MDS PREP
Which of the following offers the greatest degree of protection for lips, cheeks, and tongue?
1. Sensory function of the periodontal ligament
2. Adjacent contact of teeth
3. Horizontal overlap (overjet)
4. Deflecting function of ridges
Dental Anatomy
Answer: 3
WHICH IS NOT A PERMANENT MUCOSAL FOLD?
1. GASTRIC RUGAE
2. SPIRAL VALVE
3. TRANSVERSE RECTAL FOLD
4. PLICA SEMILUNARIS
Anatomy
Answer: 4
Vessels supplying blood to the walls of large arteries are collectively known as
1. arterioles.
2. capillaries.
3. vasa vasorum.
4. metarterioles.
Anatomy
Answer: 3
Approximately what percentage of root ca is completed at the time the tooth erupts?
1. 25
2. 50
3. 75
4. 90
Dental Anatomy
Answer: 2
When a patient protrudes his tongue, deviation to the right side is noted. This suggests a disturbance in motor function of which of the following cranial nerves?
1. V
2. VII
3. X
4. XII
Anatomy
Answer: 4
CIRCADIAN RHYTHM IS CONTROLLED BY?
1. SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS
2. MEDIAN EMINENCE
3. PARAMEDIAN NU
4. SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEI
Anatomy
Answer: 1
The oral mucosa covering the base of the alveolar bone
1. is normally non-keratinized but can become keratinized in response to
physiological stimulation
2. is closely bound to underlying muscle and bone
3. does not contain elastic fibers
4. merges with the keratinized gingiva at the mucogingival junction
Dental Anatomy Answer: 4