,Chapter 01: Oral Cavity
k k k k
Test Bank
k
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akdiastemakiskakspacekbetweenktwokteethkinktheksamekarch.kWhenkthiskoccurskbetweenkthek
maxillarykcentralkincisors,kitkiskoftenkthekresultkofkakpronouncedklabialkfrenum.
a. Bothkstatementskarektrue.
b. Thekfirstkstatementkisktrue;ktheksecondkiskfalse.
c. Thekfirstkstatementkiskfalse;ktheksecondkisktrue.
d. Bothkstatementskarekfalse.
ANS:k A
Akspace,korklackkofkcontactkarea,kbetweenkanyktwokteethkinktheksamekarchkiskcalledkakdiastema.k
Whenkakdiastemakoccurskbetweenkthekmaxillarykcentralkincisors,kitkiskoftenkthekresultkofkakpron
ouncedklabialkfrenumkextendingktokthekcrestkofkthekalveolarkridgekandkpossiblykoverkthekridge.k
Thiskbandkofkfirmkconnectivektissuekcauseskthekeruptingkincisorsktokbekpushedkasidekresultingki
nkakdiastema,korkspace.kCorrectionkofkakdiastemakusuallykinvolvesksurgicalkremoval,korkcutting,
kofkthekfrenalktissuekbetweenkthekteeth.
REF: p.k3
2. Toruskpalatinuskiskseenkonkthe
a. Softkpalate
b. Hardkpalate
c. Alveolarkridge
d. Oralkpharynx
ANS:k B
Toruskpalatinuskiskexcesskbonekgrowthkandkoccurskinkthekmidlinekofkthekhardkpalate.kItkmaykgr
owktokvaryingksizeskandkiskgenerallykonlykakproblemkwhenkthekconstructionkofkakmaxillarykdent
urekisknecessary.kInkhealth,ksuchkbonykprotuberances,korkexcesskbonekgrowths,kdoknotkoccurko
nktheksoftkpalate,kalveolarkridge,korkoralkpharynx.
REF: p.k6
3. Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskanotherktermkforktongue-tied?
a. Glossolalia
b. Ankyloglossia
c. Frenectomy
d. Glossitis
ANS:k B
Ankyloglossia,kakconditionkwherekthekmuscularkfrenalkattachmentk(frenum)kiskshortkandkattac
heskclosektokthektipkofkthektongue,klimitsktonguekmovement.kGlossolaliakiskdefinedkask“speakin
gkinktongues”.kAkfrenectomykisktheksurgicalkprocedurekperformedktokexcise,korkcut,kakpronounc
edkfrenumkwithkthekgoalkofkclosingkakdiastema.kGlossitiskiskankinflammatorykconditionkofkthekt
onguekcharacterizedkbykerythemak(redness)kandktenderness.kGlossitisktypicallykinvolveskonlyk
thekdorsalk(top)ksurface,khoweverkitkcankinvolvekthekentirektongue.
, REF: p.k7
4. Contractionkofkwhichkmusclekraiseskthektonguekupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatorkglossal
ANS:k A
Contractionkofkthekmylohyoidkmusclekraiseskthektongue.kThekpalatopharyngealkmusclekandkthek
palatoglossalkmusclekformkthekposterolateralkborderskofkthekoralkcavity.kTherekisknotkakmusclek
byktheknamekofklevatorkglossal.
REF: p.k9
5. Thekoralkvestibulekiskpartiallykborderedkbyktheklipskandkcheeks.kThekoralkcavitykproperke
xtendskposteriorlyktoktheksoftkpalate.
a. Bothkstatementskarektrue.
b. Thekfirstkstatementkisktrue;ktheksecondkiskfalse.
c. Thekfirstkstatementkiskfalse;ktheksecondkisktrue.
d. Bothkstatementskarekfalse.
ANS:k B
Thekoralkvestibulekiskthekspacekorkpotentialkspacekthatkexistskbetweenktheklipskorkcheekskandkth
ekteeth.kInkankedentulouskperson,kthekvestibulekwouldkextendkbetweenktheklipskorkcheekskandkt
hekalveolarkridges.kThekoralkcavitykproperkisksurroundedkbykthekteethkorkalveolarkridgeskandkex
tendskallkthekwaykbackktokthekpalatinektonsils.kThiskincludeskthekregionkfromkthekfloorkofkthekm
outhkupwardktokthekhardkandksoftkpalates.
