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Anatomy of Orofacial Structures – Chapter-by-Chapter Review & Test Bank

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This document is a comprehensive study guide and test bank derived from the 8th Edition of Anatomy of Orofacial Structures by Brand & Isselhard. It covers essential topics in oral anatomy through structured chapter reviews, including: Multiple-choice, true/false, matching, and completion questions with detailed answers and rationales Key chapters covering: Oral Cavity The Tooth: Functions and Terms Fundamental and Preventive Curvatures Dentition Development, Form, and Eruption Occlusion Dental Anomalies Supporting Structures Clinical Considerations Tooth Identification Educational objectives, references, and CDA/NAT exam alignments for each question Visual labeling exercises to reinforce anatomical landmarks Perfect for dental hygiene, dental assisting, and dental students preparing for exams, board tests (CDA), or clinical practice. Ideal for self-study, review sessions, or instructor-l

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, AnatomyVofVOrofacialVStructuresV8thVEditionVBrandVTestV
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ChapterV01:VOralVCavity
Brand/Isselhard:VAnatomyVofVOrofacialVStructures,V8thVEdition


MULTIPLEVCHOICE

1. AVdiastemaVisVaVspaceVbetweenVtwoVteethVinVtheVsameVarch.VWhenVthisVoccursVbet
weenVtheVmaxillaryVcentralVincisors,VitVisVoftenVtheVresultVofVaVpronouncedVlabialVf
renum.
a. BothVstatementsVareVtrue.
b. TheVfirstVstatementVisVtrue;VtheVsecondVstatementVisVfalse.
c. TheVfirstVstatementVisVfalse;VtheVsecondVstatementVisVtrue.
d. BothVstatementsVareVfalse.
ANS:V A
AVspace,VorVlackVofVcontactVarea,VbetweenVanyVtwoVteethVinVtheVsameVarchVisVcalledVaV
diastema.VWhenVaVdiastemaVoccursVbetweenVtheVmaxillaryVcentralVincisors,VitVisVoftenVt
heVresultVofVaVpronouncedVlabialVfrenumVextendingVtoVtheVcrestVofVtheValveolarVridgeVa
ndVpossiblyVoverVtheVridge.VThisVbandVofVfirmVconnectiveVtissueVcausesVtheVeruptingVin
cisorsVtoVbeVpushedVasideVresultingVinVaVdiastema,VorVspace.VCorrectionVofVaVdiastemaVu
suallyVinvolvesVsurgicalVremoval,VorVcutting,VofVtheVfrenalVtissueVbetweenVteeth.

REF:V p.V3
OBJ:V ToVdescribeVtheVboundariesVandVsub-
boundariesVofVtheVoralVcavityVandVtheVstructuresVinVeachVarea

NAT:VCDA:VGCVI.A.6.VIdentifyVbasicVoralVanatomyVandVphysiology,VincludingVbutVnotVlimite
dVto:VoralVcavity.VTOP: BLOOM:VRemembering

2. TorusVpalatinusVisVseenVonVthe
a. softVpalate
b. hardVpalate
c. alveolarVridge
d. oralVpharynx
ANS:V B
TorusVpalatinusVisVexcessVboneVgrowthVandVoccursVinVtheVmidlineVofVtheVhardVpalate.VIt
VmayVgrowVtoVvaryingVsizesVandVisVgenerallyVonlyVaVproblemVwhenVtheVconstructionVof
VaVmaxillaryVdentureVisVnecessary.VInVhealth,VsuchVbonyVprotuberances,VorVexcessVboneV
growths,VdoVnotVoccurVonVtheVsoftVpalate,ValveolarVridge,VorVoralVpharynx.

