AMP test for EFDA Part 1 Questions and
Answers 2024/2025
alveolar process
Portion of the maxillary bones that form the support for teeth of the maxillary arch
articular disc
Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides the articular space into
upper and lower compartments; also known as the meniscus
Articular eminence
Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid fossa.
Articular space
Space between the capsular ligament and between the surfaces of the glenoid fossa.
Buccal
Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner cheek
circumvallate lingual papillae
Large tissue projections on the tongue
condyloid process
The posterior process of each ramus; articulates with a fossa in the temporal bones to
form the temporomandibular joint; also known as the mandibular condyle.
coronal suture
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the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
Cranium
Eight bones that cover and protect the brain
external auditory meatus
Bony passage of the outer ear
Foramen
A small round or oval opening through a bone through which blood vessels, nerves,
and ligaments pass
foramen magnum
Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical canal and the cranial
cavity.
Fossa
Hollow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone
Frontal
Region of the head pertaining to the forehead
frontal process
Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate with the frontal bone
at the outer edge of the orbit
glenoid fossa
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Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible articulate with the skull
greater palatine nerve
Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior lingual gingiva
Hamulus
hook-shaped process
infraorbital
Region of the head below the orbital region
lacrimal bone
paired bones that contribute to the anterior-medial wall of each orbit
lambdoid suture
Line of junction between the occipital and parietal bones.
lateral pytergoid plate
point of origin for internal and external pterygoid muscles
lymphadenopathy
Disease or swelling of the lymph nodes
Masseter
the strongest and most obvious muscle of mastication
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