REF: p.k2
6. EachkofkthekfollowingkisktruekofkthekuvulakEXCEPTkone.kWhichkonekiskthekEXCEPTION?
a. Itkisklocatedkatkthekmostkposteriorkportionkofkthekhardkpalate.
b. Itkisklocatedkatkthekmidline.
c. Itkiskakdownwardlykprojectingkmuscle.
d. Itkisknecessarykforkswallowing.
ANS:k D
Thekuvulakiskakdownwardlykprojectingkmuscularktissueklocatedkatkthekmidlinekofkthekmostkp
osteriorkportionkofkthekhardkpalate.kItkiskNOTknecessarykforkswallowing.
REF: p.k7
7. Thekcircumvallatekpapillaekareklocatedkonkthekhardkpalate,kbuccalkmucosa,kandkfloorkofkthek
mouth.kThekpapillaekfoundkonkthektonguekarekthekfiliform,kfungiform,kvallate,kfoliate,kandkin
cisive.
a. Bothkstatementskarektrue.
b. Thekfirstkstatementkisktrue;ktheksecondkiskfalse.
c. Thekfirstkstatementkiskfalse;ktheksecondkisktrue.
, d. Bothkstatementskarekfalse.
ANS:k D
Allkpapillaeklistedkinkbothkstatementskareklocatedkonkthektonguekwithkthekexceptionkofktheki
ncisivekpapilla,kwhichkisklocatedkonkthekhardkpalate.kNotekthatkthekincisivekpapillakiskaksing
ularkstructure,kthuskthekdifferentkspelling.kTherekareknokpapillaeklocatedkonkeitherkthekbucca
lkmucosakorkthekfloorkofkthekmouth.
REF: p.k7
8. Eachkofkthekfollowingkstructureskcankreadilykbekviewedkwhenkexaminingkthekoralkcavityk
EXCEPTkone.kWhichkonekiskthekEXCEPTION?
a. Foveakpalatinae
b. Tonsillarkpillars
c. Laryngealkpharynx
d. Sublingualkfold
ANS:k C
Theklaryngealkpharynxkisklocatedkbelowkthekoralkpharynxkandkcannotkbekseenkwhilekexaminingk
thekoralkcavity.kThekfoveakpalatinae,kthektonsillarkpillars,kandktheksublingualkfoldkcankbekseenkw
henkexaminingkthekoralkcavity.kFoveakpalatinaekareksmallkdepressionskinkmucosakonkeitherksidek
ofkthekposteriorknasalkspinekindicatingkthekjunctionkofkthekhardkandksoftkpalate.kTonsillarkpillarsk
arekfoldskofktissuekthatkpartiallyksurroundkthektonsils.kTheksublingualkfoldkextendskbackwardkon
keitherksidekofkthekfloorkofkthekmouthkandkisksituatedkjustksuperiorktoktheksubmandibularkgland.
REF: p.k2k|kpp.k6-7
9. EachkofkthekfollowingkstructureskisklocatedkwithinkthekhardkpalatekEXCEPTkone.kWhichkonekis
kthekEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivekpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greaterkpalatinekforamina
d. Thekanteriorkandkposteriorkpillars
ANS:k D
Thekanteriorkandkposteriorkpillarskareklocatedkposteriorktoktheksoftkpalate.kThekposteriorkpillarkis
kalsokcalledkthekpalatopharyngealkarchkorkfold.kThekanteriorkpillarkiskalsokcalledkthekpalatoglos
salkarchkorkfold.kThektonsilskliekbetweenkthekanteriorkandkposteriorkpillars.kThekincisivekpapilla
kandkrugaekareklocatedkonkthekanteriorkportionkofkthekhardkpalate.kThekgreaterkpalatinekforamin
akareklocatedkinkthekposteriorkportionskofkthekhardkpalateklingualktoktheksecondkandkthirdkmaxill
arykmolars.
