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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amdiastemamismamspacembetweenmtwomteethminmthemsamemarch.mWhenmthismoccursmbetweenm
themmaxillarymcentralmincisors,mitmismoftenmthemresultmofmampronouncedmlabialmfrenum.
a. Bothmstatementsmaremtrue.
b. Themfirstmstatementmismtrue;mthemsecondmismfalse.
c. Themfirstmstatementmismfalse;mthemsecondmismtrue.
d. Bothmstatementsmaremfalse.
ANS:m A
Amspace,mormlackmofmcontactmarea,mbetweenmanymtwomteethminmthemsamemarchmismcalledmamdiaste
ma.mWhenmamdiastemamoccursmbetweenmthemmaxillarymcentralmincisors,mitmismoftenmthemresultmo
fmampronouncedmlabialmfrenummextendingmtomthemcrestmofmthemalveolarmridgemandmpossiblymove
rmthemridge.mThismbandmofmfirmmconnectivemtissuemcausesmthemeruptingmincisorsmtombempushedm
asidemresultingminmamdiastema,mormspace.mCorrectionmofmamdiastemamusuallyminvolvesmsurgical
mremoval,mormcutting,mofmthemfrenalmtissuembetweenmthemteeth.
REF: p.m3
2. Torusmpalatinusmismseenmonmthe
a. Softmpalate
b. Hardmpalate
c. Alveolarmridge
d. Oralmpharynx
ANS:m B
Torusmpalatinusmismexcessmbonemgrowthmandmoccursminmthemmidlinemofmthemhardmpalate.mItmma
ymgrowmtomvaryingmsizesmandmismgenerallymonlymamproblemmwhenmthemconstructionmofmammaxil
larymdenturemismnecessary.mInmhealth,msuchmbonymprotuberances,mormexcessmbonemgrowths,mdom
notmoccurmonmthemsoftmpalate,malveolarmridge,mormoralmpharynx.
REF: p.m6
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanothermtermmformtongue-tied?
a. Glossolalia
b. Ankyloglossia
c. Frenectomy
d. Glossitis
ANS:m B
Ankyloglossia,mamconditionmwheremthemmuscularmfrenalmattachmentm(frenum)mismshortmandmat
tachesmclosemtomthemtipmofmthemtongue,mlimitsmtonguemmovement.mGlossolaliamismdefinedmasm“
speakingminmtongues”.mAmfrenectomymismthemsurgicalmproceduremperformedmtomexcise,mormcut,
mam
pronouncedmfrenummwithmthemgoalmofmclosingmamdiastema.mGlossitismismanminflammatorymc
onditionmofmthemtonguemcharacterizedmbymerythemam(redness)mandmtenderness.mGlossitismtypi
callyminvolvesmonlymthemdorsalm(top)msurface,mhowevermitmcanminvolvemthementiremtongue.
, REF: p.m7
4. Contractionmofmwhichmmusclemraisesmthemtonguemupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatormglossal
ANS:m A
Contractionmofmthemmylohyoidmmusclemraisesmthemtongue.mThempalatopharyngealmmusclemandm
thempalatoglossalmmusclemformmthemposterolateralmbordersmofmthemoralmcavity.mTheremismnotmam
musclembymthemnamemofmlevatormglossal.
REF: p.m9
5. Themoralmvestibulemismpartiallymborderedmbymthemlipsmandmcheeks.mThemoralmcavitympro
permextendsmposteriorlymtomthemsoftmpalate.
a. Bothmstatementsmaremtrue.
b. Themfirstmstatementmismtrue;mthemsecondmismfalse.
c. Themfirstmstatementmismfalse;mthemsecondmismtrue.
d. Bothmstatementsmaremfalse.
ANS:m B
Themoralmvestibulemismthemspacemormpotentialmspacemthatmexistsmbetweenmthemlipsmormcheeksma
ndmthemteeth.mInmanmedentulousmperson,mthemvestibulemwouldmextendmbetweenmthemlipsmormche
eksmandmthemalveolarmridges.mThemoralmcavitympropermismsurroundedmbymthemteethmormalveolar
mridgesmandmextendsmallmthemwaymbackmtomthempalatinemtonsils.mThismincludesmthemregionmfro
mmthemfloormofmthemmouthmupwardmtomthemhardmandmsoftmpalates.
