Orofacial 2 Final Exam | Orofacial Anatomy II Exam Review & Study Guide

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Orofacial 2 final exam

*The posterior superior alveolar artery and its branches supply the


A. maxillary posterior teeth and periodontium
B. mandibular posterior teeth and periodontium
C. sternocleidomastoid muscle and thyroid gland

D. temporalis muscle and parotid salivary gland - ANSWER✔ maxillary posterior teeth and
periodontium


*Which of the following descriptions concerning the pterygoid plexus of veins is CORRECT?
A. Located around the infrahyoid muscles Protects the superficial temporal artery
C. Drains the maxillary and mandibular dental arches

D. Can be pierced resulting in xerostomia - ANSWER✔ Drains the maxillary and mandibular
dental arches


Which of the following veins results from the merger of the superficial temporal vein and
maxillary vein?
A. Facial
B. Retromandibular
C. Internal jugular
D. External jugular

E. Brachiocephalic - ANSWER✔ Retromandibular


Which of the following arteries arises from the inferior alveolar artery before the artery enters
the mandibular canal?
A. Mylohyoid artery



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B. Incisive artery
C. Mental artery
D. Posterior superior alveolar artery

E. Submental artery - ANSWER✔ Mylohyoid artery


Which of the following artery and transmitting foramen pairs below is a CORRECT match?
A. Buccal artery-infraorbital foramen
B. Middle meningeal artery-foramen spinosum
C. Incisive artery-mental foramen
D. Inferior labial artery-mandibular foramen

E. Submental artery-mental foramen - ANSWER✔ Middle meningeal artery-foramen spinosum


Which of the following arteries supplies the oral mucosa and glands of BOTH the hard and soft
palates?
A. Greater and lesser palatine arteries
B. Posterior superior alveolar artery
C. Anterior superior alveolar artery

D. Infraorbital artery - ANSWER✔ Greater and lesser palatine arteries


*Which of the following vascular lesions may result when a clot on the inner blood vessel wall
becomes dislodged and travels in the vessel?
A. Hematoma
B. Venous sinus
C. Embolus

D. Hemorrhage - ANSWER✔ Embolus


Which of the following descriptions concerning the maxillary artery is CORRECT?
A. Arises from the internal carotid artery


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B. Enters the pterygopalatine fossa and forms terminal branches
C. Arises from the zygomaticofacial foramen to emerge on the face

D. Has mandibular, maxillary, nasal, palatine, and occipital branches - ANSWER✔ Enters the
pterygopalatine fossa and forms terminal branches


*A venous sinus w/in the vascular system is a
A. network of blood vessels.
B. clot on the inner vessel wall.
C. blood-filled space b/t two tissue layers.

D. smaller vein or venule - ANSWER✔ blood-filled space b/t two tissue layers.


Which of the following arteries is a branch from the facial artery?
A. Superior labial
B. Ascending pharyngeal
C. Posterior auricular

D. Transverse facial - ANSWER✔ Superior labial


Which of the following structures is a smaller vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply
blood directly to tissue?
A. Artery
B. Capillary
C. Vein

D. Venule - ANSWER✔ Capillary


The carotid pulse can be palpated by emergency medical service personal at the level of the
A. thyroid cartilage.
B. hyoid bone
.C. angle of the mandible.


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D. supraclavicular fossa. - ANSWER✔ thyroid cartilage.


The tongue is MAINLY supplied by a branch from the
A. internal carotid artery.
B. external carotid artery.
C. sublingal artery.

D. facial artery. - ANSWER✔ external carotid artery.


Which of the following arteries can sometimes be visible under the skin of the temporal region
on a patient?
A. Maxillary
B. Transverse facial
C. Middle temporal

D. Superficial temporal - ANSWER✔ Superficial temporal


Which of the following arteries anastomoses with the anterior superior alveolar artery?
A. Mylohyoid artery
B. PSA artery
C. Facial artery

D. Maxillary artery - ANSWER✔ B. PSA artery


For the left side of the body, the common carotid and subclavian arteries arise directly from the
A. aorta.
B. brachiocephalic artery.
C. internal carotid artery.

D. external carotid artery. - ANSWER✔ A. aorta.




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