DH 105 QUIZ 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following skull bones are considered to be paired
cranial bones? Answer: Temporal bones
◉ Through which bony opening do BOTH the right and left
nasopalatine nerves exit onto the palate? Answer: Incisive foramen
◉ Which part of the temporal bone is involved in the
temporomandibular joint? Answer: Squamous part
◉ Which of the following features is located on the tympanic part of
the temporal bone? Answer: External acoustic meatus
◉ Located on the sphenoid bone, this bony opening is where the
maxillary division of the 5th cranial/Trigeminal nerve passes
through: Answer: Foramen rotundum
◉ Located on the sphenoid bone, this bony opening is where the
mandibular division of the 5th cranial/Trigeminal nerve passes
through: Answer: Foramen ovale
, ◉ From the following list of structures, which structure is located on
the petrous part of the temporal bone: Answer: Mastoid process
◉ Which of the following bones and their processes form the hard
palate? Answer: Horizontal plates of the palatine bones and palatine
processes of the maxillae
◉ On the eyeball is a white area with a central area of coloration.
What is the term for the white area? Answer: Sclera
◉ The line of demarcation between the firmer and pinker attached
gingiva and the movable and redder alveolar mucosa is the: Answer:
Mucogingival juction
◉ Where are foliate lingual papillae located within the oral cavity?
Answer: Lateral border of the tongue
◉ Which of the following needs to occur in order to effectively
examine the floor of the mouth during an extraoral examination?
Answer: Check midline lingual frenum
◉ The yellower and looser posterior part of the palate is the hard
palate; it is the larger part of the palate since it comprises
approximately 85% of the total surface: Answer: First statement is
false, Second statement is true
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following skull bones are considered to be paired
cranial bones? Answer: Temporal bones
◉ Through which bony opening do BOTH the right and left
nasopalatine nerves exit onto the palate? Answer: Incisive foramen
◉ Which part of the temporal bone is involved in the
temporomandibular joint? Answer: Squamous part
◉ Which of the following features is located on the tympanic part of
the temporal bone? Answer: External acoustic meatus
◉ Located on the sphenoid bone, this bony opening is where the
maxillary division of the 5th cranial/Trigeminal nerve passes
through: Answer: Foramen rotundum
◉ Located on the sphenoid bone, this bony opening is where the
mandibular division of the 5th cranial/Trigeminal nerve passes
through: Answer: Foramen ovale
, ◉ From the following list of structures, which structure is located on
the petrous part of the temporal bone: Answer: Mastoid process
◉ Which of the following bones and their processes form the hard
palate? Answer: Horizontal plates of the palatine bones and palatine
processes of the maxillae
◉ On the eyeball is a white area with a central area of coloration.
What is the term for the white area? Answer: Sclera
◉ The line of demarcation between the firmer and pinker attached
gingiva and the movable and redder alveolar mucosa is the: Answer:
Mucogingival juction
◉ Where are foliate lingual papillae located within the oral cavity?
Answer: Lateral border of the tongue
◉ Which of the following needs to occur in order to effectively
examine the floor of the mouth during an extraoral examination?
Answer: Check midline lingual frenum
◉ The yellower and looser posterior part of the palate is the hard
palate; it is the larger part of the palate since it comprises
approximately 85% of the total surface: Answer: First statement is
false, Second statement is true