REF: p.m2
6. EachmofmthemfollowingmismtruemofmthemuvulamEXCEPTmone.mWhichmonemismthemEXCEPTION?
a. Itmismlocatedmatmthemmostmposteriormportionmofmthemhardmpalate.
b. Itmismlocatedmatmthemmidline.
c. Itmismamdownwardlymprojectingmmuscle.
d. Itmismnecessarymformswallowing.
ANS:m D
Themuvulamismamdownwardlymprojectingmmuscularmtissuemlocatedmatmthemmidlinemofmthemm
ostmposteriormportionmofmthemhardmpalate.mItmismNOTmnecessarymformswallowing.
REF: p.m7
7. Themcircumvallatempapillaemaremlocatedmonmthemhardmpalate,mbuccalmmucosa,mandmfloormofm
themmouth.mThempapillaemfoundmonmthemtonguemaremthemfiliform,mfungiform,mvallate,mfoliate
,mandmincisive.
a. Bothmstatementsmaremtrue.
b. Themfirstmstatementmismtrue;mthemsecondmismfalse.
c. Themfirstmstatementmismfalse;mthemsecondmismtrue.
, d. Bothmstatementsmaremfalse.
ANS:m D
Allmpapillaemlistedminmbothmstatementsmaremlocatedmonmthemtonguemwithmthemexceptionmofm
themincisivempapilla,mwhichmismlocatedmonmthemhardmpalate.mNotemthatmthemincisivempapillam
ismamsingularmstructure,mthusmthemdifferentmspelling.mTheremaremnompapillaemlocatedmonmeit
hermthembuccalmmucosamormthemfloormofmthemmouth.
REF: p.m7
8. Eachmofmthemfollowingmstructuresmcanmreadilymbemviewedmwhenmexaminingmthemoralmcav
itymEXCEPTmone.mWhichmonemismthemEXCEPTION?
a. Foveampalatinae
b. Tonsillarmpillars
c. Laryngealmpharynx
d. Sublingualmfold
ANS:m C
Themlaryngealmpharynxmismlocatedmbelowmthemoralmpharynxmandmcannotmbemseenmwhilemexami
ningmthemoralmcavity.mThemfoveampalatinae,mthemtonsillarmpillars,mandmthemsublingualmfoldmcanm
bemseenmwhenmexaminingmthemoralmcavity.mFoveampalatinaemaremsmallmdepressionsminmmucosam
onmeithermsidemofmthemposteriormnasalmspinemindicatingmthemjunctionmofmthemhardmandmsoftmpalat
e.mTonsillarmpillarsmaremfoldsmofmtissuemthatmpartiallymsurroundmthemtonsils.mThemsublingualmfol
dmextendsmbackwardmonmeithermsidemofmthemfloormofmthemmouthmandmismsituatedmjustmsuperiormt
omthemsubmandibularmgland.
REF: p.m2m|mpp.m6-7
9. EachmofmthemfollowingmstructuresmismlocatedmwithinmthemhardmpalatemEXCEPTmone.mWhichmo
nemismthemEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivempapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greatermpalatinemforamina
d. Themanteriormandmposteriormpillars
ANS:m D
Themanteriormandmposteriormpillarsmaremlocatedmposteriormtomthemsoftmpalate.mThemposteriormpil
larmismalsomcalledmthempalatopharyngealmarchmormfold.mThemanteriormpillarmismalsomcalledmthemp
alatoglossalmarchmormfold.mThemtonsilsmliembetweenmthemanteriormandmposteriormpillars.mThemin
cisivempapillamandmrugaemaremlocatedmonmthemanteriormportionmofmthemhardmpalate.mThemgreater
mpalatinemforaminamaremlocatedminmthemposteriormportionsmofmthemhardmpalatemlingualmtomthemse
condmandmthirdmmaxillarymmolars.
