Question 1

The coronoid notch is a landmark for the administration of which injection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anterior superior alveolar nerve block 
B)  Posterior superior alveolar nerve block 
C)  Inferior alveolar nerve block 
D)  Lingual nerve block

Question 2

The medial surface of the mandibular ramus is a landmark for the administration for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incisive and inferior alveolar blocks 
B)  Inferior alveolar block and Vazirani-Akinosi blocks 
C)  Vazirani-Akinosi and the incisive blocks 
D)  None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is a prominent landmark for the administration of the anterior superior alveolar block?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canine fossa 
B)  Canine eminence 
C)  Infraorbital foramen 
D)  Posterosuperior to the roots of the maxillary canine teeth

Question 4

Match the name of the nerve to the predominant structures that it innervates.

-The tongue

Accepted Answer

A) Anterior superior alveolar nerve 
B) Middle superior alveolar nerve 
C) Posterior superior alveolar nerve 
D) Greater palatine nerve 
E) Nasopalatine nerve
F)Lingual nerve
G)Mental nerve
H)Incisive nerve

Question 5

A patient may present with a bifid inferior alveolar nerve,in which case a second mandibular foramen is more superiorly placed.The second foramen may be detected by noting a doubled mandibular canal on a radiograph.

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.

Question 6

Which nerve may also serve as an afferent nerve for the mandibular first molar?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anterior middle superior alveolar 
B)  Mylohyoid 
C)  Mental 
D)  Lingual

Question 7

Which structures of the body are most likely to experience the loss of sensation after the administration of an anesthetic agent to the lingual nerve?

Accepted Answer

A)  Floor of the mouth 
B)  Body of the tongue 
C)  Lingual gingival tissue of the mandibular teeth 
D)  All options listed

Question 8

Which of the following could occur as a complication of the posterior superior alveolar local anesthetic block?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hematoma 
B)  Infection of the cavernous venous sinus 
C)  Piercing the pterygoid plexus 
D)  All options listed

Question 9

What is the name of the radiopaque line that denotes where the ramus joins the body of the mandible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mylohyoid line 
B)  Internal oblique line 
C)  External oblique line 
D)  Coronoid notch

Question 10

When the clinician administers an IO injection,which nerves are anesthetized?

Accepted Answer

A)  Posterior superior alveolar,middle superior alveolar,and ophthalmic nerves 
B)  Posterior superior alveolar,middle superior alveolar,and infraorbital nerves 
C)  Anterior superior alveolar,middle superior alveolar,and infraorbital nerves 
D)  Some other combination of nerves

Question 11

What is the name of the opening that is located between the apices of the mandibular first and second premolars?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mandibular foramen 
B)  Lingual foramen 
C)  Mandibular symphysis 
D)  Mental foramen

Question 12

What is the name of the foramen located palatal to the maxillary central incisors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental foramen 
B)  Infraorbital foramen 
C)  Incisive foramen 
D)  Lingual foramen

Question 13

Which nerve travels through the mandibular canal,exits the mandibular foramen,and innervates the mandibular teeth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lingual nerve 
B)  Mandibular nerve 
C)  Inferior alveolar nerve 
D)  Anterior superior alveolar nerve

Question 14

Which part of the maxilla articulates with the zygomatic bone laterally,thus completing the infraorbital rim?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zygomatic process 
B)  Frontal process 
C)  Palatine process 
D)  Alveolar processes

Question 15

What is the median palatine raphe?

Accepted Answer

A)  A fibrous band of tissue 
B)  A landmark for the administration of the anterior middle superior alveolar block 
C)  The tissue that covers the suture between the two palatine processes of the maxillae 
D)  All options listed

Question 16

Match the name of the nerve to the predominant structures that it innervates.

-Buccal gingival tissue of the maxillary molars

Accepted Answer

A) Anterior superior alveolar nerve 
B) Middle superior alveolar nerve 
C) Posterior superior alveolar nerve 
D) Greater palatine nerve 
E) Nasopalatine nerve
F)Lingual nerve
G)Mental nerve
H)Incisive nerve

Question 17

Match the name of the nerve to the predominant structures that it innervates.

-Maxillary central incisors,lateral incisors,and canines

Accepted Answer

A) Anterior superior alveolar nerve 
B) Middle superior alveolar nerve 
C) Posterior superior alveolar nerve 
D) Greater palatine nerve 
E) Nasopalatine nerve
F)Lingual nerve
G)Mental nerve
H)Incisive nerve

Question 18

What is the name of the largest contributor to the maxillary nerve trunk?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infraorbital nerve 
B)  Ophthalmic nerve 
C)  Second division of the trigeminal nerve 
D)  Third division of the trigeminal nerve

Question 19

What is the name of the point of attachment of the muscle that forms the floor of the mouth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mylohyoid line 
B)  Internal oblique ridge 
C)  All options listed 
D)  None of the options listed

Question 20

Which nerve carries sensory information for the maxillary sinuses,nasal cavity,and palate?

Accepted Answer

A)  First division of the trigeminal nerve 
B)  Second division of the trigeminal nerve 
C)  Third division of the trigeminal nerve 
D)  Ophthalmic nerve

Exam 10: Anatomic Considerations for the Administration of Local Anesthesia

The coronoid notch is a landmark for the administration of which injection?

The medial surface of the mandibular ramus is a landmark for the administration for which of the following?

Which of the following is a prominent landmark for the administration of the anterior superior alveolar block?

Match the name of the nerve to the predominant structures that it innervates. -The tongue

A patient may present with a bifid inferior alveolar nerve,in which case a second mandibular foramen is more superiorly placed.The second foramen may be detected by noting a doubled mandibular canal on a radiograph.

Which nerve may also serve as an afferent nerve for the mandibular first molar?

Which structures of the body are most likely to experience the loss of sensation after the administration of an anesthetic agent to the lingual nerve?

Which of the following could occur as a complication of the posterior superior alveolar local anesthetic block?

What is the name of the radiopaque line that denotes where the ramus joins the body of the mandible?

When the clinician administers an IO injection,which nerves are anesthetized?

What is the name of the opening that is located between the apices of the mandibular first and second premolars?

What is the name of the foramen located palatal to the maxillary central incisors?

Which nerve travels through the mandibular canal,exits the mandibular foramen,and innervates the mandibular teeth?

Which part of the maxilla articulates with the zygomatic bone laterally,thus completing the infraorbital rim?

What is the median palatine raphe?

Match the name of the nerve to the predominant structures that it innervates. -Buccal gingival tissue of the maxillary molars

Match the name of the nerve to the predominant structures that it innervates. -Maxillary central incisors,lateral incisors,and canines

What is the name of the largest contributor to the maxillary nerve trunk?

What is the name of the point of attachment of the muscle that forms the floor of the mouth?

Which nerve carries sensory information for the maxillary sinuses,nasal cavity,and palate?