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Chapter 01: Oral Cavity
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Brand/Isselhard: Anatomy of Orofacial Structures, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE !|CHOICE
1. A !|diastema !|is !|a !|space !|between !|two !|teeth !|in !|t he !|same !|arch. !|When !|this !|occurs !|between
t he !|maxillary !|central !|incisors, !|it !|is !|often !|the !|result !|of !|a !|pronounced !|labial !|frenum.
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a. Both !|statements !|are !|true.
b. The !|first !|statement !|is !|true; !|the !|second !|statement !|is !|false.
c. The !|first !|statement !|is !|false; !|the !|second !|statement !|is !|true.
d. Both !|statements !|are !|false.
ANS: ! | A
A !|space, !|or !|lack !|o f !|contact !|area, !|between !|any !|two !|teeth !|in !|t he !|same !|arch !|is !|called !|a
!|d iastema. !|When !|a !|diastema !|occurs !|between !|the !|maxillary !|central !|incisors, !|it !| is !|often !|the
!|result !|of !|a !|pronounced !|labial !|frenum !|extending !|to !|the !|crest !|of !|the !|alveolar !|ridge !|and
!|possibly !|over !|the !|ridge. !|This !|band !|of !|firm !|connective !|tissue !|causes !|the !|erupting !|incisors !|to
!|be !|pushed !|aside !|resulting !|in !|a !|d iastema, !|or !|space. !|Correction !|o f !|a !|d iastema !|u sually !|involves
!|surgical !|removal, !|or !|cutting, !|of !|the !|frenal !|tissue !| between !|teeth.
REF: ! | p. !|3
OBJ: ! | To !|describe !|the !|boundaries !|a nd !|sub-boundaries !|of !|the !|oral !|cavity !|a nd !|the !|structures !|in !|each
!|area
NAT: !|CDA: !|GC !|I.A.6. !|Identify !|basic !|oral !|a natomy !|a nd !|physiology, !|including !|but !|not !|limited !|to:
!|oral !|cavity. !|T OP: BLOOM: !|Remembering
2. Torus !|palatinus !|is !|seen !|on !|the
a. soft !|palate
b. hard !|palate
c. alveolar !|ridge
d. oral !|pharynx
ANS: ! | B
Torus !|palatinus !|is !|excess !|bone !|growth !|and !|occurs !|in !|the !|midline !|of !|the !|hard !|palate. !|It !|may
!|grow !|t o !|varying !|sizes !|and !|is !|generally !|o nly !|a !|problem !|when !|the !|construction !|of !|a !|maxillary
!|denture !|is !|necessary. !|In !|health, !|such !|bony !|protuberances, !|or !|excess !|bone !|growths, !|do !|not
!|occur !|on !|the !|soft !|palate, !|alveolar !|ridge, !|or !|oral !|pharynx.
REF: ! | p. !|5
OBJ: !|To !|define !|the !|terms !|vestibule, !|oral !|cavity !|proper, !|mucobuccal !|fold, !|frenum, !|alveolar !|mucosa,
!|gingiva, !|exostoses, !|torus !|palatinus, !|and !|torus !|mandibularis
NAT: !|CDA: !|GC !|I.A.2. !|Identify !|basic !|oral !|a natomy !|a nd !|physiology, !|including !|but !|not !|limited
!|t o: !|bones. !|TOP: BLOOM: !|Remembering
3. Contraction !|o f !|which !|muscle !|raises !|the !|tongue !|upward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levator !|glossal
ANS: ! | A
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Contraction !|o f !|t he !|mylohyoid !|muscle !|raises !|the !|tongue. !|The !|palatopharyngeal !|muscle !|and
!|t he !|palatoglossal !|muscle !|form !|the !|posterolateral !|borders !|of !|the !|oral !|cavity. !|There !|is !|not !|a
!|muscle !|by !|the !|name !|of !|levator !|glossal.
