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Rad Final Studystack
rad final study stack
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tiny bumps of bone that serve as muscle attachment sites | genial tubercles |
| ring-shaped radiopacity below the apices of the mandibular incisors | genial tubercles |
| a hole in the bone located on the internal surface of the mandible near the midline | lingual foramen |
| small, radiolucent dot surrounded by the genial tubercles | lingual foramen |
| tube-like passageways that house nerves and blood vessels | nutrient canals |
| vertical radiolucent lines | nutrient canals |
| a linear prominence of bone extending from the premolar region to the midline | mental ridge |
| thick, radiopaque band that extends from the premolars to the incisor region | mental ridge |
| a scooped out, depressed area of bone located above the mental ridge | mental fossa |
| a radiolucent area located above the mental ridge | mental fossa |
| a hole in bone located on the external surface of the mandible in the region of the mandibular premolars | mental foramen |
| small ovoid or round radiolucency in the apical region of the mandibular premolars | mental foramen |
| a tube-like passageway through bone that travels the length of the mandible | mandibular canal |
| a radiolucent band outlined by radiopaque by radiopaque lines and appears below the apices of the mandibular molar teeth | mandibular canal |
| a linear prominence of bone located on the internal surface of the mandible that extends downward and forward from the ramus | internal oblique ridge |
| a radiopaque band extending downward from the ramus; may continue on as the mylohyoid ridge | internal oblique ridge |
| a linear prominence of bone located on the external surface of the body of the mandible | external oblique ridge |
| a radiopaque band extending downward from the ramus; typically ends in the third molar region | external oblique ridge |
| a scooped out, depressed area of bone located on the internal surface of the mandible | submandibular fossa |
| a radiolucent area in the mandibular molar region below the mylohyoid ridge | submandibular fossa |
| a marked prominence of bone on the anterior ramus of the mandible | coronoid process |
| a triangluar radiopacity superimposed over the manxillary tuberosity region; **only mandibular landmark to appear on maxillary films | coronoid process |
| a hole in bone located at the midline of the anterior portion of the hard palate | incisive foramen |
| small ovoid radiolucency between the roots of the maxillary central incisors | incisive foramen |
| an immovable joint between the two palatine processes of the maxilla | median palatal suture |
| thin, radiolucent line between the maxillary central incisors | median palatal suture |
| pear-shaped compartment of bone located superior to the maxilla | nasal cavity |
| large, radiolucent area above the maxillary incisors | nasal cavity |
| vertical bony wall or partition that divides the nasal cavity into the right and left nasal fossae | nasal septum |
| vertical, radiopaque partition that divides the nasal cavity | nasal septum |
| a sharp projection of the maxilla located at the anterior and inferior portion of the nasal cavity | anterior nasal spine |
| V-shaped radiopaque area located at the intersection of the floor of the nasal cavity and the nasal septum | anterior nasal spine |
| paired compartments of bone located within the maxilla located above the maxillary premolar and molar teeth | maxillary sinus |
| radiolucent area superior to the apices of the maxillary posterior teeth | maxillary sinus |
| borders that outline and / or divide the maxillary sinus | floor of the maxillary sinus |
| thin, radiopaque lines that surround / divide the sinus | floor of the maxillary sinus |
| the intersection of the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity | inverted y |
| radiopaque upside-down y located superior to the maxillary canine | inverted y |
| a rounded prominence of bone that extend posterior to the third molar region | maxillary tuberosity |
| radiopaque bulge distal to the third molar region | maxillary tuberosity |
| a small, hook-like projection of bone located posterior to the maxillary tuberosity region | hamulus |
| radiopaque hook-like projection posterior to the maxillary tuberosity | hamulus |
| a bony projection of the maxilla that articulates with the zygoma | zygomatic process of the maxilla |
| j- or u-shaped radiopacity located superior to the maxillary first molar region | zygomatic process of the maxilla |
| cheek bone; composed of dense cortical bone | zygoma |
| diffuse, radiopaque band extending posterior from the zygomatic process of the maxilla | zygoma |
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