Orofacial 2 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
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*The posterior superior alveolar artery and its Which of the following artery and transmitting
branches supply the foramen pairs below is a CORRECT match?
A. Buccal artery-infraorbital foramen
A. maxillary posterior teeth and periodontium B. Middle meningeal artery-foramen spinosum
B. mandibular posterior teeth and periodontium C. Incisive artery-mental foramen
C. sternocleidomastoid muscle and thyroid gland D. Inferior labial artery-mandibular foramen
D. temporalis muscle and parotid salivary gland - E. Submental artery-mental foramen -
ANSWER -maxillary posterior teeth and ANSWER -Middle meningeal artery-
periodontium foramen spinosum
*Which of the following descriptions concerning Which of the following arteries supplies the oral
the pterygoid plexus of veins is CORRECT? mucosa and glands of BOTH the hard and soft
A. Located around the infrahyoid muscles palates?
Protects the superficial temporal artery A. Greater and lesser palatine arteries
C. Drains the maxillary and mandibular dental B. Posterior superior alveolar artery
arches C. Anterior superior alveolar artery
D. Can be pierced resulting in xerostomia - D. Infraorbital artery - ANSWER -Greater
ANSWER -Drains the maxillary and and lesser palatine arteries
mandibular dental arches
*Which of the following vascular lesions may
Which of the following veins results from the result when a clot on the inner blood vessel wall
merger of the superficial temporal vein and becomes dislodged and travels in the vessel?
maxillary vein? A. Hematoma
A. Facial B. Venous sinus
B. Retromandibular C. Embolus
C. Internal jugular D. Hemorrhage - ANSWER -Embolus
D. External jugular
E. Brachiocephalic - ANSWER -
Retromandibular Which of the following descriptions concerning
the maxillary artery is CORRECT?
A. Arises from the internal carotid artery
Which of the following arteries arises from the B. Enters the pterygopalatine fossa and forms
inferior alveolar artery before the artery enters terminal branches
the mandibular canal? C. Arises from the zygomaticofacial foramen to
A. Mylohyoid artery emerge on the face
B. Incisive artery D. Has mandibular, maxillary, nasal, palatine,
C. Mental artery and occipital branches - ANSWER -Enters
D. Posterior superior alveolar artery the pterygopalatine fossa and forms terminal
E. Submental artery - ANSWER -Mylohyoid branches
artery
*A venous sinus w/in the vascular system is a
,Orofacial 2 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
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A. network of blood vessels. visible under the skin of the temporal region on a
B. clot on the inner vessel wall. patient?
C. blood-filled space b/t two tissue layers. A. Maxillary
D. smaller vein or venule - ANSWER - B. Transverse facial
blood-filled space b/t two tissue layers. C. Middle temporal
D. Superficial temporal - ANSWER -
Superficial temporal
Which of the following arteries is a branch from
the facial artery?
A. Superior labial Which of the following arteries anastomoses with
B. Ascending pharyngeal the anterior superior alveolar artery?
C. Posterior auricular A. Mylohyoid artery
D. Transverse facial - ANSWER -Superior B. PSA artery
labial C. Facial artery
D. Maxillary artery - ANSWER -B. PSA
artery
Which of the following structures is a smaller
vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply
blood directly to tissue? For the left side of the body, the common carotid
A. Artery and subclavian arteries arise directly from the
B. Capillary A. aorta.
C. Vein B. brachiocephalic artery.
D. Venule - ANSWER -Capillary C. internal carotid artery.
D. external carotid artery. - ANSWER -A.
aorta.
The carotid pulse can be palpated by emergency
medical service personal at the level of the
A. thyroid cartilage. Which of the following is the larger terminal
B. hyoid bone branch of the external carotid artery?
.C. angle of the mandible. A. Superficial temporal artery
D. supraclavicular fossa. - ANSWER - B. Ascending palatine artery
thyroid cartilage. C. Facial artery
D. Maxillary artery
E. Lingual artery - ANSWER -D. Maxillary
The tongue is MAINLY supplied by a branch from artery
the
A. internal carotid artery.
B. external carotid artery. *The two brachiocephalic veins unite to form the
C. sublingal artery. A. subclavian veins.
D. facial artery. - ANSWER -external B. external jugular veins.
carotid artery. C. internal jugular veins.