REF: ! | p. !|7
OBJ: !|To !|define !|the !|landmarks !|in !|the !|floor !|of !|the !|mouth !|and !|the !|hard !|and !|soft !|palate !|and !|the
!|structures !|that !|form !|them
NAT: !|CDA: !|GC !|I.A.4. !|Identify !|basic !|oral !|a natomy !|a nd !|physiology, !|including !|but !|not !|limited
!|t o: !|muscles. TOP: ! | BLOOM: !|Remembering
4. The !|oral !|vestibule !|is !|partially !|bordered !|by !|the !|lips !|and !|cheeks. !|The !|oral !|cavity !|proper
extends !|posteriorly !|to !|the !|soft !|palate.
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a. Both !|statements !|are !|true.
b. The !|first !|statement !|is !|true; !|the !|second !|statement !|is !|false.
c. The !|first !|statement !|is !|false; !|the !|second !|statement !|is !|true.
d. Both !|statements !|are !|false.
ANS: ! | B
The !|oral !|vestibule !|is !|the !|space !|or !|potential !|space !|that !|exists !|between !|the !|lips !|or !|cheeks !|and
!|teeth. !|In !|an !|edentulous !|person, !|t he !|vestibule !|would !|extend !|between !|t he !|lips !|o r !|c heeks !|and
!|t he !|alveolar !|ridges. !|The !|oral !|cavity !|proper !|is !|surrounded !|by !|teeth !|or !|alveolar !|ridges !|and
!|extends !|all !|the !|way !|back !|to !|the !|palatine !|tonsils. !|This !|includes !|the !|region !|from !|the !|floor !|of
!|the !|mouth !|upward !|to !|the !|hard !|and !|soft !|palates.
REF: ! | p. !|2
OBJ: ! | To !|describe !|t he !|boundaries !|and !|sub-boundaries !|of !|t he !|oral !|cavity !|a nd !|the !|structures !|in !|each
!|area
NAT: ! | CDA: !|GC !|I.A.6. !|IdentifyNbasR ic !|oI
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andMphysiology, !|including!|but !|not !|limited
!|to: !|oral !|cavity. !|T OP:
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BLOOM: !|Remembering
5. Each !|o f !|the !|following !|is !|true !|o f !|the !|uvula !|EXCEPT !|one. !|Which !|one !|is !|the !|EXCEPTION?
a. It !|is !|located !|at !|the !|most !|posterior !|portion !|of !|the !|hard !|palate.
b. It !|is !|located !|at !|the !|midline.
c. It !|is !|a !|downwardly !|projecting !|muscle.
d. It !|is !|necessary !|for !|swallowing.
ANS: ! | D
The !|uvula !|is !|a !|downwardly !|projecting !|muscular !|t issue !|located !|at !|the !|midline !|o f !|the !|most
!|posterior !|portion !|of !|the !|hard !|palate. !|It !|is !|NOT !|necessary !|for !|swallowing.
REF: ! | p. !|6
OBJ: !|To !|define !|the !|landmarks !|in !|the !|floor !|of !|the !|mouth !|and !|the !|hard !|and !|soft !|palate !|and !|the
!|structures !|that !|form !|them
NAT: !|CDA: !|GC !|I.A.6. !|Identify !|basic !|oral !|a natomy !|a nd !|physiology, !|including !|but !|not !|limited !|to:
!|oral !|cavity. !|T OP: BLOOM: !|Remembering
6. The !|circumvallate !|papillae !|are !|located !|on !|t he !|hard !|palate, !|buccal !|mucosa, !|and !|floor !|o f
t he !|mouth. !|The !|papillae !|found !|on !|the !|tongue !|are !|the !|filiform, !|fungiform, !|vallate,
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foliate, !|and !|incisive.
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a. Both !|statements !|are !|true.
b. The !|first !|statement !|is !|true; !|the !|second !|statement !|is !|false.
c. The !|first !|statement !|is !|false; !|the !|second !|statement !|is !|true.
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d. Both !|statements !|are !|false.
