TMJ/Mandible quiz

Question 1

The anterior process on the ramus is called the:

a.) coronoid
b.) head
c.) condyloid
d.) neck

Answer 1

a.) coronoid

Question 2

The largest and most dense movable bone of the face is the:

a.) frontal
b.) sphenoid
c.) mandible
d.) maxilla

Answer 2

c.) mandible

Question 3

The concave area on the superior portion of the ramus is the:

a.) anterior tubercle
b.) mandibular notch/fossa
c.) coronoid process
d.) foramen

Answer 3

b.) mandibular notch/fossa

Question 4

The point of union between both halves of the mandible is termed :

a.) gonion
b.) mental foramina
c.) ramus
d.) symphisis menti

Answer 4

d.) symphisis menti

Question 5

The part of the ramus that articulates with the TMJ is the:

a.) mandibular notch
b.) condylar process
c.) mentum
d.) coronoid process

Answer 5

b.) condylar process

Question 6

The mandible is two bones when first born but fuses into one bone by the age of:

a.) 6 months old
b.) 12-13 years old
c.) 5-6 years old
d.) 1 year old

Answer 6

d.) 1 year old

Question 7

The mental protuberance is called:

a.) symphisis menti
b.) gonion
c.) mental foramen
d.) chin

Answer 7

d.) chin

Question 8

The __________ portion of the temporal bone forms the anterior, inferior and posterior walls of the EAM.

a.) tympanic
b.) petrous
c.) styloid
d.) mastoid

Answer 8

a.) tympanic

Question 9

The condyle should appear __________ on an open mouth view of the TMJ.

a.) in the mandibular fossa
b.) posterior to the mandibular fossa
c.) anterior to the mandibular fossa
d.) superior to the mandibular fossa

Answer 9

c.) anterior to the mandibular fossa