Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity

Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity

Chapter 10

Multiple Choice

True or False: The regions of the face and the features of the face are the same.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The fold of tissue located at the corner of the eye is the:

• Tragus

• Philtrum

• Canthus

• Ala

Multiple Choice

The ______ is the rectangular area from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip.

• Glabella

• Ala of the nose

• Canthus

• Philtrum

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the nostril?

• Anterior naris

• Ala of the nose

• Nasion

• Septum

Multiple Choice

This facial feature forms the chin.

• Angle of the mandible

• Mental protuberance

• Glabella

• Root

Multiple Select

Check all that apply. Which of the following are landmarks of the lips?

• Vermillion border

• Labial commissure

• Nasolabial sulcus

• Vestibule

Multiple Choice

What lines the entire oral cavity?

• Teeth

• Mucous membrane

• Vestibule

• Gingiva

Multiple Choice

There are two divisions of the oral cavity. The vestibule and _____.

• Vestibule

• Tongue

• Gingiva

• Oral cavity proper

Multiple Choice

The area where the alveolar mucosa meets the buccal mucosa at the deepest portion of the vestibule.

• Retromolar area

• Oral cavity proper

• Vestibule

• Mucobuccal fold

Multiple Choice

What is the area of color change where the gingiva meets the alveolar mucosa?

• Mucogingival junction

• Masticatory mucosa

• Alveolar mucosa

• Mucobuccal fold

Multiple Choice

The structure that passes from the oral mucosa to the facial midline of the maxillary arch is the _______.

• Tongue

• Labial frenum

• Lingual frenum

• Buccal frenum

Multiple Choice

True or False: The tonsils are located between the anterior and posterior pillars of the soft palate.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the proper term for "gums"?

• Epithelium

• Gingiva

• Skin

• Mucosa

Multiple Choice

Another term for "Free Gingiva" is ______.

• Unattached gingiva

• Gingival groove

• Attached gingiva

• Interdental gingiva

Multiple Select

The palate is split into two distinct parts. Choose those parts.

• Hard palate

• Tonsils

• Soft Palate

• Uvula

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the pear-shaped pad of tissue behind the maxillary incisors?

• Palatine rugae

• Incisive papilla

• Uvula

• Palatine raphe

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not one of the types of gingiva?

• Unattached gingiva

• Attached gingiva

• Interdental gingiva

• Oral mucosa

Multiple Choice

What is the name for the posterior third of the tongue that extends backward down the throat?

• Sublingual

• Body

• Dorsum

• Root

Multiple Choice

Which of the following functions of the tongue helps protect you from ingesting poison?

• Speaking

• Positioning food

• Tasting

• Cleansing the oral cavity

Multiple Choice

What is another term for interdental gingiva?

• Gingival groove

• Free gingiva

• Interdental papilla

• Attached gingiva

Multiple Choice

What structure helps attach the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth?

• Labial frenum

• Lingual frenum

• Sublingual caruncle

• Labial frenum