NDAEB EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Angle of the Mandible
Answer: Lower posterior of ramus.
●● Angular Cheilosis
Answer: Inflammation at the corners of the mouth. (Fungal condition or
vitamin B complex deficiency.
●● Anterior Faucial Pillar
Answer: Anterior arch of the soft palate.
●● Anterior Naris
Answer: Aka nostril.
●● Buccal Vestibule
Answer: Area between cheeks and teeth or alveolar ridge.
●● Canthus
Answer: Fold of tissue at the corner or eyelid.
,●● Filiform Papillae
Answer: Thread like elevations that cover most of the tongue.
●● Fordyce's Spots
Answer: Normal variations that may appear on buccal mucosa.
●● Frenum
Answer: Band of tissue passing from facial oral mucosa at midline of
arch to midline of inner surface of lip.
●● Fungiform Papillae
Answer: Knoblike projections on the tongue.
●● Gingiva
Answer: Masticatory mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of jaws
and surrounds the neck of teeth.
●● Glabella
Answer: Smooth surface of front bone. (Anatomical part, directly above
root of nose)
●● Incisive Papilla
,Answer: Pear-shaped pad of tissue covering the incisive foramen.
●● Isthmus of Fauces
Answer: Opening between the two arches of the soft palate.
●● Labia
Answer: Aka lips.
●● Labial Commissure
Answer: Corner of mouth where the upper and lower lips join.
●● Linea Alba
Answer: Normal variation noted on buccal mucosa.
●● Lingual Frenum
Answer: Thin fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the
mouth to the under side of the tongue.
●● Mental Protuberance
Answer: Part of the mandible forming the chin.
●● Mucobuccal Fold
, Answer: Base of vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar
mucosa.
●● Mucogingival Junction
Answer: A distinct line of color change in tissue where the alveolar
membrane meets the attached gingiva.
●● Nasion
Answer: Midpoint between the eyes, just above the eyebrow.
●● Nasolabial Sulcus
Answer: Groove extending upward between labial commissure and nasal
ala.
●● Oral Cavity Proper
Answer: The space on the tongue side within the upper and lower
arches.
●● Parotid Papilla
Answer: Small elevation of tissue on the inner surface of the cheek.
●● Philtrum
Answer: Area under the nose and above the top lip.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION BUNDLE
●● Angle of the Mandible
Answer: Lower posterior of ramus.
●● Angular Cheilosis
Answer: Inflammation at the corners of the mouth. (Fungal condition or
vitamin B complex deficiency.
●● Anterior Faucial Pillar
Answer: Anterior arch of the soft palate.
●● Anterior Naris
Answer: Aka nostril.
●● Buccal Vestibule
Answer: Area between cheeks and teeth or alveolar ridge.
●● Canthus
Answer: Fold of tissue at the corner or eyelid.
,●● Filiform Papillae
Answer: Thread like elevations that cover most of the tongue.
●● Fordyce's Spots
Answer: Normal variations that may appear on buccal mucosa.
●● Frenum
Answer: Band of tissue passing from facial oral mucosa at midline of
arch to midline of inner surface of lip.
●● Fungiform Papillae
Answer: Knoblike projections on the tongue.
●● Gingiva
Answer: Masticatory mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of jaws
and surrounds the neck of teeth.
●● Glabella
Answer: Smooth surface of front bone. (Anatomical part, directly above
root of nose)
●● Incisive Papilla
,Answer: Pear-shaped pad of tissue covering the incisive foramen.
●● Isthmus of Fauces
Answer: Opening between the two arches of the soft palate.
●● Labia
Answer: Aka lips.
●● Labial Commissure
Answer: Corner of mouth where the upper and lower lips join.
●● Linea Alba
Answer: Normal variation noted on buccal mucosa.
●● Lingual Frenum
Answer: Thin fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the
mouth to the under side of the tongue.
●● Mental Protuberance
Answer: Part of the mandible forming the chin.
●● Mucobuccal Fold
, Answer: Base of vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar
mucosa.
●● Mucogingival Junction
Answer: A distinct line of color change in tissue where the alveolar
membrane meets the attached gingiva.
●● Nasion
Answer: Midpoint between the eyes, just above the eyebrow.
●● Nasolabial Sulcus
Answer: Groove extending upward between labial commissure and nasal
ala.
●● Oral Cavity Proper
Answer: The space on the tongue side within the upper and lower
arches.
●● Parotid Papilla
Answer: Small elevation of tissue on the inner surface of the cheek.
●● Philtrum
Answer: Area under the nose and above the top lip.
