Human Anatomy for Dental Students
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Course Introduction
This course provides dental students with a comprehensive foundation in human anatomy, emphasizing the anatomical structures and systems most relevant to dental practice. Topics include head and neck anatomy, oral cavity structures, cranial nerves, musculoskeletal systems, and major organ systems. Through lectures, laboratory dissections, and imaging studies, students will develop a detailed understanding of the relationships between anatomical form and dental function, which is essential for effective diagnosis, treatment planning, and clinical procedures in dentistry.
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The Anatomical Basis of Dentistry 3rd Edition by Bernard Liebgott
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Chapter 1: General Concepts
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Q1) "Anatomy" comes from Greek root words that mean ____________."
A) "study of the body
B) "to classify
C) "to cut up
D) "study of movement
E) "replica of the gods
Answer: C
Q2) The somatic nervous system controls which activities?
A) Involuntary smooth muscle or glandular tissue activities
B) Minute-to-minute vegetative functional activities of glands
C) Voluntary and reflex skeletal muscle activities
D) Reactions to emergency situations
E) All of the above
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Back
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Q1) Which vertebrae are long and slender, have facets for connection to the ribs, and are heart-shaped?
A) Lumbar
B) Thoracic
C) Cervical
D) Sacral
E) Coccygeal
Answer: B
Q2) The vertebral foramen, which houses the spinal cord, is formed by the _______________.
A) occiput and nuchal line
B) inion and occiput
C) vertebral arch and body
D) vertebral notches
E) transverse process and spinous process
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: The Thorax
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Q1) Which is the correct description of a dislocated rib?
A) A rib that is displaced at its sternocostal joint
B) A rib that is torn from its costal cartilage
C) A rib that has a break in the rib itself, usually at the angle of the rib
D) A rib that has a break in the costal cartilage
E) A rib that is separated at the costal cartilage
Answer: A
Q2) What is a mitral valve stenosis?
A) An incomplete closure of the mitral valve that permits the backflow of blood
B) A permanent closure of the mitral valve
C) A precursor to carditis
D) A narrowing of the mitral valve that interferes with the emptying of blood to the left ventricle
E) An absence of the mitral valve
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Abdomen, Pelvis, and Perineum
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Q1) At approximately age 16, the ilium, ischium, and pubis bones fuse together to form the _______________.
A) collarbone
B) shoulder girdle
C) pelvis
D) os coxae
E) coccyx
Q2) The main function of the diaphragm is ________________________.
A) vocalization
B) respiration
C) esophageal constriction
D) digestion
E) circulation
Q3) A double-layered fold of peritoneum that joins two viscera is ____________________________.
A) parietal peritoneum
B) visceral peritoneum
C) deep fascia
D) omentum
E) mesentery
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Chapter 5: The Neck
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Q1) Baroreceptors of the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves in the carotid sinus measure changes in and help to regulate ____________.
A) body temperature
B) pulmonary output
C) blood pressure
D) equilibrium
E) hormone levels
Q2) A "wry neck," or twisted neck, caused by spasms of the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles, is characterized as ____________________.
A) mediastinitis
B) trapezinitis
C) Horner syndrome
D) emphysema
E) torticollis
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Chapter 6: The Skull
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Q1) The right and left maxillae help form all of the following except the __________.
A) upper face
B) orbital floor
C) lateral wall of the nasal cavity
D) floor of the oral cavity
E) floor of the nasal cavity
Q2) Which of the following bones have not fused yet as single bones in the neonatal skull?
A) Frontal
B) Mandible
C) Temporal
D) A and C
E) A, B, and C
Q3) The mandible articulates with the _______ bone.
A) sphenoid
B) occipital
C) parietal
D) frontal
E) temporal
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Chapter 7: The Head by Regions
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Q1) The ________ is a midline fold of mucous membrane running from the lingual gingiva posteriorly to the undersurface of the tongue.
A) lingual frenulum
B) uvula
C) palatine tonsil
D) palatal rugae
E) palatal raphe
Q2) The __________ surface of a tooth is the masticating, or biting, surface.
A) vestibular
B) lingual
C) mesial
D) occlusal
E) distal
Q3) Depression of the mandible is accomplished by bilateral contractions of the _____ muscles(s).
A) medial pterygoid
B) deep heads of the masseter
C) temporalis
D) superior heads of the lateral pterygoid
E) inferior heads of the lateral pterygoid
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Chapter 8: Systemic Anatomy of the Head and Neck
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Q1) The ________ nerve, a branch of the trigeminal nerve, itself has a number of branches, including nervus spinosus, the buccal nerve, the auriculotemporal nerve, and the lingual nerve.
A) mandibular
B) oculomotor
C) trochlear
D) facial
E) maxillary
Q2) Loss of the pharyngeal gag reflex and loss of taste from the posterior third of the tongue could indicate an impairment of the _____ nerve.
A) vagus
B) glossopharyngeal
C) facial
D) trigeminal
E) trochlear
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Chapter 9: The Upper Limb
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Q1) The motor and sensory nerve supply to the upper limb is via the _________________.
A) axilla
B) brachial plexus
C) lumbar nerve 5
D) ulnar nerve
E) suprascapular nerve
Q2) What are the four rotator cuff muscles?
A) Deltoid, teres major, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus
B) Latissimus dorsi, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, and teres minor
C) Supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis
D) Teres major, teres minor, deltoid, and latissimus dorsi
E) Teres major, teres minor, deltoid, and supraspinatus
Q3) The ________ is the superoposterior portion of the trochlear notch of the ulna and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.
A) acromion
B) olecranon
C) coronoid fossa
D) capitulum
E) clavicle
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Chapter 10: The Lower Limb
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Q1) The weight-bearing bone of the leg is the _________________________.
A) femur
B) tibia
C) fibula
D) patella
E) calcaneus
Q2) The ________ is a sesamoid bone embedded within the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle. Its anterior surface is roughened for the tendinous attachments to the quadriceps femoris muscle.
A) tibia
B) fibula
C) femur
D) trochanter
E) patella
Q3) The talocrural joint is capable of which two movements?
A) Dorsiflexion and plantarflexion
B) Hyperextension and extension
C) Abduction and hyperextension
D) Flexion and abduction
E) Inversion and eversion
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Chapter 11: Applied Anatomy
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Q1) The site of an injection for a nasopalatine block is _____________.
A) A point midway between the gingival crest of the tooth and the midline palatal raphe
B) The mouth of the infraorbital canal
C) The mouth of the greater palatine canal
D) The mouth of the incisive canal immediately posterior to the central incisor teeth
E) The point where the posterior superior alveolar nerve enters the foramen on the infratemporal surface of the maxilla
Q2) What kind of radiograph provides a view of crowns, roots, alveolar bone, and surrounding bony structures and may enable detection of periodontal disease, foreign bodies, and impacted third molars?
A) Bitewing radiograph
B) Periapical radiograph
C) Occlusal radiograph
D) Fluoroscope
E) Conventional tomograph
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