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ANS:j A
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REF:j p.j3
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2. Torusjpalatinusjisjseenjonjthe
a. softjpalate
b. hardjpalate
c. alveolarjridge
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ojvaryingjsizesjandjisjgenerallyjonlyjajproblemjwhenjthejconstructionjofjajmaxillaryjdenturejisjne
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REF:j p.j5
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3. Contractionjofjwhichjmusclejraisesjthejtonguejupward?
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b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatorjglossal
ANS:j A




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namejofjlevatorjglossal.

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uscles. TOP:j BLOOM:jRemembering

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c. Thejfirstjstatementjisjfalse;jthejsecondjstatementjisjtrue.
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ANS:j B
Thejoraljvestibulejisjthejspacejorjpotentialjspacejthatjexistsjbetweenjthejlipsjorjcheeksjandjteeth.j
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kjtojthejpalatinejtonsils.jThisjincludesjthejregionjfromjthejfloorjofjthejmouthjupwardjtojthejhardja
ndjsoftjpalates.

REF:j p.j2
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a. Itjisjlocatedjatjthejmostjposteriorjportionjofjthejhardjpalate.
b. Itjisjlocatedjatjthejmidline.
c. Itjisjajdownwardlyjprojectingjmuscle.
d. Itjisjnecessaryjforjswallowing.
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Thejuvulajisjajdownwardlyjprojectingjmuscularjtissuejlocatedjatjthejmidlinejofjthejmostjposteriorjp
ortionjofjthejhardjpalate.jItjisjNOTjnecessaryjforjswallowing.

REF:j p.j6
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d. Bothjstatementsjarejfalse.
ANS:j D
Alljpapillaejlistedjinjbothjstatementsjarejlocatedjonjthejtonguejwithjthejexceptionjofjthejincisivejp
apilla,jwhichjisjlocatedjonjthejhardjpalate.jNotejthatjthejincisivejpapillajisjajsingularjstructure,jthu
sjthejdifferentjspelling.jTherejarejnojpapillaejlocatedjonjeitherjthejbuccaljmucosajorjthejfloorjofjth
ejmouth.

REF:j p.j7
OBJ:jTojdefinejthejlandmarksjinjthejfloorjofjthejmouthjandjthejhardjandjsoftjpalatejandjthejstructuresjthatjf
ormjthem
NAT:jCDA:jGCjI.A.6.jIdentifyjbasicjoraljanatomyjandjphysiology,jincludingjbutjnotjlimitedjto:joraljca
vity.jTOP: BLOOM:jRemembering

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d. Sublingualjfold

ANS:j C
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oraljcavity.jThejfoveajpalatinae,jthejtonsillarjpillars,jandjthejsublingualjfoldjcanjbejseenjwhenjex
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NAT:jCDA:jGCjI.A.6.jIdentifyjbasicjoraljanatomyjandjphysiology,jincludingjbutjnotjlimitedjto:joraljca
vity.jTOP: BLOOM:jRemembering

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jEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivejpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greaterjpalatinejforamina
d. Thejanteriorjandjposteriorjpillars
ANS:j D
Thejanteriorjandjposteriorjpillarsjarejlocatedjposteriorjtojthejsoftjpalate.jThejposteriorjpillarjisjals
ojcalledjthejpalatopharyngealjarchjorjfold.jThejanteriorjpillarjisjalsojcalledjthejpalatoglossaljarch
jorjfold.jThejtonsilsjliejbetweenjthejanteriorjandjposteriorjpillars.
Thejincisivejpapillajandjrugaejarejlocatedjonjthejanteriorjportionjofjthejhardjpalate.jThejgreaterjp
alatinejforaminajarejlocatedjinjthejposteriorjportionsjofjthejhardjpalatejlingualjtojthejsecondjandjt
hirdjmaxillaryjmolars.

REF:j pp.j5-6




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