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7th Edition
,Chapter 01: Oral
M M
Cavity Test Bank
M M M
MULTIPLE MCHOICE
1. A Mdiastema Mis Ma Mspace Mbetween Mtwo Mteeth Min Mthe Msame March. MWhen Mthis Moccurs
Mbetween Mthe Mmaxillary Mcentral Mincisors, Mit Mis Moften Mthe Mresult Mof Ma Mpronounced
Mlabial Mfrenum.
a. Both Mstatements Mare Mtrue.
b. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mtrue; Mthe Msecond Mis Mfalse.
c. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mfalse; Mthe Msecond Mis Mtrue.
d. Both Mstatements Mare Mfalse.
ANS: M M A
A Mspace, Mor Mlack Mof Mcontact Marea, Mbetween Many Mtwo Mteeth Min Mthe Msame March Mis Mcalled Ma
Mdiastema. MWhen Ma Mdiastema Moccurs Mbetween Mthe Mmaxillary Mcentral Mincisors, Mit Mis Moften
Mthe Mresult Mof Ma Mpronounced Mlabial Mfrenum Mextending Mto Mthe Mcrest Mof Mthe Malveolar Mridge
Mand Mpossibly Mover Mthe Mridge. MThis Mband Mof Mfirm Mconnective Mtissue Mcauses Mthe Merupting
Mincisors Mto Mbe Mpushed Maside Mresulting Min Ma Mdiastema, Mor Mspace. MCorrection Mof Ma
Mdiastema Musually Minvolves Msurgical M removal, Mor Mcutting, Mof Mthe Mfrenal Mtissue Mbetween
Mthe Mteeth.
REF: p. M3
2. Torus Mpalatinus Mis Mseen Mon Mthe
a. Soft Mpalate
b. Hard Mpalate
c. Alveolar Mridge
d. Oral Mpharynx
ANS: M M B
Torus Mpalatinus Mis Mexcess Mbone Mgrowth Mand Moccurs Min Mthe Mmidline Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MIt
Mmay Mgrow Mto Mvarying Msizes Mand Mis Mgenerally Monly Ma Mproblem Mwhen Mthe Mconstruction Mof
Ma Mmaxillary Mdenture Mis Mnecessary. MIn Mhealth, Msuch Mbony Mprotuberances, Mor Mexcess Mbone
Mgrowths, Mdo Mnot Moccur Mon Mthe Msoft Mpalate, Malveolar Mridge, Mor Moral Mpharynx.
REF: p. M6
3. Which Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mis Manother Mterm Mfor Mtongue-tied?
a. Glossolalia
b. Ankyloglossia
c. Frenectomy
d. Glossitis
ANS: M M B
Ankyloglossia, Ma Mcondition Mwhere Mthe Mmuscular Mfrenal Mattachment M(frenum) Mis Mshort Mand
Mattaches Mclose Mto Mthe Mtip Mof Mthe Mtongue, Mlimits Mtongue Mmovement. MGlossolalia Mis
Mdefined Mas M“speaking Min Mtongues”. MA Mfrenectomy Mis Mthe Msurgical Mprocedure Mperformed Mto
Mexcise, Mor Mcut, Ma Mpronounced Mfrenum Mwith Mthe Mgoal Mof Mclosing Ma Mdiastema. MGlossitis Mis
Man Minflammatory Mcondition Mof Mthe Mtongue Mcharacterized Mby Merythema M(redness) Mand
Mtenderness. MGlossitis Mtypically Minvolves Monly Mthe Mdorsal M(top) Msurface, Mhowever Mit Mcan
Minvolve Mthe Mentire Mtongue.
, REF: p. M7
4. Contraction Mof Mwhich Mmuscle Mraises Mthe Mtongue Mupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levator Mglossal
ANS: M M A
Contraction Mof Mthe Mmylohyoid Mmuscle Mraises Mthe Mtongue. MThe Mpalatopharyngeal Mmuscle
Mand Mthe Mpalatoglossal Mmuscle Mform Mthe Mposterolateral Mborders Mof Mthe Moral Mcavity.
MThere Mis Mnot Ma Mmuscle Mby Mthe Mname Mof Mlevator Mglossal.
