Question 1

Fordyce's granules are nonfunctional

Accepted Answer

A)  mucous minor salivary glands 
B)  sebaceous glands 
C)  sweat glands 
D)  mixed minor salivary glands 
E)  serous minor salivary glands 
A)  mucous minor salivary glands 
B)  sebaceous glands 
C)  sweat glands 
D)  mixed minor salivary glands 
E)  serous minor salivary glands B

Question 2

A patient presents at the dentist with a tooth that has suddenly become discolored and looks dark. The dentist should

Accepted Answer

A)  extract the tooth 
B)  perform a root canal treatment 
C)  test the pulp for viability 
D)  place a crown on the tooth 
E)  bleach the tooth 
A)  extract the tooth 
B)  perform a root canal treatment 
C)  test the pulp for viability 
D)  place a crown on the tooth 
E)  bleach the tooth C

Question 3

Which of the following regions of the oral cavity possesses all three types of minor salivary glands (serous only, mucous only, and mixed)?

Accepted Answer

A)  cheek 
B)  hard palate 
C)  lip 
D)  tongue 
E)  uvula 
A)  cheek 
B)  hard palate 
C)  lip 
D)  tongue 
E)  uvula D

Question 4

Which of the following principal fiber groups insert into the cementum only?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal fibers 
B)  dentoperiosteal fibers 
C)  interradicular fibers 
D)  transseptal fibers 
E)  circular fibers 
A)  horizontal fibers 
B)  dentoperiosteal fibers 
C)  interradicular fibers 
D)  transseptal fibers 
E)  circular fibers

Question 5

Which of the following possesses specialized mucosa?

Accepted Answer

A)  ventral surface of the tongue 
B)  attached gingiva 
C)  buccal mucosa 
D)  dorsal surface of the tongue 
E)  free gingiva 
A)  ventral surface of the tongue 
B)  attached gingiva 
C)  buccal mucosa 
D)  dorsal surface of the tongue 
E)  free gingiva

Question 6

Which of the following structures initiates cusp formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  enamel navel 
B)  enamel knot 
C)  enamel cord 
D)  enamel tuft 
E)  enamel lamella 
A)  enamel navel 
B)  enamel knot 
C)  enamel cord 
D)  enamel tuft 
E)  enamel lamella

Question 7

Identify the gland at the tip of the arrow

Accepted Answer

A)  glands of Blandin-Nuhn 
B)  posterior mucous gland 
C)  glands of von Ebner 
D)  glands of Serres 
E)  glands of Littre 
A)  glands of Blandin-Nuhn 
B)  posterior mucous gland 
C)  glands of von Ebner 
D)  glands of Serres 
E)  glands of Littre

Question 8

Which of the following principal fiber groups contacts neither cementum nor bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  horizontal fibers 
B)  dentoperiosteal fibers 
C)  interradicular fibers 
D)  transseptal fibers 
E)  circular fibers 
A)  horizontal fibers 
B)  dentoperiosteal fibers 
C)  interradicular fibers 
D)  transseptal fibers 
E)  circular fibers

Fordyce's granules are nonfunctional

A patient presents at the dentist with a tooth that has suddenly become discolored and looks dark. The dentist should

Which of the following regions of the oral cavity possesses all three types of minor salivary glands (serous only, mucous only, and mixed)?

Which of the following principal fiber groups insert into the cementum only?

Which of the following possesses specialized mucosa?

Which of the following structures initiates cusp formation?

Identify the gland at the tip of the arrow

Which of the following principal fiber groups contacts neither cementum nor bone?

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Extracellular Matrix

Epithelium and Glands

Connective Tissue

Cartilage and Bone

Muscle

Nervous Tissue

Blood and Hemopoiesis

Circulatory System

Lymphoid Immune System

Endocrine System

Integument

Respiratory System

Digestive System: Alimentary Canal

Digestive System: Glands

Urinary System

Female Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System

Special Senses

Filters

Exam 15: Digestive System: Oral Cavity

Fordyce's granules are nonfunctional

A patient presents at the dentist with a tooth that has suddenly become discolored and looks dark. The dentist should

Which of the following regions of the oral cavity possesses all three types of minor salivary glands (serous only, mucous only, and mixed)?

Which of the following principal fiber groups insert into the cementum only?

Which of the following possesses specialized mucosa?

Which of the following structures initiates cusp formation?

Identify the gland at the tip of the arrow

Which of the following principal fiber groups contacts neither cementum nor bone?

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Extracellular Matrix

Epithelium and Glands

Connective Tissue

Cartilage and Bone

Muscle

Nervous Tissue

Blood and Hemopoiesis

Circulatory System

Lymphoid Immune System

Endocrine System

Integument

Respiratory System

Digestive System: Alimentary Canal

Digestive System: Glands

Urinary System

Female Reproductive System

Male Reproductive System

Special Senses

Filters