AMP TEST FOR EFDA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

AMP TEST FOR EFDA QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Alveolar process - CORRECT ANSWER -Portion of the maxillary bones that form the support for
teeth of the maxillary arch



Articular disc - CORRECT ANSWER -Cushion of dense, specialized connective tissue that divides
the articular space into upper and lower compartments; also known as the meniscus



Articular eminence - CORRECT ANSWER -Raised portion of the temporal bone just anterior to
the glenoid fossa.



Articular space - CORRECT ANSWER -Space between the capsular ligament and between the
surfaces of the glenoid fossa.



Buccal - CORRECT ANSWER -Region of the head that refers to structures closest to the inner
cheek



Circumvallate lingual papillae - CORRECT ANSWER -Large tissue projections on the tongue



Condyloid process - CORRECT ANSWER -The posterior process of each ramus; articulates with a
fossa in the temporal bones to form the temporomandibular joint; also known as the
mandibular condyle.



Coronal suture - CORRECT ANSWER -the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the
skull



Cranium - CORRECT ANSWER -Eight bones that cover and protect the brain

,External auditory meatus - CORRECT ANSWER -Bony passage of the outer ear



Foramen - CORRECT ANSWER -A small round or oval opening through a bone through which
blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass



Foramen magnum - CORRECT ANSWER -Large opening in the occipital bone that connects the
vertical canal and the cranial cavity.



Fossa - CORRECT ANSWER -Hollow, grooved, or depressed area in a bone



Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER -Region of the head pertaining to the forehead



Frontal process - CORRECT ANSWER -Process of the zygomatic bone that extends upward to
articulate with the frontal bone at the outer edge of the orbit



Glenoid fossa - CORRECT ANSWER -Area of the temporal bone where condyles of the mandible
articulate with the skull



Greater palatine nerve - CORRECT ANSWER -Nerve that serves the posterior hard palate and the
posterior lingual gingiva



Hamulus - CORRECT ANSWER -hook-shaped process



Infraorbital - CORRECT ANSWER -Region of the head below the orbital region



Lacrimal bone - CORRECT ANSWER -paired bones that contribute to the anterior-medial wall of
each orbit

, Lambdoid lsuture l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Line lof ljunction lbetween lthe loccipital land lparietal
lbones.




Lateral lpytergoid lplate l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-point lof lorigin lfor linternal land lexternal lpterygoid
lmuscles




Lymphadenopathy l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Disease lor lswelling lof lthe llymph lnodes



Masseter l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-the lstrongest land lmost lobvious lmuscle lof lmastication



Massoid lprocess l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Projection lon lthe ltemporal lbone llocated lbehind lthe lear



Maxillary ltuberosity l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Large, lrounded larea lon lthe louter lsurface lof lthe
lmaxillary lbones lin lthe larea lof lthe lposterior lteeth




Meatus l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-external lopening lof la lcanal



Medial lpterygoid lplate l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Plate lthat lends lin lthe lhook-shaped lhamulus.



Mental l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Region lof lthe lhead lpertaining lto lor llocated lnear lthe lchin



Mental lprotuberance l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Part lof lthe lmandible lthat lforms lthe lchin



Nasal l- lCORRECT lANSWER l-Region lof lthe lhead lthat lpertains lto lor lis llocated lnear lthe lnose