Deck 15: Digestive System: Oral Cavity

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Identify the gland at the tip of the arrow

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

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Fordyce's granules are nonfunctional

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

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Which of the following possesses specialized mucosa?

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Which of the following structures initiates cusp formation?

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