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Osteology of the Skull and Nose, Nasal Cavity and paranasal Flashcards

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the suture line between the sphenoid and occipital bones disappears when a child reaches puberty

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true

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the crista galli is part of the ethmoid bone

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true

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the squamosal suture is an overlapping suture instead of a perpendicular joining of bones

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true

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4
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the coronoid process is involved in the temporomandibular joint articulation

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false

the articular fossa and eminence

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the cribriform plate is the passageway for olfactory nerves from the nasal cavity to the brain

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true

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another name for the mental spines is the interior nasal spine

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false

genial tubiels

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the mandibular fossa is between the condyle and the coronoid process

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false

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the mental foramen is found on the mandible, not the maxilla

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true

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alveolar eminences are the most promeninent on the anterior teeth

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true

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the digastric fossa of the mandible can be seen laterally

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false

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11
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what bones of the skull are paired

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temporal
parietal
palatine
not occipital

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12
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the maxilla consists of a body and ____ processes

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4

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13
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the lateral border of the nasal cavity is formed by the

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inferior nasal conchae

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14
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the midline that shows fusion of the hard palate is called the

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median palatine suture

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15
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the genial tubercles are located on the

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internal anterior portion of the mandible

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16
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another name for the cheek bone is the ________ bone

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zygomatic

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17
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the vertical portion of the mandible is called the

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ramus

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18
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the structure that is composed of the vomer and the perpendiculate plate of the ethmoid bone is the

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verticle nasal septum

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19
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there are 24 bones that make up the skull.

fourteen bones make up the bones of the face

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1st statement false

2nd statement true

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20
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the bulging area of bone behind the third molar is the

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maxillary tuberosity

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21
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the temporal fossa is made up of parts of which bones

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frontal
parietal
sphenoid
zygomatic
all of the above
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22
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the mandibular foramen is located on the

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medial ramus

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23
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the frontal lobe of the brain is within the

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anterior cranial fossa

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24
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what bones are cranial bones

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frontal
occipital
ethmoid
temporal

25
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the opening in the sphenoid bone at the base of the skull is the

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foramen ovale

26
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the anterior border of the external ramus ends in the mylohyoid line.
it is often identified on radiographs as a thin radiolucent line

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both statements false

27
Q

the __________ bone and the mandible from the TMJ articulation

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temporal

28
Q

which structure is immediately inferior to the vomer

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hard palate

29
Q

the ________ is perpendicular to the median palatine suture

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transverse palatine suture

30
Q

two salivary glands are located within ______ in the medial body of the mandible

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fossae

31
Q

the suture at the top of the skull that marks the fusion of the parietal bones is the _____ suture

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sagittal

32
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the lateral margin of the external nose is known as the ala

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true

33
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the respiratory epithelium in the nasal cavity has nerve fibers that can perceive odors

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fase

olfactory epithelium

34
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there are four pairs of paranasal sinuses

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true

35
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the vomer and ethmoid form the main part of the nasal septum

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true

36
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the maxillae and the ethmoid form the floor of the nasal cavity

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fase

formed by maxilla and palatine bone

37
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the middle ethmoid sinuses are located in the meatus of the superior nasal concha

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false

38
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the maxillary sinuses are the largest paranasal sinues

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true

39
Q

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sinuses play an important role in warming the air that flows into the respiratory system

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false

not clinically confirmed

40
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the pitutitary fossa is located about the spenoid sinuses

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true

41
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a maxillary sinus can have more than one opening

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true

42
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the most posterior-superior part of the nasal cavity is

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where the ethmoid meets the spenoid bone

43
Q

the area underneath each concha is known as a

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meatus

44
Q

the lateral walls of the nasal cavity are formed by the ________ conchae

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inferior, middle, superior

45
Q

the sinuses that are subdivided into numerous small compartments are the __________ sinuses

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ethmoid

46
Q

the _______ ethmoid sinuses are located within the ethmoid bulla

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middle

47
Q

_________ does not have a role in trapping contaminants that enter the nasal cavity

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olfactory epithelium

48
Q

under normal circumstances, sinueses are filled with

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air

49
Q

the thin bone that lies between the maxillary molars and the _________ is sometimes perforated during dental surgery

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maxillary sinus

50
Q

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the deeper sinuses, particularly the ethmoid, are most commonly involved in sinus infections
a new opening can be surgically created to assist with proper drainage

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false
maxillary sinus most involved
true

51
Q

pain over the eye is most likely cuased by infection in the _________ sinus

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frontal

52
Q

the crescent shaped groove within the middle nasal concha is the ________

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hiatus semilunaris

53
Q

the cilia are hair-like projections on the epithelium in the ______ part of the nasal cavity

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anterior
posterior
midline
lateral wall

54
Q

the sinus that drains into the anteriiro part of the haitus semilunaris is the _____ sinus

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frontal

55
Q

in a young adult, the maxillary sinus generally lies between the maxillary canine and the ________

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premolars and first molar

56
Q

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the nasolacrimal duct produces tears
these tears are carried into the nasal cavity

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first statement false

second statement true

57
Q

the opeing of the maxillary sinus is located at approximately

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two-thirds upward toward the medial wall

58
Q

which might not interfere with the floor of the maxillary sinus during the extration of a maxillary molar

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a microdont molar

59
Q

a patient who repeatedly presents with sinus infections should be referred to

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ear, nose and throat specialist

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