Normal Anatomy & Film Mounting (Ch 27-29)

Question 1

Define the anatomical term: alveolar bone

Answer 1

the bone of the maxilla and mandible that supports and encases the teeth

Question 2

Define the anatomical term: alveolar crest

Answer 2

the most coronal portion of the alveolar bone found between teeth; composed of dense cortical bone

Question 3

Define the anatomical term: alveolar process

Answer 3

the portion of the mandible that encases and supports teeth

Question 4

Define the anatomical term: anterior nasal spine

Answer 4

a sharp projection of the maxilla located at the anteroinferior portion of the nasal cavity

Question 5

Define the anatomical term: body of the mandible

Answer 5

the horizontal U-shaped portion of the mandible that extends from ramus to ramus

Question 6

Define the anatomical term: canal

Answer 6

a tubelike passageway through bone that houses nerves and blood vessels

Question 7

Define the anatomical term: cancellous bone

Answer 7

the soft, spongy bone located between two layers of dense cortical bone; appears like a latticelike structure

Question 8

Define the anatomical term: coronoid process

Answer 8

a marked prominence of bone located on the anterior ramus of the mandible

Question 9

Define the anatomical term: cortical bone/compact bone

Answer 9

the dense outer layer of bone

Question 10

Define the anatomical term: dentin

Answer 10

the tooth layer found between the enamel and surrounding the pulp cavity

Question 11

Define the anatomical term: dentino-enamel junction (DEJ)

Answer 11

the junction between the dentin and enamel of a tooth

Question 12

Define the anatomical term: enamel

Answer 12

the outermost layer of of the crown of a tooth; the densest structure found in the human body

Question 13

Define the anatomical term: external oblique ridge

Answer 13

a linear prominence of bone located on the external surface of the body of the mandible

Question 14

Define the anatomical term: floor of the nasal cavity

Answer 14

a bony plate formed by the palatal processes of the maxilla and the horizontal processes of the palatine bones

Question 15

Define the anatomical term: foramen

Answer 15

an opening or hole in bone that permits the passage of nerves and blood vessels

Question 16

Define the anatomical term: fossa

Answer 16

a broad, shallow, scooped-out or depressed area of bone

Question 17

Define the anatomical term: genial tubercles

Answer 17

tiny bumps of bone located on the anterior-lingual aspect of the mandible; serve as attachment sites for the genioglossus and geniohyoid muscles

Question 18

Define the anatomical term: hamulus

Answer 18

a small, hooklike projection of bone that extends from the medial pterygoid plate of the sphenoid bone

Question 19

Define the anatomical term: incisive foramen

Answer 19

an opening or hole in bone located at the midline of the anterior portion of the hard palate, directly posterior to the maxillary central incisors

Question 20

Define the anatomical term: inferior nasal conchae

Answer 20

wafer-thin , curved plates of bone that extend from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity

Question 21

Define the anatomical term: internal oblique ridge

Answer 21

a linear prominence of bone located on the internal surface of the mandible that extends downward and forward from the ramus

Question 22

Define the anatomical term: inverted Y

Answer 22

a radiographic landmark that represents the intersection of the maxillary sinus and the nasal cavity

Question 23

Define the anatomical term: lamina dura

Answer 23

the wall of the tooth socket that surrounds the root of a tooth

Question 24

Define the anatomical term: lateral fossa

Answer 24

a smooth, depressed area of the maxilla located just inferior and medial to the infraorbital foramen between the maxillary canine and lateral incisors

Question 25

Define the anatomical term: mandibular canal

Answer 25

a tubelike passageway through bone that travels the length of the mandible

Question 26

Define the anatomical term: maxillary sinus

Answer 26

paired cavities or compartments of bone located within the maxilla and located superiorly to the maxillary posterior teeth

Question 27

Define the anatomical term: maxillary tuberosity

Answer 27

a rounded prominence of bone that extends posterior to the third molar region

Question 28

Define the anatomical term: median palatal suture

Answer 28

the immovable joint between the two palatine processes of the maxilla

Question 29

Define the anatomical term: mental foramen

Answer 29

an opening or hole in bone located on the external surface of the mandible in the region of the mandibular premolars

Question 30

Define the anatomical term: mental fossa

Answer 30

a scooped-out, depressed area of bone located on the external surface of the anterior mandible

Question 31

Define the anatomical term: mental ridge

Answer 31

a linear prominence of cortical bone located on the external surface of the anterior portion of the mandible

Question 32

Define the anatomical term: mylohyoid ridge

Answer 32

a linear prominence of bone located on the internal surface of the mandible that extends from the molar region downward and forward toward the lower border of the mandibular symphysis

Question 33

Define the anatomical term: nasal cavity

Answer 33

a pear-shaped compartment of bone located superior to the maxilla

Question 34

Define the anatomical term: nasal septum

Answer 34

a vertical bony wall or partition that divides the nasal cavity into the right and left nasal fossae

Question 35

Define the anatomical term: nutrient canal

Answer 35

a tiny tubelike passageway through bone, which contains blood vessels and nerves that supply maxillary teeth and interdental areas

Question 36

Define the anatomical term: periodontal ligament (PDL)

Question 37

Define the anatomical term: process

Question 38

Define the anatomical term: pulp cavity

Question 39

Define the anatomical term: ramus

Question 40

Define the anatomical term: ridge

Question 41

Define the anatomical term: septum/septa

Question 42

Define the anatomical term: sinus

Question 43

Define the anatomical term: submandibular fossa

Question 44

Define the anatomical term: superior foramen of the incisive canal

Question 45

Define the anatomical term: suture

Question 46

Define the anatomical term: tubercle

Question 47

Define the anatomical term: tuberosity

Question 48

Define the anatomical term: zygoma

Question 49

Define the anatomical term: zygomatic process of the maxilla

Question 50

Define the term: anatomic order

Question 51

Define the term: film mount

Question 52

Define the term: film mounting

Question 53

Define the term: film viewing

Question 54

Define the term: labial film mounting

Question 55

Define the term: lingual film mounting

Question 56

Define the anatomical term: articular eminence

Question 57

Define the anatomical term: coronoid notch

Question 58

Define the anatomical term: coronoid process

Question 59

Define the anatomical term: external auditory meatus

Question 60

Define the anatomical term: glenoid fossa

Question 61

Define the anatomical term: glossopharyngeal air space

Question 62

Define the anatomical term: hard palate

Question 63

Define the anatomical term: inferior border of the mandible

Question 64

Define the anatomical term: infraorbital foramen

Question 65

Define the anatomical term: lateral pterygoid plate

Question 66

Define the anatomical term: lingula

Question 67

Define the anatomical term: lipline

Question 68

Define the anatomical term: mandibular canal

Question 69

Define the anatomical term: mandibular condyle

Question 70

Define the anatomical term: mastoid process

Question 71

Define the anatomical term: orbit

Question 72

Define the anatomical term: pterygomaxillary fissure

Question 73

Define the anatomical term: soft palate

Question 74

Define the anatomical term: uvula

Question 75

Define the anatomical term: styloid process

Question 76

Define the anatomical term: tongue