REF: p. M9
5. The Moral Mvestibule Mis Mpartially Mbordered Mby Mthe Mlips Mand Mcheeks. MThe Moral Mcavity
Mproper Mextends Mposteriorly Mto Mthe Msoft Mpalate.
a. Both Mstatements Mare Mtrue.
b. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mtrue; Mthe Msecond Mis Mfalse.
c. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mfalse; Mthe Msecond Mis Mtrue.
d. Both Mstatements Mare Mfalse.
ANS: M M B
The Moral Mvestibule Mis Mthe Mspace Mor Mpotential Mspace Mthat Mexists Mbetween Mthe Mlips Mor
Mcheeks Mand Mthe Mteeth. MIn Man Medentulous Mperson, Mthe Mvestibule Mwould Mextend Mbetween
Mthe Mlips Mor Mcheeks Mand Mthe Malveolar Mridges. MThe Moral Mcavity Mproper Mis Msurrounded Mby
Mthe Mteeth Mor Malveolar Mridges Mand Mextends Mall Mthe Mway Mback Mto Mthe Mpalatine Mtonsils.
MThis Mincludes Mthe Mregion Mfrom Mthe Mfloor Mof Mthe Mmouth Mupward Mto Mthe Mhard Mand Msoft
Mpalates.
REF: p. M2
6. Each Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mis Mtrue Mof Mthe Muvula MEXCEPT Mone. MWhich Mone Mis Mthe
MEXCEPTION?
a. It Mis Mlocated Mat Mthe Mmost Mposterior Mportion Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate.
b. It Mis Mlocated Mat Mthe Mmidline.
c. It Mis Ma Mdownwardly Mprojecting Mmuscle.
d. It Mis Mnecessary Mfor Mswallowing.
ANS: M M D
The Muvula Mis Ma Mdownwardly Mprojecting Mmuscular Mtissue Mlocated Mat Mthe Mmidline Mof Mthe
Mmost Mposterior Mportion Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MIt Mis MNOT Mnecessary Mfor Mswallowing.
REF: p. M7
7. The Mcircumvallate Mpapillae Mare Mlocated Mon Mthe Mhard Mpalate, Mbuccal Mmucosa, Mand Mfloor
Mof Mthe Mmouth. MThe Mpapillae Mfound Mon Mthe Mtongue Mare Mthe Mfiliform, Mfungiform,
Mvallate, Mfoliate, Mand Mincisive.
a. Both Mstatements Mare Mtrue.
b. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mtrue; Mthe Msecond Mis Mfalse.
c. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mfalse; Mthe Msecond Mis Mtrue.
, d. Both Mstatements Mare Mfalse.
ANS: M M D
All Mpapillae Mlisted Min Mboth Mstatements Mare Mlocated Mon Mthe Mtongue Mwith Mthe Mexception Mof
Mthe Mincisive Mpapilla, Mwhich Mis Mlocated Mon Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MNote Mthat Mthe Mincisive
Mpapilla Mis Ma Msingular Mstructure, Mthus Mthe Mdifferent Mspelling. MThere Mare Mno Mpapillae
Mlocated Mon Meither Mthe Mbuccal Mmucosa Mor Mthe Mfloor Mof Mthe Mmouth.
REF: p. M7
8. Each Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mstructures Mcan Mreadily Mbe Mviewed Mwhen Mexamining Mthe Moral
Mcavity MEXCEPT Mone. MWhich Mone Mis Mthe MEXCEPTION?
a. Fovea Mpalatinae
b. Tonsillar Mpillars
c. Laryngeal Mpharynx
d. Sublingual Mfold
ANS: M M C
The Mlaryngeal Mpharynx Mis Mlocated Mbelow Mthe Moral Mpharynx Mand Mcannot Mbe Mseen Mwhile
Mexamining Mthe Moral Mcavity. MThe Mfovea Mpalatinae, Mthe Mtonsillar Mpillars, Mand Mthe
Msublingual Mfold Mcan Mbe Mseen Mwhen Mexamining Mthe Moral Mcavity. MFovea Mpalatinae Mare
Msmall Mdepressions Min Mmucosa Mon Meither Mside Mof Mthe Mposterior Mnasal Mspine Mindicating Mthe
Mjunction Mof Mthe Mhard Mand Msoft Mpalate. MTonsillar Mpillars Mare Mfolds Mof Mtissue Mthat Mpartially
Msurround Mthe Mtonsils. MThe Msublingual Mfold Mextends Mbackward Mon Meither Mside Mof Mthe
Mfloor Mof Mthe Mmouth Mand Mis Msituated Mjust Msuperior Mto Mthe Msubmandibular Mgland.
