporal
c. Masseter
d. Internal pterygoid - ANSWER a. Mentalis
