BDS EXAM 1 STUDY SET QUESTIONSWITH
CORECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Opening in a bone where nerves and blood vessels pass? - correct answer-foramen
Identify bones - correct answer-1=parietal, 2=occipital, 3=mastoid process, 4=mandible
The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek - correct answer-zygomatic
The strongest, longest, and only moveable bone of the face: - correct answer-mandible
T/F
The teeth are anchored within the alveolar process of the maxillae/mandible - correct answer-true
T/F
Coronoid notch is a deep/concave semilunar depression/gap separating coronoid process and condyle -
correct answer-false
T/F
The posterior process of the ramus is the condyle - correct answer-true
Deep/concave semilunar depression/gap separating coronoid process and condyle - correct answer-
mandibular notch
T/F
Coronoid process is the posterior process of the ramus - correct answer-false
The only bone in the human body that does not articulate with another bone is the - correct answer-
hyoid bone
The foramen is located between the 1st + 2nd premolars - correct answer-mental
, What bone forms the back and base of the skull? - correct answer-occipital
Connective tissue that covers the bones? - correct answer-periosteum
T/F
Cortical or compact bone is the hard, dense, strong type of bone that forms the outer layer of bones -
correct answer-true
T/F
Fossa is NOT a hollow, depressed area in the bone. Only found on teeth - correct answer-false
T/F
Cancellous or spongy bone is a softer not as strong type of bone found inside bones/trabeculae -
correct answer-true
T/F
Prominence or projection of bone is referred to as Process - correct answer-true
T/F
The cranium is made up of 14 bones - correct answer-false
The paired bones making up the skull are - correct answer-temporal, parietal
Single bones of the skull are - correct answer-occipital, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid
The parietal bone forms the roof and upper sides of the cranium while the temporal bones make up lo
wer sides and base - correct answer-both statements are true
T/F
CORECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
Opening in a bone where nerves and blood vessels pass? - correct answer-foramen
Identify bones - correct answer-1=parietal, 2=occipital, 3=mastoid process, 4=mandible
The bone that forms the prominence of the cheek - correct answer-zygomatic
The strongest, longest, and only moveable bone of the face: - correct answer-mandible
T/F
The teeth are anchored within the alveolar process of the maxillae/mandible - correct answer-true
T/F
Coronoid notch is a deep/concave semilunar depression/gap separating coronoid process and condyle -
correct answer-false
T/F
The posterior process of the ramus is the condyle - correct answer-true
Deep/concave semilunar depression/gap separating coronoid process and condyle - correct answer-
mandibular notch
T/F
Coronoid process is the posterior process of the ramus - correct answer-false
The only bone in the human body that does not articulate with another bone is the - correct answer-
hyoid bone
The foramen is located between the 1st + 2nd premolars - correct answer-mental
, What bone forms the back and base of the skull? - correct answer-occipital
Connective tissue that covers the bones? - correct answer-periosteum
T/F
Cortical or compact bone is the hard, dense, strong type of bone that forms the outer layer of bones -
correct answer-true
T/F
Fossa is NOT a hollow, depressed area in the bone. Only found on teeth - correct answer-false
T/F
Cancellous or spongy bone is a softer not as strong type of bone found inside bones/trabeculae -
correct answer-true
T/F
Prominence or projection of bone is referred to as Process - correct answer-true
T/F
The cranium is made up of 14 bones - correct answer-false
The paired bones making up the skull are - correct answer-temporal, parietal
Single bones of the skull are - correct answer-occipital, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid
The parietal bone forms the roof and upper sides of the cranium while the temporal bones make up lo
wer sides and base - correct answer-both statements are true
T/F
