Dental Hygiene Final Exam
Course Introduction
Dental Hygiene is a comprehensive course designed to introduce students to the principles and practices essential to maintaining and promoting oral health. The curriculum covers topics such as oral anatomy, preventive dental care, patient assessment, periodontal therapy, and infection control. Students will also develop skills in patient education, communication, and the use of dental instruments and technologies. Through a combination of lectures, laboratory sessions, and clinical practice, the course prepares students to effectively contribute to dental healthcare teams while emphasizing the importance of ethics, professionalism, and lifelong learning in the field of dental hygiene.
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Illustrated Anatomy of the Head and Neck 4th Edition by Margaret J. Fehrenbach
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Head and Neck Anatomy
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Q1) From the following list of terms, select which terms relate to either an inner OR an outer side of a wall of a hollow organ.
A) Superficial
B) Deep
C) Internal
D) External
Answer: C, D
Q2) Which of the following describes a patient's eyes when they are in anatomic position?
A) Closed tightly
B) Looking toward the lateral
C) Looking toward the medial
D) Looking straight forward
Answer: D
Q3) The transverse section is a division through a _____ plane.
A) horizontal
B) frontal
C) sagittal
D) coronal
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Surface Anatomy
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Q1) The superior and posterior free margin of the auricle is the helix, which ends inferiorly at the lobule. The lobule is a small flap of tissue that is the part of the auricle anterior to the external acoustic meatus.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.
Answer: C
Q2) The yellower and looser posterior part of the palate is the hard palate; it is the larger part of the palate since it comprises 85% of the total surface.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; and the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; and the second is true.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Skeletal System
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Q1) Which of the following processes forms the lateral part of the infraorbital rim?
A) Temporal process of the zygomatic bone
B) Maxillary process of the zygomatic bone
C) Frontal process of the maxilla
D) Alveolar process of the maxilla
Answer: B
Q2) From the following list of skull bones, select which skull bones articulate with the ethmoid bone.
A) Frontal bone
B) Sphenoid bone
C) Lacrimal bones
D) Occipital bones
E) Parietal bones
Answer: A, B, C
Q3) Which of the following skull bones are considered to be paired cranial bones?
A) Maxillary bones
B) Temporal bones
C) Lacrimal bones
D) Zygomatic bones
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Muscular System
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Q1) Which of the following are considered cervical muscles?
A) Masseter and medial pterygoid muscles
B) Medial and lateral pterygoid muscles
C) Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
D) Buccinator and epicranial muscles
Q2) Which of the following muscles BOTH elevates the tongue and depresses the soft palate during swallowing?
A) Levator veli palatini muscle
B) Palatoglossus muscle
C) Palatopharyngeal muscle
D) Muscle of the uvula
Q3) Which of the following muscles when contracted causes a surprised facial expression on a patient?
A) Corrugator supercilii muscle
B) Epicranius muscle
C) Orbicularis oculi muscle
D) Zygomaticus major muscle
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Chapter 5: Temporomandibular Joint
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Q1) The dental professional plays an important role in the recognition, treatment, and maintenance of patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD). All signs and symptoms related to TMD need to be recorded by the dental professional, as well as any parafunctional habits and related systematic diseases.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true, the second is false.
D) The first statement is false, the second is true.
Q2) What is the depression located between the condyle and coronoid process of the temporomandibular joint?
A) Sublingual fossa
B) Supraorbital notch
C) Temporal space
D) Mandibular notch
Q3) What is another term used for articular fossa of the temporomandibular joint?
A) Submandibular
B) Glenoid
C) Pterygoid
D) Temporal
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Chapter 6: Vascular System
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Q1) During the extraoral examination of a patient, an artery is visually noted under the skin of the patient in the temporal region. Which artery can be visualized in this manner during the examination?
A) Middle temporal artery
B) Transverse facial artery
C) Superficial temporal artery
D) Maxillary artery
Q2) The common carotid artery is branchless and travels superiorly along the neck, lateral to the trachea and larynx to the upper border of the thyroid cartilage. The common carotid artery travels in a sheath deep to the superior, middle, and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.
Q3) Which of the following listed is NOT a branch of the external carotid artery?