REF: p.k5k|kp.k7
10. Theksmallkbonykgrowthskthatkcommonlykoccurkonkthekbuccalkcorticalkplatekofkthekmaxillaeka
ndkthekmandiblekarekcalled
a. Toruskpalatinus
b. Mandibularktori
c. Exostoses
k k k k
Test Bank
k
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Akdiastemakiskakspacekbetweenktwokteethkinktheksamekarch.kWhenkthiskoccurskbetweenkthek
maxillarykcentralkincisors,kitkiskoftenkthekresultkofkakpronouncedklabialkfrenum.
a. Bothkstatementskarektrue.
b. Thekfirstkstatementkisktrue;ktheksecondkiskfalse.
c. Thekfirstkstatementkiskfalse;ktheksecondkisktrue.
d. Bothkstatementskarekfalse.
ANS:k A
Akspace,korklackkofkcontactkarea,kbetweenkanyktwokteethkinktheksamekarchkiskcalledkakdiastema.k
Whenkakdiastemakoccurskbetweenkthekmaxillarykcentralkincisors,kitkiskoftenkthekresultkofkakpron
ouncedklabialkfrenumkextendingktokthekcrestkofkthekalveolarkridgekandkpossiblykoverkthekridge.k
Thiskbandkofkfirmkconnectivektissuekcauseskthekeruptingkincisorsktokbekpushedkasidekresultingki
nkakdiastema,korkspace.kCorrectionkofkakdiastemakusuallykinvolvesksurgicalkremoval,korkcutting,
kofkthekfrenalktissuekbetweenkthekteeth.
REF: p.k3
2. Toruskpalatinuskiskseenkonkthe
a. Softkpalate
b. Hardkpalate
c. Alveolarkridge
d. Oralkpharynx
ANS:k B
Toruskpalatinuskiskexcesskbonekgrowthkandkoccurskinkthekmidlinekofkthekhardkpalate.kItkmaykgr
owktokvaryingksizeskandkiskgenerallykonlykakproblemkwhenkthekconstructionkofkakmaxillarykdent
urekisknecessary.kInkhealth,ksuchkbonykprotuberances,korkexcesskbonekgrowths,kdoknotkoccurko
nktheksoftkpalate,kalveolarkridge,korkoralkpharynx.
REF: p.k6
3. Whichkofkthekfollowingkiskanotherktermkforktongue-tied?
a. Glossolalia
b. Ankyloglossia
c. Frenectomy
d. Glossitis
ANS:k B
Ankyloglossia,kakconditionkwherekthekmuscularkfrenalkattachmentk(frenum)kiskshortkandkattac
heskclosektokthektipkofkthektongue,klimitsktonguekmovement.kGlossolaliakiskdefinedkask“speakin
gkinktongues”.kAkfrenectomykisktheksurgicalkprocedurekperformedktokexcise,korkcut,kakpronounc
edkfrenumkwithkthekgoalkofkclosingkakdiastema.kGlossitiskiskankinflammatorykconditionkofkthekt
onguekcharacterizedkbykerythemak(redness)kandktenderness.kGlossitisktypicallykinvolveskonlyk
thekdorsalk(top)ksurface,khoweverkitkcankinvolvekthekentirektongue.
, REF: p.k7
4. Contractionkofkwhichkmusclekraiseskthektonguekupward?
a. Mylohyoid
b. Palatopharyngeal
c. Palatoglossal
d. Levatorkglossal
ANS:k A
Contractionkofkthekmylohyoidkmusclekraiseskthektongue.kThekpalatopharyngealkmusclekandkthek
palatoglossalkmusclekformkthekposterolateralkborderskofkthekoralkcavity.kTherekisknotkakmusclek
byktheknamekofklevatorkglossal.
REF: p.k9
5. Thekoralkvestibulekiskpartiallykborderedkbyktheklipskandkcheeks.kThekoralkcavitykproperke
xtendskposteriorlyktoktheksoftkpalate.
a. Bothkstatementskarektrue.
b. Thekfirstkstatementkisktrue;ktheksecondkiskfalse.
c. Thekfirstkstatementkiskfalse;ktheksecondkisktrue.
d. Bothkstatementskarekfalse.
ANS:k B
Thekoralkvestibulekiskthekspacekorkpotentialkspacekthatkexistskbetweenktheklipskorkcheekskandkth
ekteeth.kInkankedentulouskperson,kthekvestibulekwouldkextendkbetweenktheklipskorkcheekskandkt
hekalveolarkridges.kThekoralkcavitykproperkisksurroundedkbykthekteethkorkalveolarkridgeskandkex
tendskallkthekwaykbackktokthekpalatinektonsils.kThiskincludeskthekregionkfromkthekfloorkofkthekm
outhkupwardktokthekhardkandksoftkpalates.
