Chapter 01: Oral Cavity
b b b
Brand/Isselhard: Anatomy of Orofacial Structures, 8th Edition
b b b b b b
MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Abdiastemabisbabspacebbetweenbtwobteethbinbthebsamebarch.bWhenbthisboccursbbetweenbtheb
maxillarybcentralbincisors,bitbisboftenbthebresultbofbabpronouncedblabialbfrenum.
a. Bothbstatementsbarebtrue.
b. Thebfirstbstatementbisbtrue;bthebsecondbstatementbisbfalse.
c. Thebfirstbstatementbisbfalse;bthebsecondbstatementbisbtrue.
d. Bothbstatementsbarebfalse.
ANS:b A
Abspace,borblackbofbcontactbarea,bbetweenbanybtwobteethbinbthebsamebarchbisbcalledbabdiastema.b
Whenbabdiastemaboccursbbetweenbthebmaxillarybcentralbincisors,bitbisboftenbthebresultbofbabpron
ouncedblabialbfrenumbextendingbtobthebcrestbofbthebalveolarbridgebandbpossiblyboverbthebridge.b
Thisbbandbofbfirmbconnectivebtissuebcausesbtheberuptingbincisorsbtobbebpushedbasidebresultingbi
nbabdiastema,borbspace.bCorrectionbofbabdiastemabusuallybinvolvesbsurgicalbremoval,borbcutting,b
ofbthebfrenalbtissuebbetweenbteeth.
REF:bp.b3
OBJ:b Tobdescribebthebboundariesbandbsub-boundariesbofbtheboralbcavitybandbthebstructuresbinbeachbarea
NAT:bCDA:bGCbI.A.6.bIdentifybbasicboralbanatomybandbphysiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:boralbc
avity.bTOP: BLOOM:bRemembering
2. Torusbpalatinusbisbseenbonbthe
a. softbpalate
b. hardbpalate
c. alveolarbridge
d. oralbpharynx
ANS:b B
Torusbpalatinusbisbexcessbbonebgrowthbandboccursbinbthebmidlinebofbthebhardbpalate.bItbmaybgr
owbtobvaryingbsizesbandbisbgenerallybonlybabproblembwhenbthebconstructionbofbabmaxillarybden
turebisbnecessary.bInbhealth,bsuchbbonybprotuberances,borbexcessbbonebgrowths,bdobnotboccurb
onbthebsoftbpalate,balveolarbridge,borboralbpharynx.
REF:bp.b5
OBJ:bTobdefinebthebtermsbvestibule,boralbcavitybproper,bmucobuccalbfold,bfrenum,balveolarbmucosa,bgingiv
a,bexostoses,btorusbpalatinus,bandbtorusbmandibularis
NAT:bCDA:bGCbI.A.2.bIdentifybbasicboralbanatomybandbphysiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:b
bones.bTOP: BLOOM:bRemembering
3. Contractionbofbwhichbmusclebraisesbthebtonguebupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatorbglossal
ANS:b A
, Anatomybofb OrofacialbStructuresb8thbEditionbBrandbTest
Contractionbofbthebmylohyoidbmusclebraisesbthebtongue.bThebpalatopharyngealbmusclebandbthebp
alatoglossalbmusclebformbthebposterolateralbbordersbofbtheboralbcavity.bTherebisbnotbabmusclebbyb
thebnamebofblevatorbglossal.
REF:bp.b7
OBJ:bTobdefinebtheblandmarksbinbthebfloorbofbthebmouthbandbthebhardbandbsoftbpalatebandbthebstructuresbt
hatbformbthem
NAT:bCDA:bGCbI.A.4.bIdentifybbasicboralbanatomybandbphysiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:b
muscles. TOP:b BLOOM:bRemembering
4. Theboralbvestibulebisbpartiallybborderedbbybtheblipsbandbcheeks.bTheboralbcavitybproperbextendsbp
osteriorlybtobthebsoftbpalate.
a. Bothbstatementsbarebtrue.
b. Thebfirstbstatementbisbtrue;bthebsecondbstatementbisbfalse.
c. Thebfirstbstatementbisbfalse;bthebsecondbstatementbisbtrue.
d. Bothbstatementsbarebfalse.
ANS:b B
Theboralbvestibulebisbthebspaceborbpotentialbspacebthatbexistsbbetweenbtheblipsborbcheeksbandbtee
th.bInbanbedentulousbperson,bthebvestibulebwouldbextendbbetweenbtheblipsborbcheeksbandbthebalve
olarbridges.bTheboralbcavitybproperbisbsurroundedbbybteethborbalveolarbridgesbandbextendsballbthe
bwaybbackbtobthebpalatinebtonsils.bThisbincludesbthebregionbfrombthebfloorbofbthebmouth bupwardb
tobthebhardbandbsoftbpalates.
