Chapter 01: Oral Cavity
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xillaryJcentralJincisors,JitJisJoftenJtheJresultJofJaJpronouncedJlabialJfrenum.
a. BothJstatementsJareJtrue.
b. TheJfirstJstatementJisJtrue;JtheJsecondJstatementJisJfalse.
c. TheJfirstJstatementJisJfalse;JtheJsecondJstatementJisJtrue.
d. BothJstatementsJareJfalse.
ANS:J A
AJspace,JorJlackJofJcontactJarea,JbetweenJanyJtwoJteethJinJtheJsameJarchJisJcalledJaJdiastema.JWhe
nJaJdiastemaJoccursJbetweenJtheJmaxillaryJcentralJincisors,JitJisJoftenJtheJresultJofJaJpronouncedJl
abialJfrenumJextendingJtoJtheJcrestJofJtheJalveolarJridgeJandJpossiblyJoverJtheJridge.JThisJbandJof
JfirmJconnectiveJtissueJcausesJtheJeruptingJincisorsJtoJbeJpushedJasideJresultingJinJaJdiastema,JorJ
space.JCorrectionJofJaJdiastemaJusuallyJinvolvesJsurgicalJremoval,JorJcutting,JofJtheJfrenalJtissueJ
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2. TorusJpalatinusJisJseenJonJthe
a. softJpalate
b. hardJpalate
c. alveolarJridge
d. oralJpharynx
ANS:J B
TorusJpalatinusJisJexcessJboneJgrowthJandJoccursJinJtheJmidlineJofJtheJhardJpalate.JItJmayJgrowJt
oJvaryingJsizesJandJisJgenerallyJonlyJaJproblemJwhenJtheJconstructionJofJaJmaxillaryJdentureJisJne
cessary.JInJhealth,JsuchJbonyJprotuberances,JorJexcessJboneJgrowths,JdoJnotJoccurJonJtheJsoftJpal
ate,JalveolarJridge,JorJoralJpharynx.
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OBJ:JToJdefineJtheJtermsJvestibule,JoralJcavityJproper,JmucobuccalJfold,Jfrenum,JalveolarJmucosa,Jgingi
va,Jexostoses,JtorusJpalatinus,JandJtorusJmandibularis
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nes.JTOP: BLOOM:JRemembering
3. ContractionJofJwhichJmuscleJraisesJtheJtongueJupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. LevatorJglossal
ANS:J A
,TestJbankJforJAnatomyJofJOrofacialJStructures:JAJComprehensiveJApproachJ9thJEdition
ContractionJofJtheJmylohyoidJmuscleJraisesJtheJtongue.JTheJpalatopharyngealJmuscleJandJtheJpa
latoglossalJmuscleJformJtheJposterolateralJbordersJofJtheJoralJcavity.JThereJisJnotJaJmuscleJbyJth
eJnameJofJlevatorJglossal.
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formJthem
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4. TheJoralJvestibuleJisJpartiallyJborderedJbyJtheJlipsJandJcheeks.JTheJoralJcavityJproperJextendsJpo
steriorlyJtoJtheJsoftJpalate.
a. BothJstatementsJareJtrue.
b. TheJfirstJstatementJisJtrue;JtheJsecondJstatementJisJfalse.
c. TheJfirstJstatementJisJfalse;JtheJsecondJstatementJisJtrue.
d. BothJstatementsJareJfalse.
ANS:J B
TheJoralJvestibuleJisJtheJspaceJorJpotentialJspaceJthatJexistsJbetweenJtheJlipsJorJcheeksJandJteeth.J
InJanJedentulousJperson,JtheJvestibuleJwouldJextendJbetweenJtheJlipsJorJcheeksJandJtheJalveolarJri
dges.JTheJoralJcavityJproperJisJsurroundedJbyJteethJorJalveolarJridgesJandJextendsJallJtheJwayJbac
kJtoJtheJpalatineJtonsils.JThisJincludesJtheJregionJfromJtheJfloorJofJtheJmouthJupwardJtoJtheJhardJ
andJsoftJpalates.
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a. ItJisJlocatedJatJtheJmostJposteriorJportionJofJtheJhardJpalate.
b. ItJisJlocatedJatJtheJmidline.
c. ItJisJaJdownwardlyJprojectingJmuscle.
d. ItJisJnecessaryJforJswallowing.
ANS:J D
TheJuvulaJisJaJdownwardlyJprojectingJmuscularJtissueJlocatedJatJtheJmidlineJofJtheJmostJposterio
rJportionJofJtheJhardJpalate.JItJisJNOTJnecessaryJforJswallowing.
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formJthem
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6. TheJcircumvallateJpapillaeJareJlocatedJonJtheJhardJpalate,JbuccalJmucosa,JandJfloorJofJtheJm
outh.JTheJpapillaeJfoundJonJtheJtongueJareJtheJfiliform,Jfungiform,Jvallate,Jfoliate,JandJincisi
ve.
a. BothJstatementsJareJtrue.
b. TheJfirstJstatementJisJtrue;JtheJsecondJstatementJisJfalse.
c. TheJfirstJstatementJisJfalse;JtheJsecondJstatementJisJtrue.
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d. BothJstatementsJareJfalse.
ANS:J D
AllJpapillaeJlistedJinJbothJstatementsJareJlocatedJonJtheJtongueJwithJtheJexceptionJofJtheJincisiveJ
papilla,JwhichJisJlocatedJonJtheJhardJpalate.JNoteJthatJtheJincisiveJpapillaJisJaJsingularJstructure,Jth
usJtheJdifferentJspelling.JThereJareJnoJpapillaeJlocatedJonJeitherJtheJbuccalJmucosaJorJtheJfloorJofJt
heJmouth.