REF: p. M2 M| Mpp. M6-7
9. Each Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mstructures Mis Mlocated Mwithin Mthe Mhard Mpalate MEXCEPT Mone.
MWhich Mone Mis Mthe MEXCEPTION?
a. Incisive Mpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greater Mpalatine Mforamina
d. The Manterior Mand Mposterior Mpillars
ANS: M M D
The Manterior Mand Mposterior Mpillars Mare Mlocated Mposterior Mto Mthe Msoft Mpalate. MThe
Mposterior Mpillar Mis Malso Mcalled Mthe Mpalatopharyngeal March Mor Mfold. MThe Manterior Mpillar
Mis Malso Mcalled Mthe Mpalatoglossal March Mor Mfold. MThe Mtonsils Mlie Mbetween Mthe Manterior
Mand Mposterior Mpillars. MThe Mincisive Mpapilla Mand Mrugae Mare Mlocated Mon Mthe Manterior
Mportion Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MThe Mgreater Mpalatine Mforamina Mare Mlocated Min Mthe Mposterior
Mportions Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate Mlingual Mto Mthe Msecond Mand Mthird Mmaxillary Mmolars.
REF: p. M5 M| Mp. M7
10. The Msmall Mbony Mgrowths Mthat Mcommonly Moccur Mon Mthe Mbuccal Mcortical Mplate Mof Mthe
Mmaxillae Mand Mthe Mmandible Mare Mcalled
a. Torus Mpalatinus
b. Mandibular Mtori
c. Exostoses
7th Edition
,Chapter 01: Oral
M M
Cavity Test Bank
M M M
MULTIPLE MCHOICE
1. A Mdiastema Mis Ma Mspace Mbetween Mtwo Mteeth Min Mthe Msame March. MWhen Mthis Moccurs
Mbetween Mthe Mmaxillary Mcentral Mincisors, Mit Mis Moften Mthe Mresult Mof Ma Mpronounced
Mlabial Mfrenum.
a. Both Mstatements Mare Mtrue.
b. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mtrue; Mthe Msecond Mis Mfalse.
c. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mfalse; Mthe Msecond Mis Mtrue.
d. Both Mstatements Mare Mfalse.
ANS: M M A
A Mspace, Mor Mlack Mof Mcontact Marea, Mbetween Many Mtwo Mteeth Min Mthe Msame March Mis Mcalled Ma
Mdiastema. MWhen Ma Mdiastema Moccurs Mbetween Mthe Mmaxillary Mcentral Mincisors, Mit Mis Moften
Mthe Mresult Mof Ma Mpronounced Mlabial Mfrenum Mextending Mto Mthe Mcrest Mof Mthe Malveolar Mridge
Mand Mpossibly Mover Mthe Mridge. MThis Mband Mof Mfirm Mconnective Mtissue Mcauses Mthe Merupting
Mincisors Mto Mbe Mpushed Maside Mresulting Min Ma Mdiastema, Mor Mspace. MCorrection Mof Ma
Mdiastema Musually Minvolves Msurgical M removal, Mor Mcutting, Mof Mthe Mfrenal Mtissue Mbetween
Mthe Mteeth.
REF: p. M3
2. Torus Mpalatinus Mis Mseen Mon Mthe
a. Soft Mpalate
b. Hard Mpalate
c. Alveolar Mridge
d. Oral Mpharynx
ANS: M M B
Torus Mpalatinus Mis Mexcess Mbone Mgrowth Mand Moccurs Min Mthe Mmidline Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MIt
Mmay Mgrow Mto Mvarying Msizes Mand Mis Mgenerally Monly Ma Mproblem Mwhen Mthe Mconstruction Mof
Ma Mmaxillary Mdenture Mis Mnecessary. MIn Mhealth, Msuch Mbony Mprotuberances, Mor Mexcess Mbone
Mgrowths, Mdo Mnot Moccur Mon Mthe Msoft Mpalate, Malveolar Mridge, Mor Moral Mpharynx.