REF:bp.b2
OBJ:b Tobdescribebthebboundariesbandbsub-boundariesbofbtheboralbcavitybandbthebstructuresbinbeachbarea
NAT:bb CDA:bGCbI.A.6.bIdentifyNbasR
cavity.bTOP: UicbSbobI
BLOOM:bRemembering
ralbaG
N natoB
m.yC
andM
physiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:boralb
5. EachbofbthebfollowingbisbtruebofbthebuvulabEXCEPTbone.bWhichbonebisbthebEXCEPTION?
a. Itbisblocatedbatbthebmostbposteriorbportionbofbthebhardbpalate.
b. Itbisblocatedbatbthebmidline.
c. Itbisbabdownwardlybprojectingbmuscle.
d. Itbisbnecessarybforbswallowing.
ANS:b D
Thebuvulabisbabdownwardlybprojectingbmuscularbtissueblocatedbatbthebmidlinebofbthebmostbp
osteriorbportionbofbthebhardbpalate.b ItbisbNOTbnecessarybforbswallowing.
REF:bp.b6
OBJ:bTobdefinebtheblandmarksbinbthebfloorbofbthebmouthbandbthebhardbandbsoftbpalatebandbthebstructuresbt
hatbformbthem
NAT:bCDA:bGCbI.A.6.bIdentifybbasicboralbanatomybandbphysiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:boralbc
avity.bTOP: BLOOM:bRemembering
6. Thebcircumvallatebpapillaebareblocatedbonbthebhardbpalate,bbuccalbmucosa,bandbfloorbofbtheb
mouth.bThebpapillaebfoundbonbthebtonguebarebthebfiliform,bfungiform,bvallate,bfoliate,bandbi
ncisive.
a. Bothbstatementsbarebtrue.
b. Thebfirstbstatementbisbtrue;bthebsecondbstatementbisbfalse.
c. Thebfirstbstatementbisbfalse;bthebsecondbstatementbisbtrue.
, Anatomybofb OrofacialbStructuresb8thbEditionbBrandbTest
d. Bothbstatementsbarebfalse.
ANS:b D
Allbpapillaeblistedbinbbothbstatementsbareblocatedbonbthebtonguebwithbthebexceptionbofbthebincisiv
ebpapilla,bwhichbisblocatedbonbthebhardbpalate.bNotebthatbthebincisivebpapillabisbabsingularbstructure
,bthusbthebdifferentbspelling.bTherebarebnobpapillaeblocatedbonbeitherbthebbuccalbmucosaborbthebfloo
rbofbthebmouth.
REF:bp.b7
OBJ:bTobdefinebtheblandmarksbinbthebfloorbofbthebmouthbandbthebhardbandbsoftbpalatebandbthebstructuresbt
hatbformbthem
NAT:bCDA:bGCbI.A.6.bIdentifybbasicboralbanatomybandbphysiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:boralbc
avity.bTOP: BLOOM:bRemembering
7. Eachbofbthebfollowingbstructuresbcanbreadilybbebviewedbwhenbexaminingbtheboralbcavityb
EXCEPTbone.bWhichbonebisbthebEXCEPTION?
a. Foveabpalatinae
b. Tonsillarbpillars
c. Laryngealbpharynx
d. Sublingualbfold
ANS:b C
Theblaryngealbpharynxbisblocatedbbelowbtheboralbpharynxbandbcannotbbebseenbwhilebexaminingbt
heboralbcavity.bThebfoveabpalatinae,bthebtonsillarbpillars,bandbthebsublingualbfoldbcanbbebseenbwh
enbexaminingbtheboralbcavity.bFoveabpalatinaebarebsmallbdepressionsbinbmucosabonbeitherbsidebo
fbthebposteriorbnasalbspinebindicatingbthebjunctionbofbthebhardbandbsoftbpalate.bTonsillarbpillarsba
rebfoldsbofbtissuebthatbpartiallybsurroundbthebtonsils.bThebsublingualbfoldbextends
backwardbonbeitherbsidebofbthN ebfloRorbI
UbSbN G B.C M
ofbthebmouthbandbisbsituatedbjustbsuperiorbtobthebsubmandibular
bgland.
REF:bp.b2b|bpp.b6-7
OBJ:b Tobdescribebthebboundariesbandbsub-boundariesbofbtheboralbcavitybandbthebstructuresbinbeachbarea
NAT:bCDA:bGCbI.A.6.bIdentifybbasicboralbanatomybandbphysiology,bincludingbbutbnotblimitedbto:boralbc
avity.bTOP: BLOOM:bRemembering
8. EachbofbthebfollowingbstructuresbisblocatedbwithinbthebhardbpalatebEXCEPTbone.bWhichbonebisbt
hebEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivebpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greaterbpalatinebforamina
d. Thebanteriorbandbposteriorbpillars
ANS:b D
Thebanteriorbandbposteriorbpillarsbareblocatedbposteriorbtobthebsoftbpalate.bThebposteriorbpillarbisba
lsobcalledbthebpalatopharyngealbarchborbfold.bThebanteriorbpillarbisbalsobcalledbthebpalatoglossalb
archborbfold.bThebtonsilsbliebbetweenbthebanteriorbandbposteriorbpillars.
Thebincisivebpapillabandbrugaebareblocatedbonbthebanteriorbportionbofbthebhardbpalate.bThebgreat
erbpalatinebforaminabareblocatedbinbthebposteriorbportionsbofbthebhardbpalateblingualbtobthebsecon
dbandbthirdbmaxillarybmolars.
REF:bpp.b5-6