Dental Embryology Histology and Anatomy
4th Edition | All Chapters Questions with
Answers
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Which of the following folds or grooves of tissue are located on the floor of the mouth?
A. Plica fimbriatae
D. Labial commissure
Correct! C. Sublingual folds
B. Labiomental groove
Which of the following orofacial structures contains the alveolus of a tooth?
A. Vestibular fornix
D. Retromolar pad
C. Zygomatic arch
Correct! B. Alveolar process
The pink labial mucosa or buccal mucosa meets the redder ______at the mucobuccal fold.
B. Attached gingiva
A. Marginal gingiva
Correct Answer C. Alveolar mucosa
D. Interdental papilla
The sharp angle of the lower jaw inferior to the earlobe is termed the angle of the:
B. Maxilla
C. Temporomandibular joint
D. Zygomatic arch
Correct! A. Mandible
Which of the following orofacial structures contributes to the prominence of the neck that is also
called the "Adam's apple"?
A. Sublingual salivary gland
D. Hyoid bone
B. Submandibular salivary gland
Correct! C. Thyroid cartilage
The ______ is a white ridge of raised callused tissue that extends horizontally at the level where the
maxillary and mandibular teeth come together and occlude.
, D. Labial frenum
Correct! A. Linea alba
C. Parotid papilla
B. Buccal fat pad
Which of the following lingual papillae on the tongue are not associated with taste sensation?
C. Fungiform papillae
D. Foliate papillae
Correct! B. Filiform papillae
A. Circumvallate papillae
The ______separates the nasal cavity at the midline.
A. Alae
D. Commissures
Correct! C. Nasal septum
B. Nares
What is the small bulge of tissue at the most anterior part of the hard palate?
B. Palatine rugae
Correct Answer A. Incisive papilla
C. Median palatine raphe
D. Uvula
A midline depression on the dorsal surface of the tongue situated between the apex and base of the
tongue is called the:
C. Labiomental groove
B. Sulcus terminalis
Correct! D. Median lingual sulcus
A. Median palatine raphe
The plicae fimbriatae can be found where?
B. Hard palate
D. Attached gingiva
You Answered
A. Dorsum surface of the tongue
Correct Answer
C. Ventral surface of the tongue
The sublingual caruncle is where the following salivary gland(s) drain into the oral cavity.
B. Parotid
D. All of the above
A. Minor salivary glands
Correct!
C. Submandibular and sublingual
4th Edition | All Chapters Questions with
Answers
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Which of the following folds or grooves of tissue are located on the floor of the mouth?
A. Plica fimbriatae
D. Labial commissure
Correct! C. Sublingual folds
B. Labiomental groove
Which of the following orofacial structures contains the alveolus of a tooth?
A. Vestibular fornix
D. Retromolar pad
C. Zygomatic arch
Correct! B. Alveolar process
The pink labial mucosa or buccal mucosa meets the redder ______at the mucobuccal fold.
B. Attached gingiva
A. Marginal gingiva
Correct Answer C. Alveolar mucosa
D. Interdental papilla
The sharp angle of the lower jaw inferior to the earlobe is termed the angle of the:
B. Maxilla
C. Temporomandibular joint
D. Zygomatic arch
Correct! A. Mandible
Which of the following orofacial structures contributes to the prominence of the neck that is also
called the "Adam's apple"?
A. Sublingual salivary gland
D. Hyoid bone
B. Submandibular salivary gland
Correct! C. Thyroid cartilage
The ______ is a white ridge of raised callused tissue that extends horizontally at the level where the
maxillary and mandibular teeth come together and occlude.
, D. Labial frenum
Correct! A. Linea alba
C. Parotid papilla
B. Buccal fat pad
Which of the following lingual papillae on the tongue are not associated with taste sensation?
C. Fungiform papillae
D. Foliate papillae
Correct! B. Filiform papillae
A. Circumvallate papillae
The ______separates the nasal cavity at the midline.
A. Alae
D. Commissures
Correct! C. Nasal septum
B. Nares
What is the small bulge of tissue at the most anterior part of the hard palate?
B. Palatine rugae
Correct Answer A. Incisive papilla
C. Median palatine raphe
D. Uvula
A midline depression on the dorsal surface of the tongue situated between the apex and base of the
tongue is called the:
C. Labiomental groove
B. Sulcus terminalis
Correct! D. Median lingual sulcus
A. Median palatine raphe
The plicae fimbriatae can be found where?
B. Hard palate
D. Attached gingiva
You Answered
A. Dorsum surface of the tongue
Correct Answer
C. Ventral surface of the tongue
The sublingual caruncle is where the following salivary gland(s) drain into the oral cavity.
B. Parotid
D. All of the above
A. Minor salivary glands
Correct!
C. Submandibular and sublingual
