Ch 9 Head Neck Anatomy Practice Quiz

The cranium consists of _______ bones.

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Which of the following bones of the face creates the prominence of the cheek?

Alveolar process

Which artery supplies blood to the maxillary anterior teeth?

Anterior superior alveolar

Which blood vessel gives rise to the common carotid artery?

Aorta

The anterior portion of each ramus of the mandible is called the

Coronoid process

Which artery supplies blood to the face and mouth?

External carotid

Which of the following veins courses from the pterygoid plexus to the facial vein?

Deep facial vein

Which muscle of the floor of the mouth forms (with the mandible) a submandibular triangle on each side of the neck?

Digastric

Cranial nerves originate from which of the following areas?

Directly from the brain

The fontanelle, or soft spot, of a newborn infant is located where the parietal bones will articulate with which of the following bones?

Frontal

Which of the following bones is suspended between the mandible and the larynx?

Hyoid

Which of the following is the only movable bone of the face?

Mandible

Which of the following foramina is located on the lingual surface of each ramus of the mandible?

Mandibular foramen

Mandibular movement is possible due to the activity of which of the following groups of muscles?

Mastication

Which of the following sinuses is the largest?

Maxillary

Which nerve innervates the maxillary first and second premolars?

Middle superior alveolar

Which statement is true of the parotid salivary gland?

The parotid gland empties into the mouth through Stensen's duct.

Which of the following bones forms the posterior part of the hard palate and the floor of the nose?

Palatine

Which of the following arteries supplies maxillary posterior teeth?

Posterior superior alveolar artery

Which of the following separates the coronoid and condyloid processes?

Sigmoid notch

An infection of which of the following paranasal sinuses is most likely to damage vision?

Sphenoid

Which of the following salivary gland ducts is associated with the parotid salivary gland?

Stensen's

Which of the following is a neck muscle?

Sternocleidomastoid

The articulation between the _____________ and the mandible form the temporomandibular joint.

Temporal bones

The oral cavity is primarily innervated by which of the following nerves?

Trigeminal

Which of the following is the most common cause of restricted mandibular movement?

Trismus

Which statement is not true of trismus?

Trismus is a cracking sound in the temporomandibular joint.

If a patient has permanent paralysis of the tongue and lip after an extraction of a mandibular third molar, which cranial nerve was damaged?

V—Trigeminal

Which of the following bones forms the prominence of the cheeks and part of the orbit?

Zygomatic

Which of the following bones of the face creates the prominence of the cheek?

Zygomatic

The muscle of facial expression that compresses the cheeks against the teeth and retracts the angle of the mouth is the

buccinator

The human skull is divided into the _________ and the face.

cranium

The muscle of facial expression that raises and wrinkles the skin of the chin and pushes up the lower lip is the

mentalis

A ___________ is an opening in bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass.

foramen

The first phase in mouth opening and movement of the temporomandibular joint is

hinge action.

Cervical lymph nodes are located

in the neck.

The _______________ form(s) the bridge of the nose.

lacrimal bones

The _______________ bone(s) articulates with the ethmoid and frontal bones and also forms part of the orbit of the eye.

lesser wing of the sphenoid

The submandibular salivary gland

lies beneath the mandible in the submandibular fossa.

Which type of bone forms the back and base of the cranium?

occipital

Lateral movement of the mandible occurs when the internal and external pterygoid muscles

on the same side of the face contract together.

A(n) _____________ can develop in the salivary duct that prevents the saliva from flowing into the mouth.

sialolith

Patients with TMD may have ____________ of the muscles of mastication that can become part of a cycle that results in tissue damage, increased pain, and muscle tenderness.

spasms

The site where bones come together to form a cartilaginous joint is called a

symphysis.

The mastoid process is located in the __________ bone.

temporal

Serous saliva is ____________________ fluid.

watery and mainly protein