DA 110 Chapter 7 Review: Head And Neck Anatomy Flashcards by Dominique Divine

True or False

The labial commissures are the corners where the upper and lower lips meet.

True

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True or False

The palate is the name for the roof of the mouth.

True

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True or False

The mandible is the only movable bone of the face.

True

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True or False

The Horizontal portion of the mandible is known as the Ramus.

False.

The horizontal portion of the mandible = horseshoe shaped horizontal body

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True or False

Saliva can vary in viscosity depending on an individual’s chemical makeup.

True

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True or False

There are no oral health aids on the market to assist a patient with dry mouth symptoms.

False

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True or False

When the TMJ disc does not stay interposed between the condyle and the temporal bone, a popping and clicking sound may result.

True

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True or False

Occasionally, a lump or prominence of a bone, called a torus palatinus, occurs in the middle of a palate.

True

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True or False

Folds of tissue that extend horizontally from the uvula to the base of the tongue are called anterior tonsillar pillars.

True

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True or False

The palatine tonsils are often marked with deep grooves and are red and inflamed due to infection.

True

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True or False

The space in the back of the oral cavity where food passes into the pharynx is the fauces.

True

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True or False

Where the lingual frenum attaches to the floor of the mouth are two small, raised folds of tissue, one on either side of the frenum, which are called sublingual sulcus.

False.

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True or False

The sublingual sulcus marks the end of the alveolar ridge and the beginning of the floor of the mouth.

True

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True or False

The parotid glands are the largest of the salivary glands.

True

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True or False

The Wharton’s duct is also known as the Stenson’s duct.

False

The Stenson’s Duct is also known as the parotid duct.

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True or False

Saliva is a yellow fluid secreted from the salivary glands.

False.

Saliva is a clear fluid secreted by the salivary glands.

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True or False

The function of the saliva is to moisten and lubricate the oral cavity.

True

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True or False

Xerostamina is excessive dryness of the mouth.

True

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True or False

Sublingual glands can empty directly into the mouth through either the Duct of Rivinus or Ducts of Bartholin.

True

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True or False

The reddish portion of the lips is the vermillion zone.

True

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True or False

Saliva is normally odorless and tasteless.

True

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True or False

A pit or depression found anterior to the mastoid process is the glenoid fossa.

True

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True or False

The ethmoid bone contains the ethmoid sinuses.

True

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True or False

The tear ducts pass through the lacrimal bones.

True

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True or False The maxilla is the largest of the facial bones.

True

True or False The retromandibular vein is frequently formed within the parotid gland.

True

True or False The maxilla is formed by six processes (outgrowths of bone).

False The maxilla is formed by 4 processes (outgrowths of bone).

True or False The nasopalatine foramen is an opening for the infraorbital nerve.

False The nasopalatine foramen is

True or False The mandible is composed of two sections of bone joined at the median suture.

False The TMZ? is composed of two sections of bone joined at the median suture.

The shallow, V-shaped depression in the middle of the upper lip is the ________________.

Philtrum

Raised lines of the mucosal tissue that extend from the alveolar mucosa through the vestibule to the labial and buccal mucosa are the ________________.

Frena (plural form of frenum)

The largest papillae on the tongue are the _____________ papillae.

Circumvallate papillae

The papillae that are near the base of the tongue are the ______________ papillae.

Folliate papillae

The papillae that give the tongue a "strawberry" look are the ______________ papillae.

Fungiform papillae.

Excess bone formations that form on the lingual of the mandible are ________________.

Torus mandibularis

The largest pair of salivary glands is the ________________.

Paratid glands

The salivary glands that lie on the inside of the mandible are the ________________.

Submandibular glands

The salivary glands that are on the floor of the mouth are the ________________.

Sublingual glands

When a person has the mumps, which salivary glands are affected?

Parotid glands

Which bone forms the forehead?

Frontal Bone

The mandible articulates with which cranial bone?

Glenoid Fossa

Which bone forms the cheek?

