Ch. 2 - Text Review Questions Flashcards
Those structures in the oral region that are closest to the tongue are considered:
a) buccal.
b) facial.
c) lingual.
d) pharyngeal.
e) palatal.
C) LINGUAL.
Which of the following terms is used to describe the smooth, elevated area between the eyebrows in the frontal region?
a) Supraorbital ridge
b) Medial canthus
c) Glabella
d) Alae
e) Auricle
C) GLABELLA
In which region of the head & neck is the tragus located?
a) Frontal region
b) Nasal region
c) Temporal region
d) Anterior cervical triangle
d) Submandibular triangle
C) TEMPORAL REGION
The tissue at the junction between the labial or buccal mucosa & the alveolar mucosa is the:
a) mucogingival junction.
b) mucobuccal fold.
c) vermilion border.
d) labial frenum.
e) labiomental groove.
B) MUCOBUCCAL FOLD.
Into which cervical triangles does the sternocleidomastoid muscle divide the neck region?
a) Superior & inferior triangles
b) Medial & lateral triangles
c) Anterior & posterior triangles
d) Proximal & distal triangles
C) ANTERIOR & POSTERIOR TRIANGLES.
The parietal & occipital regions are covered by the:
a) temporal region.
b) layers of scalp.
c) eyelids with their tear duct.
d) external acoustic meatus.
B) LAYERS OF SCALP.
Which of the following statements concerning the location of the medial canthus is CORRECT when comparing it with the lateral canthus?
a) Nearer to the nose
b) Nearer to the ear
c) Where the upper & lower eyelid meet
d) Where the upper & lower lip meet
A) NEARER TO THE NOSE
Which of the following structures extends from just inferior to the lateral margin of the eye toward the ear?
a) Pterygomandibular fold
b) Zygomatic arch
c) Sulcus terminalis
d) Sternocleidomastoid muscle
B) ZYGOMATIC ARCH
The opening from the oral region into the oropharynx is the:
a) fauces.
b) palatine tonsils.
c) pterygomandibular fold.
d) nasopharynx.
A) FAUCES.
Which of the following terms is used for the small papilla at the anterior end of each sublingual fold?
a) Lingual frenum
b) Plica fimbriata
c) Foliate papillae
d) Sublingual caruncle
e) Incisive papilla
D) SUBLINGUAL CARUNCLE
Which of the following structures is the opening in the center of the iris?
a) Sclera
b) Pupil
c) Orbit
d) Iris
B) PUPIL
Which of the following structures is located between the tragus & the antitragus?
a) Orbit of the eye
b) Intertragic notch
c) Angle of the mandible
d) Helix of the ear
e) Labial commissure
B) INTERTRAGIC NOTCH
Which of the following structures separates the lower lip from the chin?
a) Vermilion border
b) Tubercle of upper lip
c) Labial commissure
d) Labiomental groove
e) Nasolabial sulcus
D) LABIOMENTAL GROOVE
Which of the following structures is located on the dorsal surface of the tongue?
a) Labiomental groove
b) Mucobuccal fold
c) Median lingual sulcus
d) Pterygomandibular fold
e) Median palatine raphe
C) MEDIAN LINGUAL SULCUS
Which of the following structures is located directly posterior to the incisive papilla?
a) Palatine rugae
b) Mucogingival junction
c) Vermilion border
d) Labial frenum
A) PALATINE RUGAE