REF:V p.V5
OBJ:VToVdefineVtheVtermsVvestibule,VoralVcavityVproper,VmucobuccalVfold,Vfrenum,ValveolarVmu
cosa,Vgingiva,Vexostoses,VtorusVpalatinus,VandVtorusVmandibularis
NAT:VCDA:VGCVI.A.2.VIdentifyVbasicVoralVanatomyVandVphysiology,VincludingVbutVnotVli
mitedVto:Vbones.VTOP: BLOOM:VRemembering

3. ContractionVofVwhichVmuscleVraisesVtheVtongueVupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. LevatorVglossal
ANS:V A



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, AnatomyVofVOrofacialVStructuresV8thVEditionVBrandVTestV
Bank
ContractionVofVtheVmylohyoidVmuscleVraisesVtheVtongue.VTheVpalatopharyngealVmuscleVa
ndVtheVpalatoglossalVmuscleVformVtheVposterolateralVbordersVofVtheVoralVcavity.VThereVis
VnotVaVmuscleVbyVtheVnameVofVlevatorVglossal.


REF:V p.V7
OBJ:VToVdefineVtheVlandmarksVinVtheVfloorVofVtheVmouthVandVtheVhardVandVsoftVpalateVandVthe
VstructuresVthatVformVthem
NAT:VCDA:VGCVI.A.4.VIdentifyVbasicVoralVanatomyVandVphysiology,VincludingVbutVnotVli
mitedVto:Vmuscles. TOP:V BLOOM:VRemembering

4. TheVoralVvestibuleVisVpartiallyVborderedVbyVtheVlipsVandVcheeks.VTheVoralVcavityVproper
VextendsVposteriorlyVtoVtheVsoftVpalate.
a. BothVstatementsVareVtrue.
b. TheVfirstVstatementVisVtrue;VtheVsecondVstatementVisVfalse.
c. TheVfirstVstatementVisVfalse;VtheVsecondVstatementVisVtrue.
d. BothVstatementsVareVfalse.
ANS:V B
TheVoralVvestibuleVisVtheVspaceVorVpotentialVspaceVthatVexistsVbetweenVtheVlipsVorVcheek
sVandVteeth.VInVanVedentulousVperson,VtheVvestibuleVwouldVextendVbetweenVtheVlipsVorVc
heeksVandVtheValveolarVridges.VTheVoralVcavityVproperVisVsurroundedVbyVteethVorValveol
arVridgesVandVextendsVallVtheVwayVbackVtoVtheVpalatineVtonsils.VThisVincludesVtheVregio
nVfromVtheVfloorVofVtheVmouthVupwardVtoVtheVhardVandVsoftVpalates.

REF:V p.V2
OBJ:V ToVdescribeVtheVboundariesVandVsub-
boundariesVofVtheVoralVcavityVandVtheVstructuresVinVeachVarea

NAT:V CDA:VGCVI.A.6.VIdentifyNbasR
UVSicVVNoI
r al VaG
VT
Vto:VoralVcavity.VTOP: BLOOM:VRemembering
natoBm.y C
andMphysiology, VincludingVbutVnotVlimited


5. EachVofVtheVfollowingVisVtrueVofVtheVuvulaVEXCEPTVone.VWhichVoneVisVtheVEXCEPTIO
N?
a. ItVisVlocatedVatVtheVmostVposteriorVportionVofVtheVhardVpalate.
b. ItVisVlocatedVatVtheVmidline.
c. ItVisVaVdownwardlyVprojectingVmuscle.
d. ItVisVnecessaryVforVswallowing.
ANS:V D
TheVuvulaVisVaVdownwardlyVprojectingVmuscularVtissueVlocatedVatVtheVmidlineVofVtheVmos
tVposteriorVportionVofVtheVhardVpalate.VItVisVNOTVnecessaryVforVswallowing.

REF:V p.V6
OBJ:VToVdefineVtheVlandmarksVinVtheVfloorVofVtheVmouthVandVtheVhardVandVsoftVpalateVandVthe
VstructuresVthatVformVthem
NAT:VCDA:VGCVI.A.6.VIdentifyVbasicVoralVanatomyVandVphysiology,VincludingVbutVnotVlimite
dVto:VoralVcavity.VTOP: BLOOM:VRemembering

6. TheVcircumvallateVpapillaeVareVlocatedVonVtheVhardVpalate,VbuccalVmucosa,VandVfloo
rVofVtheVmouth.VTheVpapillaeVfoundVonVtheVtongueVareVtheVfiliform,Vfungiform,Vvall
ate,Vfoliate,VandVincisive.
a. BothVstatementsVareVtrue.
b. TheVfirstVstatementVisVtrue;VtheVsecondVstatementVisVfalse.
c. TheVfirstVstatementVisVfalse;VtheVsecondVstatementVisVtrue.



