Oral biology Flashcards
what is the axial skeleton composed of?
skull, spinal column, ribcage
choose the correct statement about orbits:
orbit is made up of facial and cranial bones
which vertebra has no body?
atlas
which capsule encloses the temporal mandibular joint like a tube?
fibrous capsule
which artery branches off to the posterior superior alveolar artery and the inferior alverolar artery?
maxillary artery
mixed cranial nerves contain both sensory and motor fibres except which of the following?
olfactory
which of the following is not part of the basal ganglia?
midbrain
what is the mesothelium derived from?
mesoderm
what is the most common type of cell in skin?
keratinocytes
which of the following muscles are involved in producing horizontal wrinkles on the forehead?
The frontal belly of the occipito- frontalis muscle
what do the geniohyoid, hypoglossus and stylohoid muscles have in common?
all act on the tongue
posterior ethmoidal paranasal sinuses drain into the
superior meatus
which of the following is true about paranasal sinuses?
paranasal simuses enhance the resonance of the voice and lighten the skull
which salivary gland(s) produces the most saliva in unstimulated saliva?
submandibular
which salivary gland(s) produces the most saliva in stimulated saliva?
parotid
the deep part of the submandibular salivary gland lies between the mylohoid and which of the following muscles?
styloglossus
antibiotics that act by inhibiting the RNA polymerase enzyme include:
Rifampicin
what do geniohyoid, stylohyoid and hypoglossus have in common?
all act on the tongue
where is sensory information from the maxillary molars supplied from?
Posterior superior alveolar nerve
which of the following subdural venous sinuses drains into the internal jugular vein after passing through the jugular foramen?
sigmoidal sinus
what describes the suprahyoid muscles?
form the floor of oral cavity and above hyoid bone
sphenoid and ethmoidal paranasal sinuses drain into what?
all paranasal sinuses drain into middle meatus of nose except sphenoidal sinus (drains into spheno-ethmoidal recess) and posterior ethmoidal sinus (drains into superior meatus)
how does the internal caroic enter the cranial cavity?
carotid canal through foramen lacerum
Muscle responsible for wrinking forehead?
anterior belly of occipito-frontalis
the skin overlying the mandible is innervated by the branch of which nerve?
trigeminal V3 (mandibular branch)