Question 1

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided.
-Palpation

Accepted Answer

A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure 
A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure

Question 2

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided.
-Arthrocentesis

Accepted Answer

A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure 
A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure

Question 3

An open lock of the TMJ that the patient cannot reduce is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  subluxation. 
B)  dislocation. 
C)  ankylosis. 
D)  myofascial pain. 
A)  subluxation. 
B)  dislocation. 
C)  ankylosis. 
D)  myofascial pain.

Question 4

From the choices below, which type of radiographic imaging would be least helpful in diagnosing TMJ disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  MRI 
B)  CBCT 
C)  Panoramic imaging 
D)  Arthrography 
A)  MRI 
B)  CBCT 
C)  Panoramic imaging 
D)  Arthrography

Question 5

The most common systemic conditions that affect the TMJ are

Accepted Answer

A)  Sjögren syndrome and scleroderma. 
B)  rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. 
C)  gout and Reiter syndrome. 
D)  ankylosing spondylitis and mixed connective tissue disease. 
A)  Sjögren syndrome and scleroderma. 
B)  rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. 
C)  gout and Reiter syndrome. 
D)  ankylosing spondylitis and mixed connective tissue disease.

Question 6

The TMJ is the articulation between the mandibular condyle and which other structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zygomatic process 
B)  Sphenoid bone 
C)  Glenoid fossa of the temporal bone 
D)  Occipital bone 
A)  Zygomatic process 
B)  Sphenoid bone 
C)  Glenoid fossa of the temporal bone 
D)  Occipital bone

Question 7

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided.
-Trismus

Accepted Answer

A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure 
A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure

Question 8

Which statement about the articular disc in the TMJ joint is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is attached to the anterior and posterior aspects of the condyle. 
B)  It is attached to the inferior belly of the medial pterygoid muscle. 
C)  The disc is highly vascular. 
D)  The disc is surrounded and protected by the fibrous connective tissue joint capsule. 
A)  It is attached to the anterior and posterior aspects of the condyle. 
B)  It is attached to the inferior belly of the medial pterygoid muscle. 
C)  The disc is highly vascular. 
D)  The disc is surrounded and protected by the fibrous connective tissue joint capsule.

Question 9

Which muscle of mastication is most superior in its location?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temporalis 
B)  Lateral pterygoid 
C)  Masseter 
D)  Medial pterygoid 
A)  Temporalis 
B)  Lateral pterygoid 
C)  Masseter 
D)  Medial pterygoid

Question 10

While up to _____% of the adult population has at least one sign and/or symptom of a temporomandibular disorder (TMD), most studies suggest that clinically significant TMD-related jaw pain, dysfunction, or both affects about _____% of the general population.

Accepted Answer

A)  90; 10 
B)  75; 13 
C)  50; 10 
D)  25; 5 
A)  90; 10 
B)  75; 13 
C)  50; 10 
D)  25; 5

Question 11

Hypermobility in which the patient is able to relocate the mandible back into the glenoid fossa is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  subluxation. 
B)  dislocation. 
C)  ankylosis. 
D)  myofascial pain. 
A)  subluxation. 
B)  dislocation. 
C)  ankylosis. 
D)  myofascial pain.

Question 12

What is the most likely cause of TMD?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stress 
B)  Trauma 
C)  Malocclusion 
D)  Third molar extractions 
A)  Stress 
B)  Trauma 
C)  Malocclusion 
D)  Third molar extractions

Question 13

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided.
-Arthrography

Accepted Answer

A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure 
A) Method for evaluating and manipulating a joint via the insertion of a camera and instruments 
B) Dry, crackling sound 
C) Surgical puncture of a joint followed by lavage of joint space 
D) Physical examination using pressure of the hand or fingers 
E) Inability to fully open the mouth
F)Radiography of a joint after injection of opaque contrast material
G)Noninvasive diagnostic technique that uses radio waves to produce computerized images of internal body tissues
H)Listening to sounds within the body, using a stethoscope
I)Subjective evidence of disease or a physical disorder that is observed by the patient
J)Objective evidence of disease that can be observed by a health care provider rather than by the patient
K)Joint
L)Induced inadvertently by a medical or dental care provider or by medical treatment or a diagnostic procedure

Question 14

Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) can be caused by disorders of the muscles of mastication or by internal derangements of the components of the joint. Three cardinal features that suggest TMD include orofacial pain, joint noise, and restricted jaw function.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
D)  The first statement is false; the second is true. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
D)  The first statement is false; the second is true.

Question 15

Tenderness over the lateral pole of the condyle is indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)  crepitus. 
B)  capsulitis. 
C)  trismus. 
D)  auscultation. 
A)  crepitus. 
B)  capsulitis. 
C)  trismus. 
D)  auscultation.

Question 16

Of the various surgical techniques used to treat TMDs, __________ involves surgical repositioning of the condyle.

