DHYG 1301: Exam 1 Question and
answers 100% correct 2026/2027
Which of the ducts when blocked is involved in the formation of a ranula in the posterior floor of the
mouth? - correct answer Wharton duct
Which of the following nerves innervates the minor salivary glands? - correct answer seventh cranial
nerve
Which of the following glands wraps around the mylohoid muscle? - correct answer submandibular
salivary gland
From the following list of structures, select which structures are considered part of the eyeball. - correct
answer -iris
-sclera
From the following list of anatomic terms, select which terms are related to a structure being either on
the same side of the body OR on the opposite side of the body. - correct answer -ipsilateral
-contralateral
From the following list of anatomic terms, select which terms are DIRECTLY related to the median plane
of the body - correct answer -medial
-lateral
Which of the following are palpable landmarks of the midline of the neck during an extraoral
examination by a dental professional? - correct answer -superior thyroid
-thyroid cartilage
-hyoid bone
, If there is an infection involving the submandibular salivary gland, what lymph nodes would be initially
involved? - correct answer submandibular nodes
The face is on the anterior side of the head, and the neck is superior and posterior to the face. - correct
answer -first statement is true
-second is false
From the following list of glands, select which glands DIRECTLY drain into the submandibular lymph
nodes. - correct answer -submandibular salivary gland
-sublingual salivary gland
From the following list of structures, select which structures are located within the nasal region of the
head. - correct answer -nasion
-alae
The foramen cecume of the tongue is a - correct answer depression at the apex of the sulcus terminalis
What is another term for a transverse section? - correct answer horizontal section
Which of the following nerves can be damaged during surgery on the submandibular salivary gland? -
correct answer lingual nerve
Which of the following borders of the oral cavity are listed CORRECTLY? - correct answer Cheeks are the
lateral borders
What is the vertical groove located at the midline superior to the upper lip that extends downward on
the skin from the nasal septum? - correct answer philtrum
answers 100% correct 2026/2027
Which of the ducts when blocked is involved in the formation of a ranula in the posterior floor of the
mouth? - correct answer Wharton duct
Which of the following nerves innervates the minor salivary glands? - correct answer seventh cranial
nerve
Which of the following glands wraps around the mylohoid muscle? - correct answer submandibular
salivary gland
From the following list of structures, select which structures are considered part of the eyeball. - correct
answer -iris
-sclera
From the following list of anatomic terms, select which terms are related to a structure being either on
the same side of the body OR on the opposite side of the body. - correct answer -ipsilateral
-contralateral
From the following list of anatomic terms, select which terms are DIRECTLY related to the median plane
of the body - correct answer -medial
-lateral
Which of the following are palpable landmarks of the midline of the neck during an extraoral
examination by a dental professional? - correct answer -superior thyroid
-thyroid cartilage
-hyoid bone
, If there is an infection involving the submandibular salivary gland, what lymph nodes would be initially
involved? - correct answer submandibular nodes
The face is on the anterior side of the head, and the neck is superior and posterior to the face. - correct
answer -first statement is true
-second is false
From the following list of glands, select which glands DIRECTLY drain into the submandibular lymph
nodes. - correct answer -submandibular salivary gland
-sublingual salivary gland
From the following list of structures, select which structures are located within the nasal region of the
head. - correct answer -nasion
-alae
The foramen cecume of the tongue is a - correct answer depression at the apex of the sulcus terminalis
What is another term for a transverse section? - correct answer horizontal section
Which of the following nerves can be damaged during surgery on the submandibular salivary gland? -
correct answer lingual nerve
Which of the following borders of the oral cavity are listed CORRECTLY? - correct answer Cheeks are the
lateral borders
What is the vertical groove located at the midline superior to the upper lip that extends downward on
the skin from the nasal septum? - correct answer philtrum