ANS: ! | D
All !|papillae !|listed !|in !|both !|statements !|are !|located !|on !|the !|tongue !|with !|the !|exception !|of !|the
!|incisive !|papilla, !|which !|is !|located !|on !|the !|hard !|palate. !|Note !|that !|the !|incisive !|papilla !|is !|a
!|singular !|structure, !|t hus !|t he !|different !|spelling. !|T here !|are !|no !|papillae !|located !|o n !|either !|the
!|buccal !|mucosa !|or !|the !|floor !|of !|the !|mouth.
REF: ! | p. !|7
OBJ: !|To !|define !|the !|landmarks !|in !|the !|floor !|of !|the !|mouth !|and !|the !|hard !|and !|soft !|palate !|and !|the
!|structures !|that !|form !|them
NAT: !|CDA: !|GC !|I.A.6. !|Identify !|basic !|oral !|a natomy !|a nd !|physiology, !|including !|but !|not !|limited !|to:
!|oral !|cavity. !|T OP: BLOOM: !|Remembering
7. Each !|o f !|t he !|following !|structures !|can !|readily !|be !|viewed !|when !|examining !|the !|oral
cavity !|EXCEPT !|one. !|Which !|one !|is !|the !|EXCEPTION?
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a. Fovea !|palatinae
b. Tonsillar !|pillars
c. Laryngeal !|pharynx
d. Sublingual !|fold
ANS: ! | C
The !|laryngeal !|pharynx !|is !|located !|below !|the !|oral !|pharynx !|and !|cannot !|be !|seen !|while
!|e xamining !|the !|oral !|cavity. !|The !|fovea !|palatinae, !|the !|tonsillar !|pillars, !|and !|the !|sublingual !|fold
!|can !|be !|seen !|when !|examining !|the !|oral !|cavity. !|Fovea !|palatinae !|are !|small !|depressions !|in
!|mucosa !|on !|either !|side !|of !|the !|posterior !|nasal !|spine !|indicating !|the !|junction !|of !|the !|hard !|and
!|soft !|palate. !|Tonsillar !|pillars !|are !|folds !|of !|tissue !|that !|partially !|surround !|the !|tonsils. !|The
!|sublingual !|fold !|extends
backward !|on !|either !|side !|of!|t hNe !|floRor !|I
o f !|t hGe !|mBo.
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h !|a nMd !|is !|situated !|just !|superior !|to !|the
!|submandibular !|gland.
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REF: ! | p. !|2 !|| !|pp. !|6-7
OBJ: ! | To !|describe !|the !|boundaries !|and !|sub-boundaries !|of !|the !|oral !|cavity !|a nd !|the !|structures !|in !|each
!|area
NAT: !|CDA: !|GC !|I.A.6. !|Identify !|basic !|oral !|a natomy !|a nd !|physiology, !|including !|but !|not !|limited !|to:
!|oral !|cavity. !|T OP: BLOOM: !|Remembering
8. Each !|o f !|t he !|following !|structures !|is !|located !|within !|the !|hard !|palate !|EXCEPT !|o ne. !|Which !|o ne
is !|the !|EXCEPTION?
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a. Incisive !|papilla
b. Rugae
c. Greater !|palatine !|foramina
d. The !|anterior !|and !|posterior !|pillars
ANS: ! | D
The !|anterior !|and !|posterior !|pillars !|are !|located !|posterior !|to !|t he !|soft !|palate. !|The !|posterior !|pillar
!|is !|also !|called !|the !|palatopharyngeal !|arch !|or !|fold. !|The !|anterior !|pillar !|is !|also !|called !|the
!|palatoglossal !|arch !|or !|fold. !|The !|tonsils !|lie !|between !|the !|anterior !|and !|posterior !|pillars.
The !|incisive !|papilla !|and !|rugae !|are !|located !|on !|the !|anterior !|portion !|of !|the !|hard !|palate. !|The
!|greater !|palatine !|foramina !|are !|located !|in !|t he !|posterior !|portions !|o f !|the !|hard !|palate !|lingual !|t o
!|t he !|second !|and !|third !|maxillary !|molars.
REF: ! | pp. !|5-6
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