Head and Neck Anatomy Final Exam
Questions and Answers
What kind of anatomic relationship do muscles have to the skin? - -deep
- In an anatomic position the palms are in what position? - -anterior
- Define ipsilateral - -on the same side of the body
- Define contralateral - -on the opposite side of the body
- What is the anatomic relationship of the maxillary arch to the mandibular
arch? - -superior
- What is the gateway to the oral region? - -Lips
- What is the top surface of the tongue called? - -Dorsal
- What is a small elevation on the buccal mucosa opposite the maxillary
second molar? - -Parotid papilla
- Why is knowledge of head and neck essential? - -Provides landmarks for
deeper anatomic structures
- What is the philtrum and where is it located? - -the midline groove in the
upper lip that runs from the top of the lip to the nose
- The lateral surface of the tongue contains - -tastebuds
- What is the dense pad of tissue posterior to most distal maxillary tooth? - -
Maxillary Tuberosity
- Where are circumvallate lingual papilla located? - -dorsal side of the
tongue
- Labial commissures are located in which region of the head? - -Oral Region
- Which region of the head is the tragus located in? - -Auricular Region
- The squamosal suture can be best viewed from which view? - -Lateral
View
- Where does the 7th cranial nerve travel and exit? - -Through the petrous
part of the temporal bone and exits the stylomastoid foramen
, - What is the 12th cranial nerve and where does it travel? - -Hypoglossal
nerve: starts at the base of the brain, down the neck and branches out
ending at base of tongue
- Why is the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone an important feature of
the skull to the dental professionals? - -a site of attachment for certain
muscles of mastication
- Which fossa is MOST inferiorly located on mandible? - -Mandibular Fossa
- T/F The mental foramen can't be observed when viewing the medial
surface of the mandible. - -True
- Which bone of the skull is movable? - -Mandible
- What is the importance of the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone in
relation to smell? - -allows the passage of olfactory nerves
- What are the paired cranial bones in the skull? - -Parietal and Temporal
Bones
- Through which foramen do both the nasopalatine nerves exit onto the
palate? - -incisive foramen
- T/F The mental foramen can be observed when viewing the medial surface
of the mandible. - -False
- Which part of the temporal bone is involved in the TMJ? - -squamous part
- Where is the external acoustic meatus located? - -The tympanic part of
the temporal bone
- Which foramen is located on the sphenoid bone on the maxillary division
and the 5th cranial/trigeminal nerve passes through the skull? - -foramen
rotundum
- Which foramen is located on the sphenoid bone on the mandibular division
and the 5th cranial/trigeminal nerve passes through the skull? - -foramen
ovale
- Which bones form the hard palate? - -Palatine bones and maxillae
- Where is the origin of a muscle generally attached? - -To the least
movable structure
Questions and Answers
What kind of anatomic relationship do muscles have to the skin? - -deep
- In an anatomic position the palms are in what position? - -anterior
- Define ipsilateral - -on the same side of the body
- Define contralateral - -on the opposite side of the body
- What is the anatomic relationship of the maxillary arch to the mandibular
arch? - -superior
- What is the gateway to the oral region? - -Lips
- What is the top surface of the tongue called? - -Dorsal
- What is a small elevation on the buccal mucosa opposite the maxillary
second molar? - -Parotid papilla
- Why is knowledge of head and neck essential? - -Provides landmarks for
deeper anatomic structures
- What is the philtrum and where is it located? - -the midline groove in the
upper lip that runs from the top of the lip to the nose
- The lateral surface of the tongue contains - -tastebuds
- What is the dense pad of tissue posterior to most distal maxillary tooth? - -
Maxillary Tuberosity
- Where are circumvallate lingual papilla located? - -dorsal side of the
tongue
- Labial commissures are located in which region of the head? - -Oral Region
- Which region of the head is the tragus located in? - -Auricular Region
- The squamosal suture can be best viewed from which view? - -Lateral
View
- Where does the 7th cranial nerve travel and exit? - -Through the petrous
part of the temporal bone and exits the stylomastoid foramen
, - What is the 12th cranial nerve and where does it travel? - -Hypoglossal
nerve: starts at the base of the brain, down the neck and branches out
ending at base of tongue
- Why is the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone an important feature of
the skull to the dental professionals? - -a site of attachment for certain
muscles of mastication
- Which fossa is MOST inferiorly located on mandible? - -Mandibular Fossa
- T/F The mental foramen can't be observed when viewing the medial
surface of the mandible. - -True
- Which bone of the skull is movable? - -Mandible
- What is the importance of the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone in
relation to smell? - -allows the passage of olfactory nerves
- What are the paired cranial bones in the skull? - -Parietal and Temporal
Bones
- Through which foramen do both the nasopalatine nerves exit onto the
palate? - -incisive foramen
- T/F The mental foramen can be observed when viewing the medial surface
of the mandible. - -False
- Which part of the temporal bone is involved in the TMJ? - -squamous part
- Where is the external acoustic meatus located? - -The tympanic part of
the temporal bone
- Which foramen is located on the sphenoid bone on the maxillary division
and the 5th cranial/trigeminal nerve passes through the skull? - -foramen
rotundum
- Which foramen is located on the sphenoid bone on the mandibular division
and the 5th cranial/trigeminal nerve passes through the skull? - -foramen
ovale
- Which bones form the hard palate? - -Palatine bones and maxillae
- Where is the origin of a muscle generally attached? - -To the least
movable structure