REF: p.m5m|mp.m7
10. Themsmallmbonymgrowthsmthatmcommonlymoccurmonmthembuccalmcorticalmplatemofmthemmaxil
laemandmthemmandiblemaremcalled
a. Torusmpalatinus
b. Mandibularmtori
c. Exostoses
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amdiastemamismamspacembetweenmtwomteethminmthemsamemarch.mWhenmthismoccursmbetweenm
themmaxillarymcentralmincisors,mitmismoftenmthemresultmofmampronouncedmlabialmfrenum.
a. Bothmstatementsmaremtrue.
b. Themfirstmstatementmismtrue;mthemsecondmismfalse.
c. Themfirstmstatementmismfalse;mthemsecondmismtrue.
d. Bothmstatementsmaremfalse.
ANS:m A
Amspace,mormlackmofmcontactmarea,mbetweenmanymtwomteethminmthemsamemarchmismcalledmamdiaste
ma.mWhenmamdiastemamoccursmbetweenmthemmaxillarymcentralmincisors,mitmismoftenmthemresultmo
fmampronouncedmlabialmfrenummextendingmtomthemcrestmofmthemalveolarmridgemandmpossiblymove
rmthemridge.mThismbandmofmfirmmconnectivemtissuemcausesmthemeruptingmincisorsmtombempushedm
asidemresultingminmamdiastema,mormspace.mCorrectionmofmamdiastemamusuallyminvolvesmsurgical
mremoval,mormcutting,mofmthemfrenalmtissuembetweenmthemteeth.
REF: p.m3
2. Torusmpalatinusmismseenmonmthe
a. Softmpalate
b. Hardmpalate
c. Alveolarmridge
d. Oralmpharynx
ANS:m B
Torusmpalatinusmismexcessmbonemgrowthmandmoccursminmthemmidlinemofmthemhardmpalate.mItmma
ymgrowmtomvaryingmsizesmandmismgenerallymonlymamproblemmwhenmthemconstructionmofmammaxil
larymdenturemismnecessary.mInmhealth,msuchmbonymprotuberances,mormexcessmbonemgrowths,mdom
notmoccurmonmthemsoftmpalate,malveolarmridge,mormoralmpharynx.
REF: p.m6
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismanothermtermmformtongue-tied?
a. Glossolalia
b. Ankyloglossia
c. Frenectomy
d. Glossitis
ANS:m B
Ankyloglossia,mamconditionmwheremthemmuscularmfrenalmattachmentm(frenum)mismshortmandmat
tachesmclosemtomthemtipmofmthemtongue,mlimitsmtonguemmovement.mGlossolaliamismdefinedmasm“
speakingminmtongues”.mAmfrenectomymismthemsurgicalmproceduremperformedmtomexcise,mormcut,
mam
pronouncedmfrenummwithmthemgoalmofmclosingmamdiastema.mGlossitismismanminflammatorymc
onditionmofmthemtonguemcharacterizedmbymerythemam(redness)mandmtenderness.mGlossitismtypi
callyminvolvesmonlymthemdorsalm(top)msurface,mhowevermitmcanminvolvemthementiremtongue.
, REF: p.m7
4. Contractionmofmwhichmmusclemraisesmthemtonguemupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatormglossal
ANS:m A
Contractionmofmthemmylohyoidmmusclemraisesmthemtongue.mThempalatopharyngealmmusclemandm
thempalatoglossalmmusclemformmthemposterolateralmbordersmofmthemoralmcavity.mTheremismnotmam
musclembymthemnamemofmlevatormglossal.
REF: p.m9
5. Themoralmvestibulemismpartiallymborderedmbymthemlipsmandmcheeks.mThemoralmcavitympro
permextendsmposteriorlymtomthemsoftmpalate.
a. Bothmstatementsmaremtrue.
b. Themfirstmstatementmismtrue;mthemsecondmismfalse.
c. Themfirstmstatementmismfalse;mthemsecondmismtrue.
d. Bothmstatementsmaremfalse.
ANS:m B
Themoralmvestibulemismthemspacemormpotentialmspacemthatmexistsmbetweenmthemlipsmormcheeksma
ndmthemteeth.mInmanmedentulousmperson,mthemvestibulemwouldmextendmbetweenmthemlipsmormche
eksmandmthemalveolarmridges.mThemoralmcavitympropermismsurroundedmbymthemteethmormalveolar
mridgesmandmextendsmallmthemwaymbackmtomthempalatinemtonsils.mThismincludesmthemregionmfro
mmthemfloormofmthemmouthmupwardmtomthemhardmandmsoftmpalates.
