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WorksheetsRAD Chapter 24
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The gag reflex is elicited by stimulation of the sensitive tissues of the
soft palate.
hard palate.
The gag reflex is a(n) ___________ effort, preceded by ____________ of respiration.
voluntary; an increased rate
involuntary; cessation
Which receptor placement is most likely to elicit the gag reflex?
Maxillary premolar
Maxillary molar
Which of the following choices would represent the suggested receptor placement sequence for a patient who is likely to gag?
1. Anterior
2. Premolar
3. Molar
1, 2, 3
2, 1, 3
Which of the following could you do to prevent stimulating your patient’s gag reflex?
Let the patient get used to each receptor placement, and wait 20 seconds before exposing the receptor.
Put your finger on the tissue where the receptor will be placed to demonstrate the receptor placement.
You have just placed the receptor to expose the maxillary right molar and your patient has started gagging. What should you do?
Take the receptor out of your patient’s mouth as quickly as possible.
Have the patient remove the receptor.
What can you do to reduce the risk of a gag reflex?
Have your patient hold her breath.
Give your patient a cup of ice water to drink to try to reduce tactile stimuli.
Which of the following suggestions are intended to help reduce the gag reflex?
Instructing the patient to breathe rapidly through the nose
Asking the patient to suspend an arm or leg in the air
If a person is blind or visually impaired, the dental radiographer must
communicate using clear visual explanations.
communicate using clear verbal explanations.
In treating children with a primary or transitional dentition, the bisecting technique is preferred, because the small size of the mouth precludes the placement of a receptor beyond the apical regions of the teeth.
Both statements are true.
Both statements are false.