REF: p. M6
3. Which Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mis Manother Mterm Mfor Mtongue-tied?
a. Glossolalia
b. Ankyloglossia
c. Frenectomy
d. Glossitis
ANS: M M B
Ankyloglossia, Ma Mcondition Mwhere Mthe Mmuscular Mfrenal Mattachment M(frenum) Mis Mshort Mand
Mattaches Mclose Mto Mthe Mtip Mof Mthe Mtongue, Mlimits Mtongue Mmovement. MGlossolalia Mis
Mdefined Mas M“speaking Min Mtongues”. MA Mfrenectomy Mis Mthe Msurgical Mprocedure Mperformed Mto
Mexcise, Mor Mcut, Ma Mpronounced Mfrenum Mwith Mthe Mgoal Mof Mclosing Ma Mdiastema. MGlossitis Mis
Man Minflammatory Mcondition Mof Mthe Mtongue Mcharacterized Mby Merythema M(redness) Mand
Mtenderness. MGlossitis Mtypically Minvolves Monly Mthe Mdorsal M(top) Msurface, Mhowever Mit Mcan
Minvolve Mthe Mentire Mtongue.
, REF: p. M7
4. Contraction Mof Mwhich Mmuscle Mraises Mthe Mtongue Mupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levator Mglossal
ANS: M M A
Contraction Mof Mthe Mmylohyoid Mmuscle Mraises Mthe Mtongue. MThe Mpalatopharyngeal Mmuscle
Mand Mthe Mpalatoglossal Mmuscle Mform Mthe Mposterolateral Mborders Mof Mthe Moral Mcavity.
MThere Mis Mnot Ma Mmuscle Mby Mthe Mname Mof Mlevator Mglossal.
REF: p. M9
5. The Moral Mvestibule Mis Mpartially Mbordered Mby Mthe Mlips Mand Mcheeks. MThe Moral Mcavity
Mproper Mextends Mposteriorly Mto Mthe Msoft Mpalate.
a. Both Mstatements Mare Mtrue.
b. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mtrue; Mthe Msecond Mis Mfalse.
c. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mfalse; Mthe Msecond Mis Mtrue.
d. Both Mstatements Mare Mfalse.
ANS: M M B
The Moral Mvestibule Mis Mthe Mspace Mor Mpotential Mspace Mthat Mexists Mbetween Mthe Mlips Mor
Mcheeks Mand Mthe Mteeth. MIn Man Medentulous Mperson, Mthe Mvestibule Mwould Mextend Mbetween
Mthe Mlips Mor Mcheeks Mand Mthe Malveolar Mridges. MThe Moral Mcavity Mproper Mis Msurrounded Mby
Mthe Mteeth Mor Malveolar Mridges Mand Mextends Mall Mthe Mway Mback Mto Mthe Mpalatine Mtonsils.
MThis Mincludes Mthe Mregion Mfrom Mthe Mfloor Mof Mthe Mmouth Mupward Mto Mthe Mhard Mand Msoft
Mpalates.
REF: p. M2
6. Each Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mis Mtrue Mof Mthe Muvula MEXCEPT Mone. MWhich Mone Mis Mthe
MEXCEPTION?
a. It Mis Mlocated Mat Mthe Mmost Mposterior Mportion Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate.
b. It Mis Mlocated Mat Mthe Mmidline.
c. It Mis Ma Mdownwardly Mprojecting Mmuscle.
d. It Mis Mnecessary Mfor Mswallowing.
ANS: M M D
The Muvula Mis Ma Mdownwardly Mprojecting Mmuscular Mtissue Mlocated Mat Mthe Mmidline Mof Mthe
Mmost Mposterior Mportion Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MIt Mis MNOT Mnecessary Mfor Mswallowing.