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d. BothVstatementsVareVfalse.
ANS:V D
AllVpapillaeVlistedVinVbothVstatementsVareVlocatedVonVtheVtongueVwithVtheVexceptionVofVt
heVincisiveVpapilla,VwhichVisVlocatedVonVtheVhardVpalate.VNoteVthatVtheVincisiveVpapillaVi
sVaVsingularVstructure,VthusVtheVdifferentVspelling.VThereVareVnoVpapillaeVlocatedVonVeithe
rVtheVbuccalVmucosaVorVtheVfloorVofVtheVmouth.

REF:V p.V7
OBJ:VToVdefineVtheVlandmarksVinVtheVfloorVofVtheVmouthVandVtheVhardVandVsoftVpalateVandVthe
VstructuresVthatVformVthem
NAT:VCDA:VGCVI.A.6.VIdentifyVbasicVoralVanatomyVandVphysiology,VincludingVbutVnotVlimite
dVto:VoralVcavity.VTOP: BLOOM:VRemembering

7. EachVofVtheVfollowingVstructuresVcanVreadilyVbeVviewedVwhenVexaminingVtheVoral
VcavityVEXCEPTVone.VWhichVoneVisVtheVEXCEPTION?
a. FoveaVpalatinae
b. TonsillarVpillars
c. LaryngealVpharynx
d. SublingualVfold
ANS:V C
TheVlaryngealVpharynxVisVlocatedVbelowVtheVoralVpharynxVandVcannotVbeVseenVwhileVexa
miningVtheVoralVcavity.VTheVfoveaVpalatinae,VtheVtonsillarVpillars,VandVtheVsublingualVfol
dVcanVbeVseenVwhenVexaminingVtheVoralVcavity.VFoveaVpalatinaeVareVsmallVdepressionsV
inVmucosaVonVeitherVsideVofVtheVposteriorVnasalVspineVindicatingVtheVjunctionVofVtheVhar
dVandVsoftVpalate.VTonsillarVpillarsVareVfoldsVofVtissueVthatVpartiallyVsurroundVtheVtonsils
.VTheVsublingualVfoldVextends
backwardVonVeitherVsideVofVt hNe VfloRor VI
ofVt hGe VmBo.
utC
hVa nMd VisVsituatedVjustVsuperiorVtoVtheVsu
bmandibularVgland. U VSVNVT


REF:V p.V2V|Vpp.V6-7
OBJ:V ToVdescribeVtheVboundariesVandVsub-
boundariesVofVtheVoralVcavityVandVtheVstructuresVinVeachVarea

NAT:VCDA:VGCVI.A.6.VIdentifyVbasicVoralVanatomyVandVphysiology,VincludingVbutVnotVlimite
dVto:VoralVcavity.VTOP: BLOOM:VRemembering

8. EachVofVtheVfollowingVstructuresVisVlocatedVwithinVtheVhardVpalateVEXCEPTVone.VWhic
hVoneVisVtheVEXCEPTION?
a. IncisiveVpapilla
b. Rugae
c. GreaterVpalatineVforamina
d. TheVanteriorVandVposteriorVpillars
ANS:V D
TheVanteriorVandVposteriorVpillarsVareVlocatedVposteriorVtoVtheVsoftVpalate.VTheVposterior
VpillarVisValsoVcalledVtheVpalatopharyngealVarchVorVfold.VTheVanteriorVpillarVisValsoVcalle
dVtheVpalatoglossalVarchVorVfold.VTheVtonsilsVlieVbetweenVtheVanteriorVandVposteriorVpill
ars.
TheVincisiveVpapillaVandVrugaeVareVlocatedVonVtheVanteriorVportionVofVtheVhardVpalate.V
TheVgreaterVpalatineVforaminaVareVlocatedVinVtheVposteriorVportionsVofVtheVhardVpalateVli
ngualVtoVtheVsecondVandVthirdVmaxillaryVmolars.

REF:V pp.V5-6


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