AMP CERTIFICATION PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
Oral mucosa is composed of which of the following types of epithelium? - Answer -
Stratified squamous
Tooth enamel and the lining of the oral cavity form from which primary embryonic layer?
- Answer -Ectoderm
The sigmoid notch separates which two mandibular projections? - Answer -Coronoid
and condyloid processes
Which of the following types of cells remove bone? - Answer -Osteoclasts
Which tooth surface is farthest from the midline? - Answer -Distal
Which of the following is true regarding differences between the maxillary and
mandibular central incisors? - Answer -Labial surfaces of the maxillary central incisors
are more rounded from the incisal aspect than those of the mandibular central incisors
The isthmus of fauces between the two faucial arches contains which of the following
structures? - Answer -Tonsil
The mandibular central incisors are ________? - Answer -Smaller than the mandibular
lateral incisors
According to the Universal/National Teeth-Numbering System, which tooth is not a first
premolar? - Answer -19
Normal gingiva has which of the following characteristics? - Answer -Normal gingiva is
firm and resistant and can be tightly attached to tooth and bone.
Which tooth numbering system has each four quadrants in its own tooth bracket, made
up of a vertical and a horizontal line? - Answer -Palmer notation
which teeth are known for an anomaly called pegged laterals, where the teeth may
develop pointed or tapered? - Answer -Maxillary lateral incisors
The ____ is the only moveable joint in the face? - Answer -Mandibular
Which of the following teeth are the largest and strongest maxillary teeth? - Answer -
First molars
_____ spots or granules are benign, yellowish, small elevations that can appear on the
buccal mucosa - Answer -Fordyce
, ____ is a white ridge of raised tissue the extends horizontally at the level where the
maxillary and mandibular teeth come together - Answer -Linea alba
Teeth sit in bony sockets called _____ - Answer -Alveoli
All of these teeth are succedaneous, except _____ - Answer -Molars
In Angle class ____ occlusion, the mesiobuccal cusp of the permanent maxillary first
molars occludes mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molars. -
Answer -II
Proper contacts between adjacent teeth in the dental arch does all of the following,
except ____ - Answer -Compresses the periodontal ligament fibers
Which bone is the mastoid process located in? - Answer -Temporal
When the jaws are closed in a position that provides maximal stable contact between
the occluding surface of maxillary and mandibular teeth, this is known as _____
occlusion - Answer -Centric
Which classification of occlusion often gives the appearance of a protruded mandible? -
Answer -Class III, mesioclusion
What bones does the mandible articulate with to form the temperomandibular joint? -
Answer -Temporal bones
What is the name of the condition that causes pitting and intrinsic color changes in the
enamel? - Answer -Enamel dysplasia
The shallow groove that runs parallel to the margin of the unattached gingiva is called
the ____ - Answer -Gingival groove
Which bilateral bones form the sides and top of the cranium? - Answer -Parietal
What is the name of the pear-shaped projection where the soft palate ends? - Answer -
Uvula
Which of the following teeth are anterior teeth? - Answer -Incisors and canines
There are _____ bones in the cranium - Answer -8
The human mouth is divided into two dental ______. - Answer -Arches
What artery supplies blood to the tongue and the floor of the mouth? - Answer -Lingual
Oral mucosa is composed of which of the following types of epithelium? - Answer -
Stratified squamous
Tooth enamel and the lining of the oral cavity form from which primary embryonic layer?
- Answer -Ectoderm
The sigmoid notch separates which two mandibular projections? - Answer -Coronoid
and condyloid processes
Which of the following types of cells remove bone? - Answer -Osteoclasts
Which tooth surface is farthest from the midline? - Answer -Distal
Which of the following is true regarding differences between the maxillary and
mandibular central incisors? - Answer -Labial surfaces of the maxillary central incisors
are more rounded from the incisal aspect than those of the mandibular central incisors
The isthmus of fauces between the two faucial arches contains which of the following
structures? - Answer -Tonsil
The mandibular central incisors are ________? - Answer -Smaller than the mandibular
lateral incisors
According to the Universal/National Teeth-Numbering System, which tooth is not a first
premolar? - Answer -19
Normal gingiva has which of the following characteristics? - Answer -Normal gingiva is
firm and resistant and can be tightly attached to tooth and bone.
Which tooth numbering system has each four quadrants in its own tooth bracket, made
up of a vertical and a horizontal line? - Answer -Palmer notation
which teeth are known for an anomaly called pegged laterals, where the teeth may
develop pointed or tapered? - Answer -Maxillary lateral incisors
The ____ is the only moveable joint in the face? - Answer -Mandibular
Which of the following teeth are the largest and strongest maxillary teeth? - Answer -
First molars
_____ spots or granules are benign, yellowish, small elevations that can appear on the
buccal mucosa - Answer -Fordyce
, ____ is a white ridge of raised tissue the extends horizontally at the level where the
maxillary and mandibular teeth come together - Answer -Linea alba
Teeth sit in bony sockets called _____ - Answer -Alveoli
All of these teeth are succedaneous, except _____ - Answer -Molars
In Angle class ____ occlusion, the mesiobuccal cusp of the permanent maxillary first
molars occludes mesial to the mesiobuccal groove of the mandibular first molars. -
Answer -II
Proper contacts between adjacent teeth in the dental arch does all of the following,
except ____ - Answer -Compresses the periodontal ligament fibers
Which bone is the mastoid process located in? - Answer -Temporal
When the jaws are closed in a position that provides maximal stable contact between
the occluding surface of maxillary and mandibular teeth, this is known as _____
occlusion - Answer -Centric
Which classification of occlusion often gives the appearance of a protruded mandible? -
Answer -Class III, mesioclusion
What bones does the mandible articulate with to form the temperomandibular joint? -
Answer -Temporal bones
What is the name of the condition that causes pitting and intrinsic color changes in the
enamel? - Answer -Enamel dysplasia
The shallow groove that runs parallel to the margin of the unattached gingiva is called
the ____ - Answer -Gingival groove
Which bilateral bones form the sides and top of the cranium? - Answer -Parietal
What is the name of the pear-shaped projection where the soft palate ends? - Answer -
Uvula
Which of the following teeth are anterior teeth? - Answer -Incisors and canines
There are _____ bones in the cranium - Answer -8
The human mouth is divided into two dental ______. - Answer -Arches
What artery supplies blood to the tongue and the floor of the mouth? - Answer -Lingual
