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Terms in this set (43)
Posterior hard palate and Greater palatine nerve
posterior lingual gingival tissue
of the posterior teeth
Afferent nerve for mandibular Incisive nerve
anterior teeth and premolars
Maxillary central incisors, anterior superior alveolar nerve
lateral incisors, and canines
Afferent nerve for the chin, mental nerve
lower lip, and labial mucosa of
anterior teeth and
premolars
The tongue lingual nerve
Buccal gingival tissue of the posterior superior alveolar nerce
maxillary molars
Mucosa of the anterior hard palate Nasopalatine nerve
In some cases, the mesiobuccal middle superior alveolar nerve
root of the maxillary first molar
Which of the following is a B
prominent landmark for the
administration of the The facial ridge over the maxillary canine, the canine eminence,
anterior superior alveolar is especially prominent, making it a landmark for the
block? administration of the anterior superior alveolar block. The
canine fossa is located posterosuperior to the roots of the
a. Canine fossa maxillary canine teeth and inferior to the infraorbital foramen, a
b. Canine eminence landmark for the intraorbital injection
c. Infraorbital foramen
d. Posterosuperior to the
roots of the maxillary
canine teeth
, Which part of the maxilla A
articulates with the zygomatic The zygomatic process of the maxilla articulates with the
bone laterally, thus zygomatic bone laterally, thus completing the infraorbital rim.
completing the infraorbital rim? Each frontal process articulates with the frontal bone; each
palatine process articulates with the other to form the hard
a. Zygomatic process
palate; the alveolar processes usually contain the roots of
b. Frontal process
maxillary teeth.
c. Palatine process
d. Alveolar processes
Which area of the maxilla C
articulates with the other to Each palatine process of the maxilla articulates with the other to
form the anterior or major part form the anterior or major part of the hard palate. The
of the hard palate? zygomatic process of the maxilla articulates with the zygomatic
bone laterally, thus completing the infraorbital rim. Each
a. Zygomatic process frontal
b. Frontal process process articulates with the frontal bone; the alveolar processes
c. Palatine process usually contain the roots of maxillary teeth.
d. Alveolar processes
What is the median palatine raphe? D
All options listed. The median palatine raphe is a fibrous band
a. A fibrous
band of tissue of tissue that covers the suture between the two palatine
b. A landmark for the processes of the maxillae. It is a landmark for the
administration of the anterior administration of the anterior middle superior alveolar block.
middle superior alveolar block
c. The tissue that covers the
suture between the two palatine
processes of the maxillae
d. All options listed
What is the name of the foramen C
located palatal to the maxillary The incisive foramen is located palatal to the maxillary central incisors. The
mental
central incisors?
and lingual foramina are located on the mandible. The infraorbital
foramen is located below the infraorbital margin of the orbit.
a. Mental foramen
b. Infraorbital foramen
c. Incisive foramen
d. Lingual foramen