MODERN DENTAL ASSISTING ACTUAL TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● Articular disc
Answer: Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides the
articular space into upper and lower compartments; also known as the
meniscus
●● Articular eminence
Answer: Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid
fossa.
●● Articular space
Answer: Space between the capsular ligament and between the surfaces
of the glenoid fossa and the condyle.
●● Buccal
Answer: Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner
cheek.
●● Circumvallate lingual papillae
Answer: Large tissue projections on the tongue.
,●● Condyloid process
Answer: The posterior process of each ramus; articulates with a fossa in
the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint; also known as
the mandibular condyle.
●● Coronal suture
Answer: Line of articulation between the frontal bone and parietal
bones.
●● Cranium
Answer: Eight bones that cover and protect the brain.
●● External auditory meatus
Answer: Bony passage of the outer ear.
●● Foramen
Answer: A small round opening in a bone through which blood vessels,
nerves, and ligaments pass; plural, foramina (example foramen
magnum)
●● Foramen magnum
Answer: Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical
canal and the cranial cavity.
, ●● Fossa
Answer: Hallow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone.
●● Frontal
Answer: Region of the head pertaining to the forehead.
●● Frontal process
Answer: Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate
with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit.
●● Glenoid fossa
Answer: Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible
articulate with the skull
●● Greater palatine nerve
Answer: Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior
lingual gingiva.
●● Hamulus
Answer: A hook-shaped process.
●● Infraorbital
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PACKAGE
●● Articular disc
Answer: Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides the
articular space into upper and lower compartments; also known as the
meniscus
●● Articular eminence
Answer: Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to the glenoid
fossa.
●● Articular space
Answer: Space between the capsular ligament and between the surfaces
of the glenoid fossa and the condyle.
●● Buccal
Answer: Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner
cheek.
●● Circumvallate lingual papillae
Answer: Large tissue projections on the tongue.
,●● Condyloid process
Answer: The posterior process of each ramus; articulates with a fossa in
the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint; also known as
the mandibular condyle.
●● Coronal suture
Answer: Line of articulation between the frontal bone and parietal
bones.
●● Cranium
Answer: Eight bones that cover and protect the brain.
●● External auditory meatus
Answer: Bony passage of the outer ear.
●● Foramen
Answer: A small round opening in a bone through which blood vessels,
nerves, and ligaments pass; plural, foramina (example foramen
magnum)
●● Foramen magnum
Answer: Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the vertical
canal and the cranial cavity.
, ●● Fossa
Answer: Hallow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone.
●● Frontal
Answer: Region of the head pertaining to the forehead.
●● Frontal process
Answer: Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to articulate
with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit.
●● Glenoid fossa
Answer: Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible
articulate with the skull
●● Greater palatine nerve
Answer: Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the posterior
lingual gingiva.
●● Hamulus
Answer: A hook-shaped process.
●● Infraorbital
