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DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD EXAM WITH ALL CORRECT &
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS |ACTUAL COMPLETE EXAM |
ALREADY GRADED A+

Processes involved in development of upper lip ✔Correct Answer-maxillary process

First brachial arch

mandibular process- because it fuses to maxillary and forms the corner of the mouth

Forms the side of the nose ✔Correct Answer-lateral nasal

permanent maxillary first molar longest root ✔Correct Answer-mesiolingual

lateral palatine processes develop from the maxilla during the ________________ week
✔Correct Answer-6th

lateral pterygoid ✔Correct Answer-Depresses and protracts mandible and moves it from side
to side

___________________________ teeth are nonsuccedaneous ✔Correct Answer-molars

minerals involved in the growth and formation of bones and teeth ✔Correct Answer-
Phosphorus, calcium, magnesium, and potassium

The maxillary first premolar usually has ________________ roots ✔Correct Answer-2

What muscle depresses the tongue? ✔Correct Answer-hyoglossus

what type of epithelium lines large ducts of the salivary glands ✔Correct Answer-simple
columnar epithelium

chief functions of the hypothalamus ✔Correct Answer-integration of autonomic nerve
impulses and the regulation of numerous endocrine functions including body temperature as
well as hunger and satiety. The hypothalamus also maintains consciousness and sleep patterns.

Rathke's pouch ✔Correct Answer-an invagination at the roof of the developing mouth in front
of the buccopharyngeal membrane. Forms the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland

Both the maxilla and the mandible develop from the _____________________________ arch
✔Correct Answer-first branchial

,Chromosome replication takes place during the _______________ stage ✔Correct Answer-
interphase

During ______________________, chromatids line up at the center, spindle fibers attach at the
centromere; and the centromere replicates ✔Correct Answer-metaphase

During _________________________ the chromosomes coil and contract; each chromosome
consists of a pair of strands called chromatids, held together by a centromere ✔Correct
Answer-prophase

During ______________________ spindle fibers pull the new chromosomes to opposite poles
of the cell. ✔Correct Answer-anaphase

Vit D deficiency ✔Correct Answer-rickets, osteomalacia

enamel hypoplasia

Vitamin A is ________ soluble ✔Correct Answer-fat

Vitamin A functions ✔Correct Answer-synthesis and function of epithelial cells

normal activity of epiphyseal cartilage cells and normal endochondral bone.

Maintenance of the integrity of the sulcus.

Normal growth and function of the salivary glands.

Normal growth of dentin and enamel

normal growth of periodontal tissues

maintenance of epithelium.

Tryptophan ✔Correct Answer-one of 20 essential amino acids that cannot be synthesized by
humans and must be provided in the diet

Biotin is B____ ✔Correct Answer-B7

Deficiency of biotin ✔Correct Answer-glossitis, gray oral mucosa, and atrophy of lingual
papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue

Phosphorus deficiency ✔Correct Answer-dentin formation and incomplete calcification of
teeth

, ____________ provide primary source of quick energy ✔Correct Answer-CHO

________________________ immunity is achieved through vaccination by an injection with
killed, inactivated, or attenuated microorganisms or toxoid ✔Correct Answer-artificially
acquired active

_______________________immunity is achieved by injection of an immune serum or γ-
globulin ✔Correct Answer-artificially acquired passive

naturally acquired passive immunity ✔Correct Answer-Antibodies of a mother that are passed
to her infant

The incubation period is from one to eight hours for ____________________ ✔Correct
Answer-Staphylococcal food poisoning

____________________ is a more general term that refers to the ability of a virus to deteriorate
cells ✔Correct Answer-Cytopathic

Mycobacterium is associated with ________________ and __________________ ✔Correct
Answer-tuberculosis and leprosy

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus can cause pneumonia, and Klebsiella
pneumoniae microbes are capable of causing ________________ ✔Correct Answer-
pneumoniae

_____________________________ appear on the tooth surface as an initial bacterial colonizer
✔Correct Answer-Gram-positive cocci

S. salivarius, S. oralis, and S. mitis predominate an infant's oral microflora by the___________
month of life ✔Correct Answer-1st

Hep __________ ✔Correct Answer-fecal-oral route

Hep B ✔Correct Answer--blood
-unprotected sex w/infected ppl
-born to infected mom
-contact w/infected blood
-double-stranded DNA envelope
- incubation period for hepatitis B is 45 to 60 days

vaccination available

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