HEAD & NECK ANATOMY MIDTERM
EXAM 2024/2025 LATEST UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
An area closer to the median plane is considered to be distal, and an area
farther from the median plane is considered proximal.
a. Both statements are true.
b. The first statement is false; the second is true.
c. Both statements are false.
d. The first statement is true; the second is false.
Both statements are false.
What is another term for midsagittal plane?
a. Frontal plane
b. Median plane
c. Horizontal plane
d. Coronal plane
Median plane
The ventral part is directed toward the anterior and is considered the
opposite of the dorsal part when considering the entire body.
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.
Both statements are true.
,The dental professional MUST be thoroughly familiar with the surface
anatomy of the head and neck in order to examine patients BECAUSE
features of the surface provide essential landmarks for deeper anatomic
structures.
a. Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
b. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
c. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
d. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
e. Both the statement and the reason are correct but NOT related.
a. Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
Which of the following is the CORRECT definition of the term labial?
a. Structures closest to the facial surface
b. Structures closest to the lips
c. Structures closest to the palate
d. Structures closest to the tongue
e. Structures closest to the inner cheek
b. Structures closest to the lips
The buccal region of the head is composed of soft tissue of the cheek. Most
of the upper cheek is fleshy, mainly formed by a mass of fat and muscle.
Which is the strong muscle felt in this area when the patient clenches his or
her teeth together during an extraoral examination?
a. Hyoid muscles
b. Corrugator supercilii muscles
c. Masseter muscles
d. Temporalis muscles
, Masseter muscles
What is the landmark located in the oral cavity that appears as a small
elevation of tissue located on the inner part of the buccal mucosa, just
opposite the maxillary second molar?
a. Retromolar pad
b. Parotid papilla
c. Labial frenum
d. Maxillary tuberosity
b. Parotid papilla
The palate or roof of the mouth has two parts: an anterior part and a
posterior part. The firmer, whiter posterior part is the hard palate.
a. The first statement is true; the second is false.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is false; the second is true.
d. Both statements are true.
a. The first statement is true; the second is false.
What is the term for the top surface of the tongue?
a. Root
b. Ventral
c. Lateral
d. Dorsal
d. Dorsal
What is the flap of cartilage located posterior to the base of the tongue and
anterior to the oropharynx?
a. Fauces
EXAM 2024/2025 LATEST UPDATE
QUESTIONS AND SOLVED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
An area closer to the median plane is considered to be distal, and an area
farther from the median plane is considered proximal.
a. Both statements are true.
b. The first statement is false; the second is true.
c. Both statements are false.
d. The first statement is true; the second is false.
Both statements are false.
What is another term for midsagittal plane?
a. Frontal plane
b. Median plane
c. Horizontal plane
d. Coronal plane
Median plane
The ventral part is directed toward the anterior and is considered the
opposite of the dorsal part when considering the entire body.
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.
Both statements are true.
,The dental professional MUST be thoroughly familiar with the surface
anatomy of the head and neck in order to examine patients BECAUSE
features of the surface provide essential landmarks for deeper anatomic
structures.
a. Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
b. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
c. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
d. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
e. Both the statement and the reason are correct but NOT related.
a. Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
Which of the following is the CORRECT definition of the term labial?
a. Structures closest to the facial surface
b. Structures closest to the lips
c. Structures closest to the palate
d. Structures closest to the tongue
e. Structures closest to the inner cheek
b. Structures closest to the lips
The buccal region of the head is composed of soft tissue of the cheek. Most
of the upper cheek is fleshy, mainly formed by a mass of fat and muscle.
Which is the strong muscle felt in this area when the patient clenches his or
her teeth together during an extraoral examination?
a. Hyoid muscles
b. Corrugator supercilii muscles
c. Masseter muscles
d. Temporalis muscles
, Masseter muscles
What is the landmark located in the oral cavity that appears as a small
elevation of tissue located on the inner part of the buccal mucosa, just
opposite the maxillary second molar?
a. Retromolar pad
b. Parotid papilla
c. Labial frenum
d. Maxillary tuberosity
b. Parotid papilla
The palate or roof of the mouth has two parts: an anterior part and a
posterior part. The firmer, whiter posterior part is the hard palate.
a. The first statement is true; the second is false.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is false; the second is true.
d. Both statements are true.
a. The first statement is true; the second is false.
What is the term for the top surface of the tongue?
a. Root
b. Ventral
c. Lateral
d. Dorsal
d. Dorsal
What is the flap of cartilage located posterior to the base of the tongue and
anterior to the oropharynx?
a. Fauces