A) Middle meningeal
B) Facial
C) Ascending pharyngeal
D) Posterior auricular
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Chapter 7: Glandular Tissue
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Q1) From the nasolacrimal sac, the lacrimal fluid continues into the nasolacrimal duct, ultimately draining into the inferior nasal meatus. This connection explains why crying leads to extra saliva.
A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but NOT related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
Q2) Which of the following glands is associated with the pterygopalatine ganglion?
A) Lacrimal gland
B) Parotid gland
C) Sublingual gland
D) Submandibular gland
Q3) Which of the following glands can be palpated as part of an extraoral examination?
A) Lacrimal gland
B) Thyroid gland
C) Parathyroid gland
D) Thymus gland
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Chapter 8: Nervous System
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Q1) After administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block, the patient reports that the lingual gingival tissue of the mandibular premolars and molars is still sensitive. Which nerve provides sensation from the gingival tissue in this area?
A) Mylohyoid nerve
B) Lingual nerve
C) Mental nerve
D) Incisive nerve
Q2) From the following list of nerves, select those nerves that supply the parotid salivary gland.
A) Glossopharyngeal nerve
B) Hypoglossal nerve
C) Auriculotemporal nerve
D) Facial nerve
E) Accessory nerve
Q3) Branches of the facial nerve traverse all of the following openings EXCEPT the A) foramen rotundum.
B) internal auditory meatus.
C) stylomastoid foramen.
D) pterygoid canal.
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Chapter 9: Anatomy of Local Anesthesia
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Q1) From the following list of descriptions, select those that are factors involved in maxillary nerve anesthesia.
A) Thinner facial surface bone over teeth
B) Less variation exists in anatomy
C) More variation exists in anatomy
D) Thicker facial surface bone over teeth
Q2) Palatal anesthesia usually involves anesthesia of the soft and hard tissue of the periodontium of the palatal area such as the gingival tissue, periodontal ligament, and alveolar bone. Palatal anesthesia usually does NOT provide any pulpal anesthesia to the maxillary teeth or associated facial or buccal gingival tissue.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.
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Chapter 10: Lymphatic System
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Q1) Which of the following lymph nodes are NOT considered to be superficial lymph nodes located in the head?
A) Occipital lymph nodes
B) Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
C) Retroauricular lymph nodes
D) Facial lymph nodes
Q2) The retroauricular, anterior auricular, and superficial parotid nodes drain the external ear, lacrimal gland, and adjacent regions of the scalp and face. All of these nodes empty into the submandibular lymph nodes.
A) Both statements are true.
B) Both statements are false.
C) The first statement is true; the second is false.
D) The first statement is false; the second is true.
Q3) From the following list of lymph nodes, select those that are categorized as superficial cervical lymph nodes.
A) Retropharyngeal lymph nodes
B) Jugulodigastric lymph node
C) External jugular lymph nodes
D) Anterior jugular lymph nodes
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Chapter 11: Fasciae and Spaces
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Q1) Which of the following structures is NOT contained in part in the parotid space?
A) Cranial nerve VII
B) External carotid artery
C) Retromandibular vein
D) Internal carotid artery
Q2) Which of the following spaces are NOT part of the masticator space?
A) Infratemporal space
B) Temporal space
C) Pterygomandibular space
D) Space of the body of the mandible
Q3) To which cranial nerve, besides the eleventh and twelfth, is the parapharyngeal space adjacent in the skull?
A) Third cranial nerve
B) Sixth cranial nerve
C) Seventh cranial nerve
D) Ninth cranial nerve
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Chapter 12: Spread of Infection
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Q1) Which of the following signs OR symptoms CANNOT be used to describe cellulitis of the face and neck?
A) Pain
B) Tenderness
C) Redness
D) Systemic infection
Q2) When a patient complains of burning and prickling in the mandible, more than likely he or she has a condition known as Ludwig's angina BECAUSE an infection from the entrapment of pathogens or normal flora with suppuration has become encased in that area.
A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but NOT related.
C) The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
D) The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.
Q3) From the list of situations, select those which can spread dental infections.
A) Vascular system
B) Paranasal sinuses
C) Fascial spaces
D) Lymphatics
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