Anatomy Pre Test

Question 1

Three bones that make up the hard palate of the mouth

Answer 1

Premaxilla
Maxilla
Palatine bone

Question 2

The midline protrusion at the most posterior aspect of the hard palate

Answer 2

Posterior nasal spine

Question 3

Muscle for elevation of soft palate

Answer 3

Levator veli palatini

Question 4

Muscle for lowering the soft palate

Answer 4

Palatoglossus
Palatopharyngeus

Question 5

Intrinsic muscle of the soft palate at midline in posterior aspect of soft palate

Answer 5

Muscular uvulae

Question 6

3 muscles that encircle the pharynx and contract to squeeze pharynx

Answer 6

Constrictors

Question 7

Which two cranial nerves are responsible for velopharyngeal function

Answer 7

9 and 10
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus

Question 8

Tube connecting middle ear to pharynx

Answer 8

Eustachian tube

Question 9

Muscle for opening Eustachian tube

Answer 9

Tensor veli palatini

Question 10

Upper jaw

Answer 10

Maxilla

Question 11

Lower jaw

Answer 11

Mandible

Question 12

Horizontal parts of the lower jaw bone

Answer 12

The body

Question 13

Vertical aspects of lower jaw bone

Answer 13

Ramus

Question 14

Anterior process of u shape is

Answer 14

Coronoid process

Question 15

Posterior process of lower jaw bone

Answer 15

Condyle

Question 16

Bone that comprises the cheek bone and lateral wall of the orbit

Answer 16

Zygoma

Question 17

Bone that makes up division of two sides of nose

Answer 17

Vomer

Question 18

The bone that makes up most of forehead

Answer 18

Frontal

Question 19

Large bone that makes up side of the skull

Answer 19

Parietal

Question 20

Smaller bone making up side of the skull, with ear canal

Answer 20

Temporal

Question 21

The bone making up most of the back of the skull

Answer 21

Occipital

Question 22

Midline cranial suture that extends down the forehead

Answer 22

Metopic

Question 23

Midline cranial suture that runs from front to back of the top of the skull

Answer 23

Sagittal

Question 24

The paired cranial suture that runs midline down temples of the skull

Answer 24

Coronal

Question 25

Paired cranial suture that runs down posterior sides of skull

Answer 25

Lambdoid

Question 26

Three bones of middle ear

Answer 26

Incus
Malleus
Stapes

Question 27

Bony protrusion at front of the first crevice vertebrae

Answer 27

Anterior tubercle

Question 28

Structure connecting tongue to floor of mouth

Answer 28

Lingual Frenulum

Question 29

Structure connecting upper lip to upper jaw

Answer 29

Labial frenulum

Question 30

Structure that separates middle ear from ear canal

Answer 30

Tympanic membrane

Question 31

Section of hard palate which teeth are seated

Answer 31

Alveolus

Question 32

Top from two teeth

Answer 32

Central incisors

Question 33

Two teeth next to central incisors

Answer 33

Lateral incisors

Question 34

Permanent dentition two teeth next to lateral incisors

Answer 34

Canines

Question 35

How many sets of molars are in permanent dentition

Answer 35

3

Question 36

muscle that raises velum up and back to pharynx wall

Answer 36

Levator veli palatini

Question 37

contracts to shape dorsal surface of soft palate and velar extension
during speech

Answer 37

Musculus uvula

Question 38

3 constrictors

Answer 38

Superior
Middle
Inferior

Question 39

VP movement

Answer 39

Coronal
Sagittal
Circular
Circular with passavant’s ridge

Question 40

Velopharyngeal port/opening is the

Answer 40

space when the VP is open

Question 41

A three year old with repaired cleft palate and unintelligible speech presents with his mother
to cleft team. Mother is anxious for more surgery to the palate. The local SLP report indicates
that the child uses only nasal consonants, glottal stops, and nasal fricatives. Is it time for
more surgery for the velopharynx?

Answer 41

We don’t know because we do not know if child can close VP