REF: p.k2
6. EachkofkthekfollowingkisktruekofkthekuvulakEXCEPTkone.kWhichkonekiskthekEXCEPTION?
a. Itkisklocatedkatkthekmostkposteriorkportionkofkthekhardkpalate.
b. Itkisklocatedkatkthekmidline.
c. Itkiskakdownwardlykprojectingkmuscle.
d. Itkisknecessarykforkswallowing.
ANS:k D
Thekuvulakiskakdownwardlykprojectingkmuscularktissueklocatedkatkthekmidlinekofkthekmostkp
osteriorkportionkofkthekhardkpalate.kItkiskNOTknecessarykforkswallowing.
REF: p.k7
7. Thekcircumvallatekpapillaekareklocatedkonkthekhardkpalate,kbuccalkmucosa,kandkfloorkofkthek
mouth.kThekpapillaekfoundkonkthektonguekarekthekfiliform,kfungiform,kvallate,kfoliate,kandkin
cisive.
a. Bothkstatementskarektrue.
b. Thekfirstkstatementkisktrue;ktheksecondkiskfalse.
c. Thekfirstkstatementkiskfalse;ktheksecondkisktrue.
, d. Bothkstatementskarekfalse.
ANS:k D
Allkpapillaeklistedkinkbothkstatementskareklocatedkonkthektonguekwithkthekexceptionkofktheki
ncisivekpapilla,kwhichkisklocatedkonkthekhardkpalate.kNotekthatkthekincisivekpapillakiskaksing
ularkstructure,kthuskthekdifferentkspelling.kTherekareknokpapillaeklocatedkonkeitherkthekbucca
lkmucosakorkthekfloorkofkthekmouth.
REF: p.k7
8. Eachkofkthekfollowingkstructureskcankreadilykbekviewedkwhenkexaminingkthekoralkcavityk
EXCEPTkone.kWhichkonekiskthekEXCEPTION?
a. Foveakpalatinae
b. Tonsillarkpillars
c. Laryngealkpharynx
d. Sublingualkfold
ANS:k C
Theklaryngealkpharynxkisklocatedkbelowkthekoralkpharynxkandkcannotkbekseenkwhilekexaminingk
thekoralkcavity.kThekfoveakpalatinae,kthektonsillarkpillars,kandktheksublingualkfoldkcankbekseenkw
henkexaminingkthekoralkcavity.kFoveakpalatinaekareksmallkdepressionskinkmucosakonkeitherksidek
ofkthekposteriorknasalkspinekindicatingkthekjunctionkofkthekhardkandksoftkpalate.kTonsillarkpillarsk
arekfoldskofktissuekthatkpartiallyksurroundkthektonsils.kTheksublingualkfoldkextendskbackwardkon
keitherksidekofkthekfloorkofkthekmouthkandkisksituatedkjustksuperiorktoktheksubmandibularkgland.
REF: p.k2k|kpp.k6-7
9. EachkofkthekfollowingkstructureskisklocatedkwithinkthekhardkpalatekEXCEPTkone.kWhichkonekis
kthekEXCEPTION?
a. Incisivekpapilla
b. Rugae
c. Greaterkpalatinekforamina
d. Thekanteriorkandkposteriorkpillars
ANS:k D
Thekanteriorkandkposteriorkpillarskareklocatedkposteriorktoktheksoftkpalate.kThekposteriorkpillarkis
kalsokcalledkthekpalatopharyngealkarchkorkfold.kThekanteriorkpillarkiskalsokcalledkthekpalatoglos
salkarchkorkfold.kThektonsilskliekbetweenkthekanteriorkandkposteriorkpillars.kThekincisivekpapilla
kandkrugaekareklocatedkonkthekanteriorkportionkofkthekhardkpalate.kThekgreaterkpalatinekforamin
akareklocatedkinkthekposteriorkportionskofkthekhardkpalateklingualktoktheksecondkandkthirdkmaxill
arykmolars.
REF: p.k5k|kp.k7
10. Theksmallkbonykgrowthskthatkcommonlykoccurkonkthekbuccalkcorticalkplatekofkthekmaxillaeka
ndkthekmandiblekarekcalled
a. Toruskpalatinus
b. Mandibularktori
c. Exostoses
