Purpose and Techniques Questions
and Answers
RadiopaqueAStructuresA-
AAnswer✓ADenseAstructures.AAllowAlessAradiantAenergyAtoApassAthrough.AElectronsAreachAreceptorAw
ithAlessAenergy.AResultsAinAwhiteA(light)Aimage.
RadiolucentAStructuresA-
AAnswer✓ALessAdenseAstructures.AAllowAradiantAenergyAtoApassAthrough.AElectronsAreachAimageArec
eptorAwithAhighAenergy,AcausingAdarkAimage.
MandibleA-AAnswer✓ASingleAboneAofAlowerAjaw.ARadiopaque.
MaxillaA-
AAnswer✓ATwoAbonesAthatAformAupperAjawAandApartAofApalate.AJoinedAatAmidlineAbyAtheAmaxillaryA
suture.ARadiopaque.
RamusA-AAnswer✓AVerticalAportionAatAeachAendAofAmandible.ARadiopaque.
BodyAofAmandibleA-AAnswer✓ACurvedAportionAofAmandibleAthatAconnectsArami.ARadiopaque.
CondyleAofAmandibleA-AAnswer✓ABall-
likeAtopAofAramusAwhichAformsAtheAhingeAbetweenAtemporalAboneAandAmandible.APartAofATMJ.AAppearsA
inAextraoralAimages.ARadiopaque.
MidsagittalAPlaneA-AAnswer✓Amidline,AdividesAtheAbodyAintoAequalAleftAandArightAhalves
OrbitA-AAnswer✓AEyeAcavity,AextraoralAimages.ARadiolucent.
FrankfortAPlaneA-AAnswer✓AImaginaryAlineAfromAbottomAofAeyeAsocketAtoAtheAearAcanal.
, InvertedAYA-
AAnswer✓AJunctionAofAlateralAwallAofAnasalAfossaAandAwallAofAmaxillaryAsinus.AAboveAmaxillaryAca
nine.ARadiopaque.
MaxillaryASinusA-AAnswer✓AAir-
filledAcavityAaboveAmaxillaryApremolarAandAmolars.ARadiolucent,AoutlineAradiopaque.
NutrientACanalsA-
AAnswer✓APassagewaysAthroughAboneAthatAsupplyAteeth.ACalledApulpAtissueAonceAtheyAenterAtooth.A
RadiolucentAverticalAlines.
InternalAObliqueARidgeA-
AAnswer✓ALineAofAboneAonAinternalAaspectAofAmandible.ANearAapicesAofAmolars.ARadiopaqueAbandAm
ayArunAparallelAtoAexternalAobliqueAridge.
MandibularACanalA-
AAnswer✓APassagewayAthroughAboneAextendingAlengthAofAmandibleAforAinferiorAalveolarAnerve.ARadi
olucentAbandAoutlinedAbyAtwoAradiopaqueAlinesA(corticalAboneAlining).
ExternalAObliqueARidgeA-
AAnswer✓ARadiopaqueAbandAnearAcrownAofAmandibularAmolars.ALineAofAboneAonAexternalAaspectAofA
mandible.
AlveolarARidgeA-AAnswer✓ABonyAridgeAthatAcontainsAalveoliA(toothAsockets).ARadiopaque.
MentalAprocessA-
AAnswer✓ALineAofAboneAonAexternalAsurfaceAofAanteriorAmandible.AThickAradiopaqueAbandA(upsideAd
ownAV)
MentalAForamenA-
AAnswer✓ATwoAopeningsAonAmandibleAsupplyingAlowerAlipAwithAbloodAvessels.ALocatedAinAapicalAregi
onAofAmandibularApremolars.ASmallAroundAradiolucentAarea.
ZygomaA-AAnswer✓ACheekAbone.ARadiopaqueAonAextraoralAimages.