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OROFACIAL 2 Final Exam Questions
with Correct Answers |Guaranteed
Pass
Which of the following are prominent lymph nodes that drain BOTH the tongue
and submental triangle?
A. Jugulo-omohyoid nodes
B. Jugulodigastric nodes
C. Mandibular nodes
D. Accessory nodes - Correct-answer-A. Jugulo-omohyoid nodes
Which tonsil is also called the adenoids and can be slightly enlarged in children?
A. Palatine tonsil
B. Pharyngeal tonsil
C. Tubal tonsil
D. Lingual tonsil - Correct-answer-. Pharyngeal tonsil
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Which of the following lymph node groups drain the infrahyoid region of the
neck?
A. Malar nodes
B. External jugular nodes
C. Anterior jugular nodes
D. Accessory nodes - Correct-answer-C. Anterior jugular nodes
Ludwig angina - Correct-answer-Cellulitis of submandibular space. Spreading
infection from mandibular teeth to sublingual, submental or even submandibular
space
Which is the following complications is MOST likely with untreated Ludwig angina?
a. abducens nerve paralysis
b. meningitis
c. respiratory obstruction
d. sinus perforation
e. lacrimation and hematoma - Correct-answer-Respiratory obstruction
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Which of the following cranial nerves is MOST likely involved with cavernous sinus
thrombosis?
a. oculomotor and trochlear nerves
b. vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves
c. hypoglossal and accessory nerves
d. optic and olfactory nerves - Correct-answer-Oculomotor and trochlear nerves
which of the following statements is Correct concerning an oral abscess?
a. inflammation of bone
b. inflammation of meninges
c. infection confined in oral mucosal space
d. diffuse inflammation of soft tissue - Correct-answer-Infection confined in oral
mucosal space
which of the following statements concerning cavernous sinus thrombosis is
CORRECT?
a. most major veins of the face do NOT have valves
b. only dental infections can spread to the maxillary sinus
c. orbital tissue is NOT affected
d. needle tract contamination may be involved - Correct-answer-Needle track
contamination may be involved.
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if an infection involves the lingual surface of the mandibular third molar, where is
a swelling MOST likely to be observed?
a. in the mandibular vestibule
b. beneath the tongue
c. in the submandibular region
d. in both the buccal and submental regions - Correct-answer-In the
submandibular region.
Which of the following types of infection processes presents as a diffuse
inflammation of soft tissue spaces?
a. meningitis
b. cellulitis
c. osteomyelitis
d. sinusitis - Correct-answer-cellulitis.
which of the following is a possible virulence factor noted with gram- negative
anaerobic bacteria?
a. ability to be killed by penicillin
b. production of protective cellular envelopes
OROFACIAL 2 Final Exam Questions
with Correct Answers |Guaranteed
Pass
Which of the following are prominent lymph nodes that drain BOTH the tongue
and submental triangle?
A. Jugulo-omohyoid nodes
B. Jugulodigastric nodes
C. Mandibular nodes
D. Accessory nodes - Correct-answer-A. Jugulo-omohyoid nodes
Which tonsil is also called the adenoids and can be slightly enlarged in children?
A. Palatine tonsil
B. Pharyngeal tonsil
C. Tubal tonsil
D. Lingual tonsil - Correct-answer-. Pharyngeal tonsil
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Which of the following lymph node groups drain the infrahyoid region of the
neck?
A. Malar nodes
B. External jugular nodes
C. Anterior jugular nodes
D. Accessory nodes - Correct-answer-C. Anterior jugular nodes
Ludwig angina - Correct-answer-Cellulitis of submandibular space. Spreading
infection from mandibular teeth to sublingual, submental or even submandibular
space
Which is the following complications is MOST likely with untreated Ludwig angina?
a. abducens nerve paralysis
b. meningitis
c. respiratory obstruction
d. sinus perforation
e. lacrimation and hematoma - Correct-answer-Respiratory obstruction
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Which of the following cranial nerves is MOST likely involved with cavernous sinus
thrombosis?
a. oculomotor and trochlear nerves
b. vagus and glossopharyngeal nerves
c. hypoglossal and accessory nerves
d. optic and olfactory nerves - Correct-answer-Oculomotor and trochlear nerves
which of the following statements is Correct concerning an oral abscess?
a. inflammation of bone
b. inflammation of meninges
c. infection confined in oral mucosal space
d. diffuse inflammation of soft tissue - Correct-answer-Infection confined in oral
mucosal space
which of the following statements concerning cavernous sinus thrombosis is
CORRECT?
a. most major veins of the face do NOT have valves
b. only dental infections can spread to the maxillary sinus
c. orbital tissue is NOT affected
d. needle tract contamination may be involved - Correct-answer-Needle track
contamination may be involved.
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if an infection involves the lingual surface of the mandibular third molar, where is
a swelling MOST likely to be observed?
a. in the mandibular vestibule
b. beneath the tongue
c. in the submandibular region
d. in both the buccal and submental regions - Correct-answer-In the
submandibular region.
Which of the following types of infection processes presents as a diffuse
inflammation of soft tissue spaces?
a. meningitis
b. cellulitis
c. osteomyelitis
d. sinusitis - Correct-answer-cellulitis.
which of the following is a possible virulence factor noted with gram- negative
anaerobic bacteria?
a. ability to be killed by penicillin
b. production of protective cellular envelopes
