Path exam 3

Question 1

Café au lait spots can occur in patients with all of the following conditions except one. Which one is the exception?

Answer 1

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia

Question 2

Drugs that suppress the immune system can increase the risk of development of which oral condition?

Answer 2

candiasis

Question 3

All of the following are elevator muscles of the mandible except one. Which one is the exception?

Answer 3

mylohoid

Question 4

Which of the following muscles functions to depress the mandible?

Answer 4

Lateral pterygoid

Question 5

Which is the purpose of the synovial fluid?

Answer 5

provide nourishment

Question 6

Which population comprises the majority of patients who experience temporomandibular disorders?

Answer 6

Females, 20 to 40 years of age

Question 7

Which of the following are cardinal features that suggest a temporomandibular disorder (TMD)?

Answer 7

Pain, joint noise, restricted jaw function

Question 8

A 25-year-old female presents with chronic temporomandibular joint pain and limited mouth opening. She also reports that her jaw locks at times, but she is able to unlock it by moving her jaw side-to-side. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Answer 8

Internal derangement

Question 9

Which best defines crepitus?

Answer 9

crackling sound

Question 10

All of the following are associated with the neoplastic transformation of cells except one. Which one is the exception?

Answer 10

Repeated trauma

Question 11

A small white exophytic lesion on the palate is a benign lesion composed of squamous epithelium. Papillary projections are arranged in a cauliflower like appearance.

Answer 11

papilloma

Question 12

A compound odontoma differs from a complex odontoma in that a compound odontoma

Answer 12

is composed of several toothlike structures

Question 13

A benign tumor of bone

Answer 13

osteoma

Question 14

The most frequent intramural site for metastic tumors is the

Answer 14

mandible

Question 15

Sunburst pattern

Answer 15

osteosarcoma

Question 16

What is the most common benign salivary gland tumor

Answer 16

pleomorphic adenoma

Question 17

A hemangioma is

Answer 17

benign tumor of blood vessels

Question 18

What is the predominant type of tissue found in waldeyer rings

Answer 18

lymphoid tissue

Question 19

Periapical cements-osseous dysplasia is located in the

Answer 19

anterior mandible

Question 20

Which of the following diseases is associated with cafe au last spots

Answer 20

Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Question 21

The most characteristic radiographic appearance of fibrous dysplasia is

Answer 21

ground glass appearance

Question 22

Which one of the following has characterisitc features that include precocious puberty and endocrine abnormalities

Answer 22

Albright syndrome

Question 23

Patients with polyostotic fibrous dysplasia exhibit skin lesions referred to as

Answer 23

Cafe au lait pigmentation

Question 24

Which of the following is not a characteristic of sickle cell anemia

Answer 24

Red blood cells are circular in shape

Question 25

Osteonecrosis of the jaw is associated with

Answer 25

Bisphosphonates

Question 26

Which patient group is most likely to get sickle cell anemia

Answer 26

Blacks

Question 27

Acanthosis nigerians is a skin disorder associated with which condition

Answer 27

Type 2 diabetes

Question 28

Exophthalmos is a characteristic feature in which one of the following

Answer 28

graves disease

Question 29

All of the following are possible explanations for burninbg mouth disorder except one. Which one is the exception

Answer 29

Allergic reaction

Question 30

Bells palsy is a disorder involving the

Answer 30

facial nerve

Question 31

Translational movements of the temporomandibular movements are

Answer 31

sliding movements

Question 32

Which of the following is considered a parafunctional habit

Answer 32

bruxing

Question 33

Immobility of the temporomandibular joint because of fibrous or bony union between the articulating structures of the joint

Answer 33

ankylosis

Question 34

The fluid that fills the temporomandibular joint upper and lower compartments

Answer 34

synovial fluid