H&N BOARD REVIEW

The external carotid artery supplies blood to the:

• Parotid salivary gland

• minor salivary gland

What bones form the temporomandibular joint TMJ?

• mandible and temporal bones

• occipital and parietal bones

the articulating surface of the condyle rotates within the:

• coronoid notch

• mandibular fossa

During a dental hygiene continued care appointment, a client of record exhibits partial facial paralysis. She was recently diagnosed as having Bell's pals. Damage to which of the following nerves cause this condition?

• Buccal

• Facial

Which muscle needs to be made prominent on a client to achieve effective palpation fo the area where the superior deep cervical lymph nodes are located?

• Trapezius

• Sternocleidomastoid

Which of the following is a branch of the nerve that exits at the mental foramen?

• lingual nerve

• inferior alveolar nerve

Located in the base of the occipital bone and toward the posterior of the skull is a large opening. This structure, through which the medulla oblongata enters and exits the skull, is referred to as the:

• foramen magnum

• foramen ovale

Collagen, a substance composed of naturally occurring proteins, is LEAST abundant in which tissue?

• muscle

• skin

All of the following structures are located within the mandible except ONE. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

• zygomatic process

• ramus

A small band of dense, white, fibrous elastic tissue which connects one bone to another is called a:

• tendon

• ligament