D. superior vena cava.
E. aorta. - ANSWER -D. superior vena
Which of the following arteries can sometimes be cava.
, Orofacial 2 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
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Which of the following structures is contained To what division of the nervous system does a
w/in the carotid sheath? nerve cell belong if it leads from the eye to the
A. Facial nerve brain carrying visual information?
B. Internal jugular vein a. central nervous system
C. Aorta b. medulla and pons
D. Superficial lymph nodes - ANSWER -B. c. afferent nervous system
Internal jugular vein d. efferent nervous system - ANSWER -c.
afferent nervous system
The brainstem of the CNS consists of which
structures? An efferent nerve with the nervous system is
known to carry information
a. cerebrum, cerebellum, pons & medulla a. from the periphery of the body to the brain
b. medulla, cerebrun, midbrain & pons b. such as taste or pain to the spinal cord
c. medulla, pons & midbrain d. midbrain, ganglia c. such as proprioception to the brain
& nerves - ANSWER -c. medulla, pons & d. away from the brain (or spinal cord) to the
midbrain periphery of the body - ANSWER -d. away
from the brain (or spinal cord) to the periphery of
the body
The CNS consists of which two of the following
structures:
To which of the following structures does the
a. spinal cord and PNS posterior superior alveolar nerve and its branches
b. brain and spinal cord supply?
c. autonomic and somatic nervous systems a. frontal sinus
d. brain and autonomic nervous system - b. maxillary posterior teeth
ANSWER -b. brain and spinal cord c. parotid salivary gland
d. temporalis muscle - ANSWER -b.
maxillary posterior teeth
Which of the following is a CORRECT statement
concerning neurotransmitters within the nervous
system? Through which of the following foramina does the
faical nerve pass through the skull?
a. Discharged with the arrival of the action a. foramen rotundum
potential b. foramen ovale
b. Bind to red blood cells so as to prompt c. jugular foramen
transmission of impulses d. stylomastoid foramen - ANSWER -d.
c. Can initiate an action potential in an adjacent stylomastoid foramen
cell if inhibitory
d. destroyed by specific white blood cells while
still active - ANSWER -a. Discharged with Which of the following cranial nerves is directly
the arrival of the action potential involved in Bell palsy?
Answers
*The posterior superior alveolar artery and its Which of the following artery and transmitting
branches supply the foramen pairs below is a CORRECT match?
A. Buccal artery-infraorbital foramen
A. maxillary posterior teeth and periodontium B. Middle meningeal artery-foramen spinosum
B. mandibular posterior teeth and periodontium C. Incisive artery-mental foramen
C. sternocleidomastoid muscle and thyroid gland D. Inferior labial artery-mandibular foramen
D. temporalis muscle and parotid salivary gland - E. Submental artery-mental foramen -
ANSWER -maxillary posterior teeth and ANSWER -Middle meningeal artery-
periodontium foramen spinosum
*Which of the following descriptions concerning Which of the following arteries supplies the oral
the pterygoid plexus of veins is CORRECT? mucosa and glands of BOTH the hard and soft
A. Located around the infrahyoid muscles palates?
Protects the superficial temporal artery A. Greater and lesser palatine arteries
C. Drains the maxillary and mandibular dental B. Posterior superior alveolar artery
arches C. Anterior superior alveolar artery
D. Can be pierced resulting in xerostomia - D. Infraorbital artery - ANSWER -Greater
ANSWER -Drains the maxillary and and lesser palatine arteries
mandibular dental arches
*Which of the following vascular lesions may
Which of the following veins results from the result when a clot on the inner blood vessel wall
merger of the superficial temporal vein and becomes dislodged and travels in the vessel?
maxillary vein? A. Hematoma
A. Facial B. Venous sinus
B. Retromandibular C. Embolus
C. Internal jugular D. Hemorrhage - ANSWER -Embolus
D. External jugular
E. Brachiocephalic - ANSWER -
Retromandibular Which of the following descriptions concerning
the maxillary artery is CORRECT?