REF: p.m2
6. EachmofmthemfollowingmismtruemofmthemuvulamEXCEPTmone.mWhichmonemismthemEXCEPTION?
a. Itmismlocatedmatmthemmostmposteriormportionmofmthemhardmpalate.
b. Itmismlocatedmatmthemmidline.
c. Itmismamdownwardlymprojectingmmuscle.
d. Itmismnecessarymformswallowing.
ANS:m D
Themuvulamismamdownwardlymprojectingmmuscularmtissuemlocatedmatmthemmidlinemofmthemm
ostmposteriormportionmofmthemhardmpalate.mItmismNOTmnecessarymformswallowing.
REF: p.m7
7. Themcircumvallatempapillaemaremlocatedmonmthemhardmpalate,mbuccalmmucosa,mandmfloormofm
themmouth.mThempapillaemfoundmonmthemtonguemaremthemfiliform,mfungiform,mvallate,mfoliate
,mandmincisive.
a. Bothmstatementsmaremtrue.
b. Themfirstmstatementmismtrue;mthemsecondmismfalse.
c. Themfirstmstatementmismfalse;mthemsecondmismtrue.
, d. Bothmstatementsmaremfalse.
ANS:m D
Allmpapillaemlistedminmbothmstatementsmaremlocatedmonmthemtonguemwithmthemexceptionmofm
themincisivempapilla,mwhichmismlocatedmonmthemhardmpalate.mNotemthatmthemincisivempapillam
ismamsingularmstructure,mthusmthemdifferentmspelling.mTheremaremnompapillaemlocatedmonmeit
hermthembuccalmmucosamormthemfloormofmthemmouth.
REF: p.m7
8. Eachmofmthemfollowingmstructuresmcanmreadilymbemviewedmwhenmexaminingmthemoralmcav
itymEXCEPTmone.mWhichmonemismthemEXCEPTION?
a. Foveampalatinae
b. Tonsillarmpillars
c. Laryngealmpharynx
d. Sublingualmfold
ANS:m C
Themlaryngealmpharynxmismlocatedmbelowmthemoralmpharynxmandmcannotmbemseenmwhilemexami
ningmthemoralmcavity.mThemfoveampalatinae,mthemtonsillarmpillars,mandmthemsublingualmfoldmcanm
bemseenmwhenmexaminingmthemoralmcavity.mFoveampalatinaemaremsmallmdepressionsminmmucosam
onmeithermsidemofmthemposteriormnasalmspinemindicatingmthemjunctionmofmthemhardmandmsoftmpalat
e.mTonsillarmpillarsmaremfoldsmofmtissuemthatmpartiallymsurroundmthemtonsils.mThemsublingualmfol
dmextendsmbackwardmonmeithermsidemofmthemfloormofmthemmouthmandmismsituatedmjustmsuperiormt
omthemsubmandibularmgland.
REF: p.m2m|mpp.m6-7
9. EachmofmthemfollowingmstructuresmismlocatedmwithinmthemhardmpalatemEXCEPTmone.mWhichmo
nemismthemEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivempapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greatermpalatinemforamina
d. Themanteriormandmposteriormpillars
ANS:m D
Themanteriormandmposteriormpillarsmaremlocatedmposteriormtomthemsoftmpalate.mThemposteriormpil
larmismalsomcalledmthempalatopharyngealmarchmormfold.mThemanteriormpillarmismalsomcalledmthemp
alatoglossalmarchmormfold.mThemtonsilsmliembetweenmthemanteriormandmposteriormpillars.mThemin
cisivempapillamandmrugaemaremlocatedmonmthemanteriormportionmofmthemhardmpalate.mThemgreater
mpalatinemforaminamaremlocatedminmthemposteriormportionsmofmthemhardmpalatemlingualmtomthemse
condmandmthirdmmaxillarymmolars.
REF: p.m5m|mp.m7
10. Themsmallmbonymgrowthsmthatmcommonlymoccurmonmthembuccalmcorticalmplatemofmthemmaxil
laemandmthemmandiblemaremcalled
a. Torusmpalatinus
b. Mandibularmtori
c. Exostoses