Accepted Answer

A)  arthrocentesis 
B)  arthroscopy 
C)  condylotomy 
D)  open joint surgery 
A)  arthrocentesis 
B)  arthroscopy 
C)  condylotomy 
D)  open joint surgery

Question 17

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the

Accepted Answer

A)  zygomatic process of the temporal bone. 
B)  glenoid fossa of the temporal bone. 
C)  external acoustic meatus. 
D)  spine of the sphenoid bone. 
A)  zygomatic process of the temporal bone. 
B)  glenoid fossa of the temporal bone. 
C)  external acoustic meatus. 
D)  spine of the sphenoid bone.

Question 18

Which choice represents an indirect form of trauma affecting the TMJ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clenching, bruxism 
B)  Whiplash injury 
C)  Psychosocial factors 
D)  Osteoarthritis 
A)  Clenching, bruxism 
B)  Whiplash injury 
C)  Psychosocial factors 
D)  Osteoarthritis

Question 19

Synovial _____________ is the most common benign neoplasm of the synovium.

Accepted Answer

A)  osteoblastoma 
B)  chondroblastoma 
C)  osteoma 
D)  chondromatosis 
A)  osteoblastoma 
B)  chondroblastoma 
C)  osteoma 
D)  chondromatosis

Question 20

Tumors arising in the TMJ area are common. The most common benign tumors that arise in the condyle include the osteochondroma.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
D)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
D)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true.

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Palpation

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Arthrocentesis

An open lock of the TMJ that the patient cannot reduce is termed

From the choices below, which type of radiographic imaging would be least helpful in diagnosing TMJ disease?

The most common systemic conditions that affect the TMJ are

The TMJ is the articulation between the mandibular condyle and which other structure?

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Trismus

Which statement about the articular disc in the TMJ joint is true?

Which muscle of mastication is most superior in its location?

While up to _% of the adult population has at least one sign and/or symptom of a temporomandibular disorder (TMD), most studies suggest that clinically significant TMD-related jaw pain, dysfunction, or both affects about _% of the general population.

Hypermobility in which the patient is able to relocate the mandible back into the glenoid fossa is referred to as

What is the most likely cause of TMD?

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Arthrography

Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) can be caused by disorders of the muscles of mastication or by internal derangements of the components of the joint. Three cardinal features that suggest TMD include orofacial pain, joint noise, and restricted jaw function.

Tenderness over the lateral pole of the condyle is indicative of

Of the various surgical techniques used to treat TMDs, __________ involves surgical repositioning of the condyle.

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the

Which choice represents an indirect form of trauma affecting the TMJ?

Synovial _____________ is the most common benign neoplasm of the synovium.

Tumors arising in the TMJ area are common. The most common benign tumors that arise in the condyle include the osteochondroma.

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Exam 10: Orofacial Pain and Diseases Affecting the Temporomandibular Joint

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Palpation

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Arthrocentesis

An open lock of the TMJ that the patient cannot reduce is termed

From the choices below, which type of radiographic imaging would be least helpful in diagnosing TMJ disease?

The most common systemic conditions that affect the TMJ are

The TMJ is the articulation between the mandibular condyle and which other structure?

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Trismus

Which statement about the articular disc in the TMJ joint is true?

Which muscle of mastication is most superior in its location?

While up to _____% of the adult population has at least one sign and/or symptom of a temporomandibular disorder (TMD), most studies suggest that clinically significant TMD-related jaw pain, dysfunction, or both affects about _____% of the general population.

Hypermobility in which the patient is able to relocate the mandible back into the glenoid fossa is referred to as

What is the most likely cause of TMD?

For each vocabulary word below, select the corresponding definition from the list provided. -Arthrography

Temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD) can be caused by disorders of the muscles of mastication or by internal derangements of the components of the joint. Three cardinal features that suggest TMD include orofacial pain, joint noise, and restricted jaw function.

Tenderness over the lateral pole of the condyle is indicative of

Of the various surgical techniques used to treat TMDs, __________ involves surgical repositioning of the condyle.

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is the articulation between the condyle of the mandible and the

Which choice represents an indirect form of trauma affecting the TMJ?

Synovial _____________ is the most common benign neoplasm of the synovium.

Tumors arising in the TMJ area are common. The most common benign tumors that arise in the condyle include the osteochondroma.

Introduction to Preliminary Diagnosis of Oral Lesions

Inflammation and Repair

Immunity and Immunologic Oral Lesions

Infectious Diseases

Developmental Disorders

Genetics

Neoplasia

Nonneoplastic Diseases of Bone

Oral Manifestations of Systemic Diseases

Filters

While up to _% of the adult population has at least one sign and/or symptom of a temporomandibular disorder (TMD), most studies suggest that clinically significant TMD-related jaw pain, dysfunction, or both affects about _% of the general population.