A. Arises from the internal carotid artery
Which of the following arteries arises from the B. Enters the pterygopalatine fossa and forms
inferior alveolar artery before the artery enters terminal branches
the mandibular canal? C. Arises from the zygomaticofacial foramen to
A. Mylohyoid artery emerge on the face
B. Incisive artery D. Has mandibular, maxillary, nasal, palatine,
C. Mental artery and occipital branches - ANSWER -Enters
D. Posterior superior alveolar artery the pterygopalatine fossa and forms terminal
E. Submental artery - ANSWER -Mylohyoid branches
artery
*A venous sinus w/in the vascular system is a
,Orofacial 2 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
A. network of blood vessels. visible under the skin of the temporal region on a
B. clot on the inner vessel wall. patient?
C. blood-filled space b/t two tissue layers. A. Maxillary
D. smaller vein or venule - ANSWER - B. Transverse facial
blood-filled space b/t two tissue layers. C. Middle temporal
D. Superficial temporal - ANSWER -
Superficial temporal
Which of the following arteries is a branch from
the facial artery?
A. Superior labial Which of the following arteries anastomoses with
B. Ascending pharyngeal the anterior superior alveolar artery?
C. Posterior auricular A. Mylohyoid artery
D. Transverse facial - ANSWER -Superior B. PSA artery
labial C. Facial artery
D. Maxillary artery - ANSWER -B. PSA
artery
Which of the following structures is a smaller
vessel that branches off an arteriole to supply
blood directly to tissue? For the left side of the body, the common carotid
A. Artery and subclavian arteries arise directly from the
B. Capillary A. aorta.
C. Vein B. brachiocephalic artery.
D. Venule - ANSWER -Capillary C. internal carotid artery.
D. external carotid artery. - ANSWER -A.
aorta.
The carotid pulse can be palpated by emergency
medical service personal at the level of the
A. thyroid cartilage. Which of the following is the larger terminal
B. hyoid bone branch of the external carotid artery?
.C. angle of the mandible. A. Superficial temporal artery
D. supraclavicular fossa. - ANSWER - B. Ascending palatine artery
thyroid cartilage. C. Facial artery
D. Maxillary artery
E. Lingual artery - ANSWER -D. Maxillary
The tongue is MAINLY supplied by a branch from artery
the
A. internal carotid artery.
B. external carotid artery. *The two brachiocephalic veins unite to form the
C. sublingal artery. A. subclavian veins.
D. facial artery. - ANSWER -external B. external jugular veins.
carotid artery. C. internal jugular veins.
D. superior vena cava.
E. aorta. - ANSWER -D. superior vena
Which of the following arteries can sometimes be cava.
, Orofacial 2 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers
Which of the following structures is contained To what division of the nervous system does a
w/in the carotid sheath? nerve cell belong if it leads from the eye to the
A. Facial nerve brain carrying visual information?
B. Internal jugular vein a. central nervous system
C. Aorta b. medulla and pons
D. Superficial lymph nodes - ANSWER -B. c. afferent nervous system
Internal jugular vein d. efferent nervous system - ANSWER -c.
afferent nervous system
The brainstem of the CNS consists of which
structures? An efferent nerve with the nervous system is
known to carry information
a. cerebrum, cerebellum, pons & medulla a. from the periphery of the body to the brain
b. medulla, cerebrun, midbrain & pons b. such as taste or pain to the spinal cord
c. medulla, pons & midbrain d. midbrain, ganglia c. such as proprioception to the brain
& nerves - ANSWER -c. medulla, pons & d. away from the brain (or spinal cord) to the
midbrain periphery of the body - ANSWER -d. away
from the brain (or spinal cord) to the periphery of
the body
The CNS consists of which two of the following
structures:
To which of the following structures does the
a. spinal cord and PNS posterior superior alveolar nerve and its branches
b. brain and spinal cord supply?
c. autonomic and somatic nervous systems a. frontal sinus
d. brain and autonomic nervous system - b. maxillary posterior teeth
ANSWER -b. brain and spinal cord c. parotid salivary gland
d. temporalis muscle - ANSWER -b.
maxillary posterior teeth
Which of the following is a CORRECT statement
concerning neurotransmitters within the nervous
system? Through which of the following foramina does the
faical nerve pass through the skull?
a. Discharged with the arrival of the action a. foramen rotundum
potential b. foramen ovale
b. Bind to red blood cells so as to prompt c. jugular foramen
transmission of impulses d. stylomastoid foramen - ANSWER -d.
c. Can initiate an action potential in an adjacent stylomastoid foramen
cell if inhibitory
d. destroyed by specific white blood cells while
still active - ANSWER -a. Discharged with Which of the following cranial nerves is directly
the arrival of the action potential involved in Bell palsy?
