CHAPTER 18 AST SURGICAL
TECHNOLOGY Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested)
with Verified Answers Graded
A+
.There are two types of teeth: Permanent and __________ which are also called primary teeth. -
Answer: Deciduous
The palate consists of the roof of the mouth, anterior and posterior. What part is hard palate
formed by the maxillary and palatine bones? _____. Which one is soft? ______ - Answer:
Anterior: Posterior
Thick muscular organ covered with a mucous membrane that contains the chemoreceptors for
taste. ______ It is attached at the floor of the buccal cavity by a structure called the
___________ - Answer: Tongue; lingual frenulum
How many facial bones are there? - Answer: 14
Which is the smallest facial bones? - Answer: Lacrimal
, The ______is the strongest facial bone. - Answer: Mandible. It articulates with the glenoid fossa
of each temporal bones to form a synovial joint, referred to as the temporomandibular (TMJ)
The skull is comprised of _____bones and divided into 2 categories: _________and ________. -
Answer: 22: facial and cranial
What is the 7th cranial nerve? - Answer: Facial nerve. It innervates all of the facial muscles of
the lower jaw.
What are the orbital bones? - Answer: frontal, lacrimal, ethmoid, maxilla, zygomatic spehnoid,
palatine
Muscles: the orbicular is ______, covers a circular path around the eye. The action of this
muscle _____the eye. - Answer: oculi: closes
Closes the mouth and protrudes the chin. - Answer: masseter
Decay of tooth enamel. The bacteria in the mouth, creates an acidic environment, lowering the
pH level> - Answer: Dental caries
Misalignment of the alveolar process of the jaw bones resulting in over/underbite. - Answer:
Malocclusion
Orbital fractures have several characteristics. ________aka "double vision" and ________aka
"sagging of the eye" are the most common. - Answer: Diplopia;enophthalmos
Midfacial fractures: ________is the most common type. The alveolar process of the maxilla is
horizontally separated from the base of teh skull. - Answer: LeFort 1
TECHNOLOGY Comprehensive
Questions (Frequently Tested)
with Verified Answers Graded
A+
.There are two types of teeth: Permanent and __________ which are also called primary teeth. -
Answer: Deciduous
The palate consists of the roof of the mouth, anterior and posterior. What part is hard palate
formed by the maxillary and palatine bones? _____. Which one is soft? ______ - Answer:
Anterior: Posterior
Thick muscular organ covered with a mucous membrane that contains the chemoreceptors for
taste. ______ It is attached at the floor of the buccal cavity by a structure called the
___________ - Answer: Tongue; lingual frenulum
How many facial bones are there? - Answer: 14
Which is the smallest facial bones? - Answer: Lacrimal
, The ______is the strongest facial bone. - Answer: Mandible. It articulates with the glenoid fossa
of each temporal bones to form a synovial joint, referred to as the temporomandibular (TMJ)
The skull is comprised of _____bones and divided into 2 categories: _________and ________. -
Answer: 22: facial and cranial
What is the 7th cranial nerve? - Answer: Facial nerve. It innervates all of the facial muscles of
the lower jaw.
What are the orbital bones? - Answer: frontal, lacrimal, ethmoid, maxilla, zygomatic spehnoid,
palatine
Muscles: the orbicular is ______, covers a circular path around the eye. The action of this
muscle _____the eye. - Answer: oculi: closes
Closes the mouth and protrudes the chin. - Answer: masseter
Decay of tooth enamel. The bacteria in the mouth, creates an acidic environment, lowering the
pH level> - Answer: Dental caries
Misalignment of the alveolar process of the jaw bones resulting in over/underbite. - Answer:
Malocclusion
Orbital fractures have several characteristics. ________aka "double vision" and ________aka
"sagging of the eye" are the most common. - Answer: Diplopia;enophthalmos
Midfacial fractures: ________is the most common type. The alveolar process of the maxilla is
horizontally separated from the base of teh skull. - Answer: LeFort 1