Zygomatic bones

The maxillary process that forms the bone that supports the maxillary teeth is the ________________.

Alveolar process Alveolar process = bone supporting maxillary teeth

Of the two projections on the Ramus, which is more posterior?

Condyle & Condyloid process

Behind the molar area is a triangular-shaped area known as the ________________.

Retromolar area ***(Remembering trick: retro people like triangle shapes)

The sharp, bony projections on the inside of the mandible form the ________________.

Genial tubercles

The TMJ is composed of which bones?

Temporal Mandible ****(remembering trick- TMJ composed of TM)

Another name for the articular disc in the TMJ is the ________________.

Meniscus

The strongest muscle of mastification is the ________________.

Massater ****(remembering tip- strongest things have the most mass)

Which muscle of facial expression is responsible for closing the lips?

Orbicularis oris

The neck muscle that is responsible for moving the head backward and laterally is the ________________.

Trapezius

The divisions of the trigeminal nerve are ________________.

Mandibular

The branches of the maxillary nerve include:

Infraorbital Pterygopalatine Zygomatic

Which tooth is innervated by two different alveolar nerves?

Maxillary first molars

The Mandibular nerve branches into the ________________.

Buccal Lingual Inferior alveolar

The nerve that innervates the Mandibular buccal gingiva and mucosa is the ________________.

Buccal

The lingual nerve innervates the:

- Mandibular lingual gingiva - Floor of the mouth - Side of the tongue

The carotid is a(n) ___________________________________.

ARTERY that caries blood to most of the face and neck.

The jugular is a(n) ______________________________________.

VEIN that caries blood away from the face and neck.

Saliva contents include:

-water -mucin -organic salts The digestive enzyme ptyalin

Dryness of the mouth may be related to which of the following?

- diabetes | - radiation or chemotherapy

The salivary glands that supply the oral cavity include:

- paratoid glands - submandibular glands - sublingual glands

The skull is divided into _____ sections.

2 - cranium - face

The temporal bone contains which of the following landmarks?

- external auditory meatus - styloid process - mastoid process - glenoid fossa

The mandible consists of a horseshoe-shaped body that is horizontal, with two vertical extensions called ____________.

Rami

Raised area of tissue lying behind the maxillary central incisors

Incisive papilla

Raised line down the middle of the hard palate

Palatine raphe

Horizontal ridges across the anterior portion of the hard palate

Palatine rugae

Soft tissue extension off the back of the soft palate

Uvula

Match palatal nerve to the entity it innervates. Anterior hard palate

Nasopalatine

Match palatal nerve to the entity it innervates. Soft palate

Lesser palatine

Match palatal nerve to the entity it innervates: Hard palate as far forward as the cuspids.

Greater palatine

Match the gland with its function: Also known as Stenson's Duct

Parotid Duct

Match the gland with its function: Smallest gland which empties through the sublingual caruncles

Ducts of Bartholin

Match the gland with its function: Largest of the salivary glands

Parotid glands

Match the gland with its function: Size of a walnut, it is located on the inside of the mandible in the posterior area

Submandibular glands

Match the bone to the structure it forms: Forms most of the forehead, the main portion of the roof of the eye socket

Frontal bone

Match the bone to the structure it forms: Forms most of the roof of the skull and the upper half of the sides

Parietal bones

Match the bone to the structure it forms: Bony projection found on the bottom border of the temporal bone

Mastoid process

Match the bone to the structure it forms: The opening for the ear

External auditory meatus

Match the description with the structure: A pit or depression found anterior to the mastoid process

Glenoid fossa

Match the description with the structure: A sharp projection on the undersurface of the temporal lobe

Styloid process ****( remembering tip- while in style, one looks sharp)

Match the description with the structure: Wedge-shaped bone that goes across the skull anterior to the temporal bones

Sphenoid bone

Match the description with the structure: Forms part,of the nose, orbits of the eye, and the floor of the cranium

Ethmoid bone