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Normal Anatomy Maxilllary landmarks

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cancellous bone appears radiolucent on a radiographic image.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The area the black arrow is pointing to is:

a)

maxillary sinus

b)

lateral ptyerigoid plate

c)

orbit

d)

zygomatic process

3.

Wafer-thin, curved plates of bone that extend from the lateral walls of the nasal cavity, they appear diffuse and radiopaque on a radiograph

a)

nasal spine

b)

nasal septum

c)

nasal conchae

d)

nasal stones

4.

Radiolucent area (empty space) located above the apices of the maxillary premolars and molars,

a)

canal

b)

foramen

c)

fossa

d)

sinus

5.

Which of these areas would appear radiolucent on a dental x-ray image?

a)

septum

b)

suture

c)

tubercle

d)

tuberosity

6.

On a maxillary periapical image (PA), the nasal fossa will appear as a radiolucent area above the roots of the_________

a)

maxillary incisors

b)

maxillary premolars

c)

maxillary molars

d)

mandibular central

7.

Name the area circled in red, Small ovoid or round radiolucent area located between the roots of the maxillary central incisors

a)

lateral fossa

b)

maxillary suture

c)

incisive papilla

d)

incisive foramen

8.

The maxillary tuberosity appears a radiolucent rounded prominence posterior to the third molar region?

a)

true

b)

false

9.

An anterior maxillary periapical (PA) will contain the nasal septum superimposed over the?

a)

canine

b)

medial palatine suture

c)

greater palatine foramen

d)

genial tubercles

10.

the coronoid process will be seen on the __________periapical image

a)

maxillary incisor

b)

maxillary molar

c)

mandibluar incisor

d)

maxillary canine

11.

The anterior nasal spine will appear as a _______ shaped radiopaque ares

a)

T

b)

U

c)

V

d)

I

12.

The inverted Y is a radiopaque line above the maxillary canine ?

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The canine/lateral fossa is located between the

a)

maxillary canine and lateral incisor

b)

mandibular canine and lateral incisor

c)

maxilalry canine and first premolar

d)

maxillary molar area

14.

Identify the anatomy marked by the black arrows

a)

incisive foramen

b)

median palatine suture

c)

canine/lateral fossa

d)

incisve papilla

15.

What is the anatomy marked by the white arrows?

a)

nasal conchae

b)

nasal septum

c)

nasal fossa

d)

anterior nasal spine

16.

What is the large radilucent area in this periapical?

a)

nasal sinus

b)

maxillary tuberosity

c)

maxillary sinus

d)

zygoma

17.

What is the radiolucent area in between the white arrows?

a)

canine/lateral fossa

b)

incisive foramen

c)

nasal sinus

d)

nasal septum

18.

All of the following would appear radiolucent on a dental radiograph except?

a)

tuberosity

b)

canal

c)

foramen

d)

fossa

19.

all of the following would appear radiopaque on a dent radiograph except?

a)

process

b)

ridge

c)

spine

d)

sinus

20.

On a maxillary periapical image, the zygomatic process appears as a_______to the maxillary first molar region

a)

radioluceny located inferior

b)

radiopacity located superior

c)

radilucency located superior

d)

radiopacity located inferior