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7. EachJofJtheJfollowingJstructuresJcanJreadilyJbeJviewedJwhenJexaminingJtheJoralJcavityJE
XCEPTJone.JWhichJoneJisJtheJEXCEPTION?
a. FoveaJpalatinae
b. TonsillarJpillars
c. LaryngealJpharynx
d. SublingualJfold
ANS:J C
TheJlaryngealJpharynxJisJlocatedJbelowJtheJoralJpharynxJandJcannotJbeJseenJwhileJexaminingJtheJ
oralJcavity.JTheJfoveaJpalatinae,JtheJtonsillarJpillars,JandJtheJsublingualJfoldJcanJbeJseenJwhenJex
aminingJtheJoralJcavity.JFoveaJpalatinaeJareJsmallJdepressionsJinJmucosaJonJeitherJsideJofJtheJpo
steriorJnasalJspineJindicatingJtheJjunctionJofJtheJhardJandJsoftJpalate.JTonsillarJpillarsJareJfoldsJof
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EXCEPTION?
J
a.IncisiveJpapilla
b.Rugae
c.GreaterJpalatineJforamina
d.TheJanteriorJandJposteriorJpillars
ANS:J D
TheJanteriorJandJposteriorJpillarsJareJlocatedJposteriorJtoJtheJsoftJpalate.JTheJposteriorJpillarJisJals
oJcalledJtheJpalatopharyngealJarchJorJfold.JTheJanteriorJpillarJisJalsoJcalledJtheJpalatoglossalJarc
hJorJfold.JTheJtonsilsJlieJbetweenJtheJanteriorJandJposteriorJpillars.
TheJincisiveJpapillaJandJrugaeJareJlocatedJonJtheJanteriorJportionJofJtheJhardJpalate.JTheJgreaterJp
alatineJforaminaJareJlocatedJinJtheJposteriorJportionsJofJtheJhardJpalateJlingualJtoJtheJsecondJandJt
hirdJmaxillaryJmolars.
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OBJ:JToJdefineJtheJlandmarksJinJtheJfloorJofJtheJmouthJandJtheJhardJandJsoftJpalateJandJtheJstructuresJthatJ
formJthem
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9. TheJsmallJbonyJgrowthsJthatJcommonlyJoccurJonJtheJbuccalJcorticalJplateJofJtheJmaxillaeJandJthe
mandibleJareJcalled
J
a. torusJpalatinus
b. mandibularJtori
c. exostoses
d. maxillaryJtuberosity
ANS:J C
Exostoses,JsmallJbonyJgrowthsJthatJoccurJonJtheJbuccalJcorticalJplateJonJtheJmandibleJandJtheJma
xillae,JareJseenJinJaJlargeJportionJofJtheJpopulation.JTheyJareJnormallyJinconsequentialJunlessJth
eyJbecomeJtenderJorJaJdentureJisJneeded.JExostosesJoccurJmoreJfrequentlyJonJtheJmandibleJthanJ
onJtheJmaxillae.
TorusJpalatinusJareJexcessJbonyJgrowthsJthatJcommonlyJoccurJinJtheJmidlineJofJtheJpalate.JMan
dibularJtoriJareJbonyJswellingsJthatJfrequentlyJoccurJonJtheJlingualJsurfaceJofJtheJmandibleJatJtheJ
canineJarea.JTheJmaxillaryJtuberosityJisJaJroundedJbonyJprotrusionJinJtheJareaJofJtheJthirdJmolar.
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OBJ:JToJdefineJtheJtermsJvestibule,JoralJcavityJproper,JmucobuccalJfold,Jfrenum,JalveolarJmucosa,Jgingi
va,Jexostoses,JtorusJpalatinus,JandJtorusJmandibularis
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nes.JTOP: BLOOM:JRemembering
10. WhichJstructureJisJtheJMOSTJvascularJinJappearance?
a. MucogingivalJjunction
b. AlveolarJmucosa
c. LabialJfrenum
d. Gingiva
ANS:J B
TheJalveolarJmucosa,JaJthinJlayerJofJlooselyJattachedJandJmovableJtissue,JcoversJaJhighlyJvascul
arJarea.JTheJpresenceJofJbloodJvesselsJimmediatelyJunderJthisJrelativelyJthinJmucosaJisJresponsib
leJforJtheJgeneralJreddishJcolor.JByJcontrast,JtheJmucogingivalJjunctionJthatJdividesJtheJattachedJ
gingivaJfromJtheJalveolarJmucosaJappearsJmoreJpinkJinJcolor.JTheJgingivaJandJlabialJfrenumJals
oJappearJpinkJinJcolor.
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OBJ:JToJdefineJtheJtermsJvestibule,JoralJcavityJproper,JmucobuccalJfold,Jfrenum,JalveolarJmucosa,Jgingi
va,Jexostoses,JtorusJpalatinus,JandJtorusJmandibularis
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11. AlthoughJaJpatientJpresentingJwithJpainfulJareasJthroughoutJtheJoralJcavityJorJaJchildJpresentingJ
withJgingivalJbleedingJinJtheJpresenceJofJexcellentJoralJhygieneJshouldJbeJmonitoredJcarefully,Jr
eferralJtoJaJdentalJspecialistJorJphysicianJisJnotJindicated.JAJpatientJwithJaJredJandJpainfulJtongueJ
doesJwarrantJsuchJaJreferralJasJdoesJaJpatientJwithJmoderateJplaqueJonJallJteeth.