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DEN 110 (OROFACIAL ANATOMY) QUESTIONS


The foliate papilla have taste buds that detect: - Answers -Sour

At the bottom of the circumvallate papilla crypt you can find: - Answers -The lingual
glands of Von Ebner

Which of the following tongue muscles would be affected if you were unable to stick
your tongue out? - Answers -Genioglossus

The _____________papilla are located on the anterior 2/3 of the tongue and appear as
little round raised spots that are slightly redder than the area around them. - Answers -
Fungiform

Black hairy tongue is an elongation of the fungiform papilla. - Answers -false

The grooves that separates the labium inferius from the skin of the cheeks are the: -
Answers -Labiomarginal groove

An area that should be particularly examined for irritation or oral cancer is the: -
Answers -Foliate papilla

The corner of the mouth where the maxillary and mandibular lips meet is the: - Answers
-Labial commissure

The superior border of the labium superius is the: - Answers -Base of the nose

The filliform papilla detect: - Answers -sensation

Which groove separates the labium inferius from the chin? - Answers -Labiomental
groove

Which group of muscles changes the shape of the tongue? - Answers -Intrinsic tongue
muscles

Which of the following muscles functions to flatten the tongue? - Answers -Transverse

The circumvallate papilla of the tongue: - Answers -Are arranged in a "V" shaped line at
the back of the tongue

A synonym for the palatine surface of the tongue would be: - Answers -Dorsal

The foliate papilla are located: - Answers -On the posterior lateral borders of the tongue

,If the lingual frenum is attached too close the apex of the tongue, the person may be
said to have: - Answers -Ankyloglossia

The superior oris can be defined as: - Answers -The maxillary lip

In the center of the vermillion zone of the maxillary lip, there is a slightly raised area
called the: - Answers -Tubercle

The tongue as a whole, is a good indicator of the patient's overall health. - Answers -
true

The space lying between the facial (front) surface of the teeth and the inside of the lips
is called the oral: - Answers -Vestibule

Tooth #T can be found in the: - Answers -Mandibular right quadrant

The elevations of tissue found on each side of the lingual frenum are called: - Answers
-Sublingual caruncle

The anatomical crown differs from the clinical crown in that the anatomical crown is: -
Answers -The whole crown which is covered by enamel

The total number of premolars in an arch of the permanent dentition is the same as the
total number of: - Answers -Deciduous molars in an arch

What structure is hanging in the middle of this patient's oral cavity? - Answers -Uvula

The tongue is attached to the floor of the mouth by what? - Answers -lingual frenum

The tooth crown surface which is toward the lips of the anterior teeth is correctly named
the: - Answers -Labial surface

The part of the pulp cavity found in the crown of a tooth is usually called the: - Answers
-pulp chamber

what anatomical structure is right behind the maxillary central incisors? - Answers -
incisive papilla

The maxillary right first molar is tooth # ___ in the universal numbering system. -
Answers -3

The tip of the root of a tooth is located in the: - Answers -Apical third of the root

The enamel of a tooth is made by: - Answers -Ameloblasts

, The anterior pillar is another name for the: - Answers -Palatoglossal arch

In the Palmer notation system, a tooth marked 6] is the: - Answers -Maxillary right first
molar

The division between the hard palate and the soft palate can be called: - Answers -
Vibrating line

The term "mesiobucco-occlusal is appropriate for a: - Answers -Posterior point angle

Which tooth surface faces the midline? - Answers -Mesial

Tooth #6 is considered: - Answers -Succedaneous

The dentin of a tooth is made by: - Answers -Odontoblasts

As a person ages, the proportion of dentin to pulp cavity: - Answers -Results in there
being more dentin in proportion to pulp

Which teeth are designed for cutting? - Answers -incisors

In the Palmer notation system, a tooth marked [1 corresponds to tooth # ___in the
Universal system. - Answers -#9

The small, round yellow bumps found in the oral cavity that are ectopic sebaceous
glands are best called: - Answers -Fordyce granules

The elevations of tissue that run from side to side behind the maxillary anterior teeth on
the hard palate are: - Answers -Palatine rugae

The parotid papilla is found: - Answers -On the inside of the cheek opposite the
maxillary first and second molar

In between the palatoglossal arch and the palatopharyngeal arch on each side you can
find: - Answers -Palatine tonsils

Which surfaces of the posterior teeth make contact when the mouth is closed? -
Answers -Occlusal

Which permanent tooth replaces letter J? - Answers -#13

Acellular cementum is commonly found to be the densest: - Answers -In the cervical
third of the root

Which of these areas would not be categorized as masticatory mucosa? - Answers -
Alveolar mucosa

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