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Midterm Part 4
Chapter 9 Quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The fontanelle, or soft spot, of a newborn infant is located where the parietal bones will articulate with which of the following bones? | Frontal |
| Patients with TMD may have ____________ of the muscles of mastication that can become part of a cycle that results in tissue damage, increased pain, and muscle tenderness. | spasms |
| Which blood vessel gives rise to the common carotid artery? | Aorta |
| Which artery supplies blood to the maxillary anterior teeth? | Anterior superior alveolar |
| The cranium consists of _______ bones. | 8 |
| Which muscle of the floor of the mouth forms (with the mandible) a submandibular triangle on each side of the neck? | Digastric |
| Which of the following salivary gland ducts is associated with the parotid salivary gland? | Stensen’s |
| Which of the following bones is suspended between the mandible and the larynx? | Hyoid |
| The human skull is divided into the _________ and the face. | cranium |
| Which of the following bones of the face creates the prominence of the cheek? | Zygomatic |
| Which statement is not true of trismus? | Trismus is a cracking sound in the temporomandibular joint. |
| Which of the following is the most common cause of restricted mandibular movement? | Trismus |
| A ___________ is an opening in bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass. | foramen |
| Which statement is true of the parotid salivary gland? | The parotid gland empties into the mouth through Stensen’s duct. |
| The _______________ bone(s) articulates with the ethmoid and frontal bones and also forms part of the orbit of the eye. | lesser wing of the sphenoid |
| Which of the following arteries supplies maxillary posterior teeth? | Posterior superior alveolar artery |
| The mastoid process is located in the __________ bone. | temporal |
| Which of the following bones forms the prominence of the cheeks and part of the orbit? | Zygomatic |
| If a patient has permanent paralysis of the tongue and lip after an extraction of a mandibular third molar, which cranial nerve was damaged? | V—trigeminal |
| Cranial nerves originate from which of the following areas? | Directly from the brain |
| An infection of which of the following paranasal sinuses is most likely to damage vision? | Sphenoid |
| The articulation between the _____________ and the mandible form the temporomandibular joint. | temporal bones |
| Cervical lymph nodes are located | in the neck |
| The site where bones come together to form a cartilaginous joint is called a | symphysis |
| Which of the following is the only movable bone of the face? | Mandible |
| Which of the following sinuses is the largest? | Maxillary |
| The muscle of facial expression that compresses the cheeks against the teeth and retracts the angle of the mouth is the | buccinator |
| Which of the following is a neck muscle? | Sternocleidomastoid |
| Which type of bone forms the back and base of the cranium? | Occipital |
| Lateral movement of the mandible occurs when the internal and external pterygoid muscles | on the same side of the face contract together. |
| The muscle of facial expression that raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin and pushes up the lower lip is the | mentalis |
| The _______________ form(s) the bridge of the nose. | lacrimal bones |
| Mandibular movement is possible due to the activity of which of the following groups of muscles? | Mastication |
| Which nerve innervates the maxillary first and second premolars? | Middle superior alveolar |
| The oral cavity is primarily innervated by which of the following nerves? | Trigeminal |
| Serous saliva is ____________________ fluid. | watery and mainly protein |
| A(n) _____________ can develop in the salivary duct that prevents the saliva from flowing into the mouth. | sialolith |
| Which of the following bones forms the posterior part of the hard palate and the floor of the nose? | Palatine |
| The first phase in mouth opening and movement of the temporomandibular joint is | hinge action |
| Which of the following veins courses from the pterygoid plexus to the facial vein | Deep facial vein |
| The anterior portion of each ramus of the mandible is called the | coronoid process. |
| The ________________ forms the support for the teeth of the maxillary arch. | alveolar process |
| Which of the following separates the coronoid and condyloid processes? | Sigmoid notch |
| Which artery supplies blood to the face and mouth? | External carotid |
| Which of the following foramina is located on the lingual surface of each ramus of the mandible? | Mandibular foramen |
| The submandibular salivary gland | lies beneath the mandible in the submandibular fossa. |