Anatomy

Question 1

Name the Salivary gland which is affected by the viral infection “Mumps”?

Answer 1

Parotid

Question 2

Which nerves would need to be anaesthetised during the restoration of the permanent upper first molar?

Answer 2

Middle and Posterior Superior Dental Nerve

Question 3

Which of the following dentition is represented in the FDI notation by the digits 74?

Answer 3

Lower left deciduous first molar

Question 4

Which tooth in the permanent dentition has a fifth cusp called the “Cusp of Carabelli”?

Answer 4

Upper first molar

Question 5

Which Muscles of Mastication are responsible for pulling the mandible to the opposite side when only one muscle contracts?

Answer 5

Lateral Pterygoid

Question 6

State the major difference between deciduous and permanent dentition?

Answer 6

No premolars

Question 7

Which cells are responsible for producing dentine?

Answer 7

Odontoblasts

Question 8

Which is the longest tooth?

Answer 8

Upper canine

Question 9

Which of the following Muscles of Mastication has the action of pulling the mandible backwards and closed?

Answer 9

Temporalis

Question 10

Which is the strongest Muscle of Mastication?

Answer 10

Massetter

Question 11

Which of the periodontal fibres which prevents extrusion and rotation of a tooth is the last to be broken during the extraction of a tooth?

Answer 11

Apical fibres

Question 12

Name the 5th (V) Cranial Nerve?

Answer 12

Trigeminal Nerve

Question 13

What point does the vertical section of the ramus of the mandible join the horizontal section of the body of the mandible?

Answer 13

Angle

Question 14

What name is given to the dip that connects the Coronoid Process and the Condyle of the Mandible?

Answer 14

Sigmoid Notch

Question 15

What is the name of the major blood vessel that carry oxygenated blood to the head and neck region?

Answer 15

Carotid Artery

Question 16

Name the front edge of the Glenoid Fossa which forms a ridge and stops the Condyle of the Mandible from dislocating?

Answer 16

Articular Eminence

Question 17

Dentine is a living tissue and can transmit sensations of pain and thermal changes to the brain through sensory nerve endings called?

Answer 17

Dentinal fibrils

Question 18

Which of the following nerves would need to be anaesthetised during Endodontic treatment on the lower permanent second premolar?

Answer 18

Inferior Dental Nerve

Question 19

What is the name of the natural mound of gingival tissue that occurs between each tooth is called?

Answer 19

Interdental papilla

Question 20

Which of the secondary dentition has the smallest tooth?

Answer 20

Lower central incisor

Question 21

Which permanent tooth has the morphology of two equal cusps and two roots?

Answer 21

Upper first premolar

Question 22

Name the junction where the enamel layer meets the dentine layer?

Answer 22

Amelodentnal Junction

Question 23

Which one of the following Muscles of Mastication has the insertion point as the head of the Condyle and meniscus of the Temporo-mandibular joint?

Answer 23

Lateral Pterygoid

Question 24

Which muscles which lie in the floor of the mouth and in the throat are responsible for the opening movements of the mandible?

Answer 24

Suprahyoid

Question 25

Name the disarrangement of the joint where the meniscus slips in front or behind its normal position during opening and closing which causes the jaw to click?

Answer 25

Subluxation