REF: p. M7
7. The Mcircumvallate Mpapillae Mare Mlocated Mon Mthe Mhard Mpalate, Mbuccal Mmucosa, Mand Mfloor
Mof Mthe Mmouth. MThe Mpapillae Mfound Mon Mthe Mtongue Mare Mthe Mfiliform, Mfungiform,
Mvallate, Mfoliate, Mand Mincisive.
a. Both Mstatements Mare Mtrue.
b. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mtrue; Mthe Msecond Mis Mfalse.
c. The Mfirst Mstatement Mis Mfalse; Mthe Msecond Mis Mtrue.
, d. Both Mstatements Mare Mfalse.
ANS: M M D
All Mpapillae Mlisted Min Mboth Mstatements Mare Mlocated Mon Mthe Mtongue Mwith Mthe Mexception Mof
Mthe Mincisive Mpapilla, Mwhich Mis Mlocated Mon Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MNote Mthat Mthe Mincisive
Mpapilla Mis Ma Msingular Mstructure, Mthus Mthe Mdifferent Mspelling. MThere Mare Mno Mpapillae
Mlocated Mon Meither Mthe Mbuccal Mmucosa Mor Mthe Mfloor Mof Mthe Mmouth.
REF: p. M7
8. Each Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mstructures Mcan Mreadily Mbe Mviewed Mwhen Mexamining Mthe Moral
Mcavity MEXCEPT Mone. MWhich Mone Mis Mthe MEXCEPTION?
a. Fovea Mpalatinae
b. Tonsillar Mpillars
c. Laryngeal Mpharynx
d. Sublingual Mfold
ANS: M M C
The Mlaryngeal Mpharynx Mis Mlocated Mbelow Mthe Moral Mpharynx Mand Mcannot Mbe Mseen Mwhile
Mexamining Mthe Moral Mcavity. MThe Mfovea Mpalatinae, Mthe Mtonsillar Mpillars, Mand Mthe
Msublingual Mfold Mcan Mbe Mseen Mwhen Mexamining Mthe Moral Mcavity. MFovea Mpalatinae Mare
Msmall Mdepressions Min Mmucosa Mon Meither Mside Mof Mthe Mposterior Mnasal Mspine Mindicating Mthe
Mjunction Mof Mthe Mhard Mand Msoft Mpalate. MTonsillar Mpillars Mare Mfolds Mof Mtissue Mthat Mpartially
Msurround Mthe Mtonsils. MThe Msublingual Mfold Mextends Mbackward Mon Meither Mside Mof Mthe
Mfloor Mof Mthe Mmouth Mand Mis Msituated Mjust Msuperior Mto Mthe Msubmandibular Mgland.
REF: p. M2 M| Mpp. M6-7
9. Each Mof Mthe Mfollowing Mstructures Mis Mlocated Mwithin Mthe Mhard Mpalate MEXCEPT Mone.
MWhich Mone Mis Mthe MEXCEPTION?
a. Incisive Mpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greater Mpalatine Mforamina
d. The Manterior Mand Mposterior Mpillars
ANS: M M D
The Manterior Mand Mposterior Mpillars Mare Mlocated Mposterior Mto Mthe Msoft Mpalate. MThe
Mposterior Mpillar Mis Malso Mcalled Mthe Mpalatopharyngeal March Mor Mfold. MThe Manterior Mpillar
Mis Malso Mcalled Mthe Mpalatoglossal March Mor Mfold. MThe Mtonsils Mlie Mbetween Mthe Manterior
Mand Mposterior Mpillars. MThe Mincisive Mpapilla Mand Mrugae Mare Mlocated Mon Mthe Manterior
Mportion Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate. MThe Mgreater Mpalatine Mforamina Mare Mlocated Min Mthe Mposterior
Mportions Mof Mthe Mhard Mpalate Mlingual Mto Mthe Msecond Mand Mthird Mmaxillary Mmolars.
REF: p. M5 M| Mp. M7
10. The Msmall Mbony Mgrowths Mthat Mcommonly Moccur Mon Mthe Mbuccal Mcortical Mplate Mof Mthe
Mmaxillae Mand Mthe Mmandible Mare Mcalled
a. Torus Mpalatinus
b. Mandibular Mtori
c. Exostoses
