Chapter 01: Oral Cavity
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Brand/Isselhard: Anatomy of Orofacial Structures, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLEtCHOICE
1. Atdiastematistatspacetbetweenttwotteethtintthetsametarch.tWhentthistoccurstbetweentthetmaxi
llarytcentraltincisors,tittistoftentthetresulttoftatpronouncedtlabialtfrenum.
a. Bothtstatementstarettrue.
b. Thetfirsttstatementtisttrue;tthetsecondtstatementtistfalse.
c. Thetfirsttstatementtistfalse;tthetsecondtstatementtisttrue.
d. Bothtstatementstaretfalse.
ANS:t A
Atspace,tortlacktoftcontacttarea,tbetweentanyttwotteethtintthetsametarchtistcalledtatdiastema.tWhenta
tdiastematoccurstbetweent thetmaxillarytcentraltincisors,tittistoftentthetresulttoftatpronouncedtlabial
tfrenumtextendingttotthetcresttoftthetalveolartridgetandtpossiblytovertthetridge.t Thistbandtoftfirmtc
onnectivettissuetcausesttheteruptingtincisorsttotbetpushedtasidetresultingtintatdiastema,tortspace.tC
orrectiontoftatdiastematusuallytinvolvestsurgicaltremoval,tortcutting,toftthetfrenalttissuetbetweentt
eeth.
REF:t p.t3
OBJ:t Totdescribetthetboundariestandtsub-boundariestoftthetoraltcavitytandtthetstructurestinteachtarea
NAT:tCDA:tGCtI.A.6.tIdentifytbasictoraltanatomytandtphysiology,tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:toraltcavi
ty.tTOP: BLOOM:tRemembering
2. Torustpalatinustistseentontthe
a. softtpalate
b. hardtpalate
c. alveolartridge
d. oraltpharynx
ANS:t B
Torustpalatinustistexcesstbonetgrowthtandtoccurstintthetmidlinetoftthethardtpalate.tIttmaytgrowttotv
aryingtsizestandtistgenerallytonlytatproblemtwhentthetconstructiontoftatmaxillarytdenturetistnecess
ary.tInthealth,tsuchtbonytprotuberances,tortexcesstbonetgrowths,tdotnottoccurtontthetsofttpalate,tal
veolartridge,tortoraltpharynx.
REF:t p.t5
OBJ:tTotdefinetthettermstvestibule,toraltcavitytproper,tmucobuccaltfold,tfrenum,talveolartmucosa,tgingiv
a,texostoses,ttorustpalatinus,tandttorustmandibularis
NAT:tCDA:tGCtI.A.2.tIdentifytbasictoraltanatomytandtphysiology,tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:tbon
es.tTOP: BLOOM:tRemembering
3. Contractiontoftwhichtmuscletraisestthettonguetupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatortglossal
ANS:t A
, Anatomytoft OrofacialtStructurest8thtEditiontBrandtTest
Contractiontoftthetmylohyoidtmuscletraisestthettongue.tThetpalatopharyngealtmuscletandtthetpala
toglossaltmuscletformtthetposterolateraltborderstoftthetoraltcavity.tTheretistnottatmuscletbytthetna
metoftlevatortglossal.
REF:t p.t7
OBJ:tTotdefinetthetlandmarkstintthetfloortoftthetmouthtandtthethardtandtsofttpalatetandtthetstructurestthattfo
rmtthem
NAT:tCDA:tGCtI.A.4.tIdentifytbasictoraltanatomytandtphysiology,tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:tmus
cles. TOP:t BLOOM:tRemembering
4. Thetoraltvestibuletistpartiallytborderedtbytthetlipstandtcheeks.tThetoraltcavitytpropertextendstpost
eriorlyttotthetsofttpalate.
a. Bothtstatementstarettrue.
b. Thetfirsttstatementtisttrue;tthetsecondtstatementtistfalse.
c. Thetfirsttstatementtistfalse;tthetsecondtstatementtisttrue.
d. Bothtstatementstaretfalse.
ANS:t B
Thetoraltvestibuletistthetspacetortpotentialtspacetthattexiststbetweentthetlipstortcheekstandtteeth.tInt
antedentuloustperson,tthetvestibuletwouldtextendtbetweentthetlipstortcheekstandtthetalveolartridge
s.tThetoraltcavitytpropertistsurroundedtbytteethtortalveolartridgestandtextendstalltthetwaytbackttotth
etpalatinettonsils.tThistincludestthetregiontfromtthetfloortoftthetmouthtupwardttotthethardtandtsoftt
palates.
