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SIMULATED DENTAL HYGIENE BOARD
EXAM: TEST 1
Atrioventricular (AV) valves are thin one-way structures composed of endocardium and
located between the atrium and the ventricles.The right atrioventricular valve is also called
the tricuspid valve.

A.

Both statements are true.

B.

Both statements are false.

C.

The first statement is true, the second is false.

D.

The first statement is false, the second is true.

A.




A.

Both the statement and reason are correct and related.

B.

Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.

C.

The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.

D.

The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.

E.




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NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

A.




All of the following muscles move the head EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

A.

Sternocleidomastoid

B.

Brachialis

C.

Semispinalis capitis

D.

Splenius capitis

B.




The four to five modular pieces in the coccygeal vertebral area are normally fused with
several of the lumbar vertebrae.There are seven cervical vertebrae, several of which are
fused with the thoracic vertebrae

A.

Both statements are true.

B.

Both statements are false.

C.

The first statement is true, the second is false.

D.

The first statement is false, the second is true




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Both statements are false.


The corpus luteum is maintained for the first 10 weeks of pregnancy by

A.

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)

B.

luteinizing hormone (LH)

C.

estrogen

D.

progesterone

human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)


The main subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system are the sympathetic and
parasympathetic nervous systems.The autonomic nervous system operates without
conscious control.
Both statements are true.


Which of the following blood cells is an agranular leukocyte?

A.

Basophil

B.

Lymphocyte

C.

Platelet

D.

Erythrocyte




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E.

Thrombocyte

Lymphocyte


The orbicularis oris has two parts, the palpebral and orbital portions.The depressor supercilii
pulls the eyebrow medially and is responsible for the vertical folds that develop between the
eyebrows.
Both statements are false.


Which of the following cartilages is signet ring-shaped?
Cricoid


The precentral gyrus is located in the frontal lobe and is involved with sensory perception.
The precentral gyrus is responsible for executing involuntary movements.
Both statements are false.


The malleus, incus, and stapes
are ear ossicles.


All of the following are characteristic of supernumerary teeth EXCEPT one. Which one is the
EXCEPTION?
Never present in posterior regions


The sternohyoid muscle is classified as a suprahyoid muscle.
The sternohyoid muscle is involved in the action of swallowing.
The first statement is false, the second is true.


Neuroglia, specialized tissue cells that support neurons, conduct nerve impulses away from
the cell body.
Neuroglia produce the myelin sheath around the axons of the central nervous system (CNS).
The first statement is false, the second is true.


Ganglions of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system are classified as
either sympathetic trunk ganglia or prevertebral ganglia.
Ganglions of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system are called
terminal ganglia
Both statements are true




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