CAISS – Face Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
The AIS Face chapter is made up of what? - Correct answer-Eyes, ears, nose,
mouth and facial bones
What does AIS define as part of the Face? - Correct answer-Skin(front & side of
head), Facial bones, Orbits of eyes, Vessels, Nerves
What are the 5 fracture types in the face? - Correct answer-Closed/Simple,
Open/Compound, Comminuted, Non-Displaced, Displaced
What is included in the upper third of face? - Correct answer-Supraorbital ridge
and above
What is included in the lower third of face? - Correct answer-Mandible/Teeth,
Alveolar process, symphysis/parasymphysis, Corpus/Body, Angle, Ramus,
Condyle, Coronoid process
What makes up the middle face? - Correct answer-Nasal bones & septum,
Maxillary Sinus, Orbital bones, Zygoma, Zygomatic Arch, Maxilla, Alveolar
process, Maxillary teeth
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, How is a traumatic enucleation coded? - Correct answer-Eye avulsion
T/F: Nose fractures are included in all LeFort fractures - Correct answer-False.
LeFort I does not include a nasal bone fracture. Nasal bone fracture can be coded
additionally.
Which bilateral injuries in the face should be coded separately? - Correct answer-
Eyes and Ears
Which bilateral injuries in the face should be coded as a single injury? - Correct
answer-Maxilla and Mandible. Code to the largest mass area of the bone.
How many injuries would you code? Fracture to the Alveolar ridge along with 2
teeth - Correct answer-One. Coded as a single injury.
Complete separation of the facial bone from the cranial attachments would be what
type of injury? - Correct answer-LeFort III
How is a minimally displaced facial fracture coded? - Correct answer-
Nondisplaced
This type of facial fracture is a high velocity injury with fragment pieces involving
the middle & lower, upper and middle or all three. - Correct answer-Panfacial.
Often resembles a jigsaw puzzle.
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Answers Graded A+
The AIS Face chapter is made up of what? - Correct answer-Eyes, ears, nose,
mouth and facial bones
What does AIS define as part of the Face? - Correct answer-Skin(front & side of
head), Facial bones, Orbits of eyes, Vessels, Nerves
What are the 5 fracture types in the face? - Correct answer-Closed/Simple,
Open/Compound, Comminuted, Non-Displaced, Displaced
What is included in the upper third of face? - Correct answer-Supraorbital ridge
and above
What is included in the lower third of face? - Correct answer-Mandible/Teeth,
Alveolar process, symphysis/parasymphysis, Corpus/Body, Angle, Ramus,
Condyle, Coronoid process
What makes up the middle face? - Correct answer-Nasal bones & septum,
Maxillary Sinus, Orbital bones, Zygoma, Zygomatic Arch, Maxilla, Alveolar
process, Maxillary teeth
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, How is a traumatic enucleation coded? - Correct answer-Eye avulsion
T/F: Nose fractures are included in all LeFort fractures - Correct answer-False.
LeFort I does not include a nasal bone fracture. Nasal bone fracture can be coded
additionally.
Which bilateral injuries in the face should be coded separately? - Correct answer-
Eyes and Ears
Which bilateral injuries in the face should be coded as a single injury? - Correct
answer-Maxilla and Mandible. Code to the largest mass area of the bone.
How many injuries would you code? Fracture to the Alveolar ridge along with 2
teeth - Correct answer-One. Coded as a single injury.
Complete separation of the facial bone from the cranial attachments would be what
type of injury? - Correct answer-LeFort III
How is a minimally displaced facial fracture coded? - Correct answer-
Nondisplaced
This type of facial fracture is a high velocity injury with fragment pieces involving
the middle & lower, upper and middle or all three. - Correct answer-Panfacial.
Often resembles a jigsaw puzzle.
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