REF:t p.t2
OBJ:t Totdescribetthetboundariestandtsub-boundariestoftthetoraltcavitytandtthetstructurestinteachtarea
NAT:t CDA:tGCtI.A.6.tIdentifyNbasR
ictoI
ity.tTOP: UtSraltNtaGnatoBm.y CandMphysiology, tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:toraltcav
BLOOM:tRemembering
5. EachtoftthetfollowingtisttruetoftthetuvulatEXCEPTtone.tWhichtonetistthetEXCEPTION?
a. Ittistlocatedtattthetmosttposteriortportiontoftthethardtpalate.
b. Ittistlocatedtattthetmidline.
c. Ittistatdownwardlytprojectingtmuscle.
d. Ittistnecessarytfortswallowing.
ANS:t D
Thetuvulatistatdownwardlytprojectingtmuscularttissuetlocatedtattthetmidlinetoftthetmosttposteriortpor
tiontoftthethardtpalate.tIttistNOTtnecessarytfortswallowing.
REF:t p.t6
OBJ:tTotdefinetthetlandmarkstintthetfloortoftthetmouthtandtthethardtandtsofttpalatetandtthetstructurestthattfo
rmtthem
NAT:tCDA:tGCtI.A.6.tIdentifytbasictoraltanatomytandtphysiology,tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:toraltcavi
ty.tTOP: BLOOM:tRemembering
6. Thetcircumvallatetpapillaetaretlocatedtontthethardtpalate,tbuccaltmucosa,tandtfloortoftthetmou
th.tThetpapillaetfoundtontthettonguetaretthetfiliform,tfungiform,tvallate,tfoliate,tandtincisive.
a. Bothtstatementstarettrue.
b. Thetfirsttstatementtisttrue;tthetsecondtstatementtistfalse.
c. Thetfirsttstatementtistfalse;tthetsecondtstatementtisttrue.
, Anatomytoft OrofacialtStructurest8thtEditiontBrandtTest
d. Bothtstatementstaretfalse.
ANS:t D
Alltpapillaetlistedtintbothtstatementstaretlocatedtontthettonguetwithtthetexceptiontoftthetincisivetpa
pilla,twhichtistlocatedtontthethardtpalate.tNotetthattthetincisivetpapillatistatsingulartstructure,tthustth
etdifferenttspelling.tTheretaretnotpapillaetlocatedtonteithertthetbuccaltmucosatortthetfloortoftthetmo
uth.
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OBJ:tTotdefinetthetlandmarkstintthetfloortoftthetmouthtandtthethardtandtsofttpalatetandtthetstructurestthattfo
rmtthem
NAT:tCDA:tGCtI.A.6.tIdentifytbasictoraltanatomytandtphysiology,tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:toraltcavi
ty.tTOP: BLOOM:tRemembering
7. EachtoftthetfollowingtstructurestcantreadilytbetviewedtwhentexaminingtthetoraltcavitytEX
CEPTtone.tWhichtonetistthetEXCEPTION?
a. Foveatpalatinae
b. Tonsillartpillars
c. Laryngealtpharynx
d. Sublingualtfold
ANS:t C
Thetlaryngealtpharynxtistlocatedtbelowtthetoraltpharynxtandtcannottbetseentwhiletexaminingttheto
raltcavity.tThetfoveatpalatinae,tthettonsillartpillars,tandtthetsublingualtfoldtcantbetseentwhentexam
iningtthetoraltcavity.tFoveatpalatinaetaretsmalltdepressionstintmucosatonteithertsidetoftthetposterio
rtnasaltspinetindicatingtthetjunctiontoftthethardtandtsofttpalate.tTonsillartpillarstaretfoldstofttissuett
hattpartiallytsurroundtthettonsils.tThetsublingualtfoldtextends
backwardtonteithertsidetoftt hNe tfloRor tI
UtStN G B.C M
oftt h e tmouthta n d tistsituatedtjusttsuperiorttotthetsubmandibulartgla
nd.
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OBJ:t Totdescribetthetboundariestandtsub-boundariestoftthetoraltcavitytandtthetstructurestinteachtarea
NAT:tCDA:tGCtI.A.6.tIdentifytbasictoraltanatomytandtphysiology,tincludingtbuttnottlimitedtto:toraltcavi
ty.tTOP: BLOOM:tRemembering
8. EachtoftthetfollowingtstructurestistlocatedtwithintthethardtpalatetEXCEPTtone.tWhichtonetistthetE
XCEPTION?
a. Incisivetpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greatertpalatinetforamina
d. Thetanteriortandtposteriortpillars
ANS:t D
Thetanteriortandtposteriortpillarstaretlocatedtposteriorttotthetsofttpalate.tThetposteriortpillartistalsot
calledtthetpalatopharyngealtarchtortfold.tThetanteriortpillartistalsotcalledtthetpalatoglossaltarchtort
fold.tThettonsilstlietbetweentthetanteriortandtposteriortpillars.
Thetincisivetpapillatandtrugaetaretlocatedtontthetanteriortportiontoftthethardtpalate.tThetgreatertpal
atinetforaminataretlocatedtintthetposteriortportionstoftthethardtpalatetlingualttotthetsecondtandtthirdt
maxillarytmolars.
REF:tpp.t5-6