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MULTIPLE rCHOICE
1. Which rsurface rof rthe rbody ris rvisualized rby rthe rclinician rwhen rperforming ran rextraoral
r examination rof rthe rpatient’s reyes?
a. Anterior
b. Posterior
c. Superior
d. Lateral
ANS: r A
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A The rpatient’s reyes rare rvisualized ron rthe ranterior rsurface rof rthe rpatient’s rbody.
B The rpatient’s reyes rwould rNOT rbe reasily rvisualized ron rthe rposterior rof rthe
rpatient’s rbody.
C The rpatient’s reyes rwould rNOT rbe reasily rvisualized ron rthe rsuperior rsurface rof rthe
rpatient’s rbody.
D The rpatient’s reyes rwould rNOT rbe reasily rvisualized ron rthe rlateral rsurface rof rthe
rpatient’s rbody.
DIF: Comprehension REF: r p. r3 OBJ: r2
rTOP: r CDA: rGeneral rChairside, rI. rB. rPreliminary rPhysical rExamination
MSC: r NBDHE, rScientific rB a s iN
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2. Which rof rthe rfollowing r is rCORRECT rconcerning r the rsagittal rplane rof rthe rbody?
a. Parallel rto rthe rmedian rplane
b. Parallel rto rthe rfrontal rplane
c. Parallel rto rthe rhorizontal rplane
d. Parallel rto rthe rcoronal rplane
ANS: r A
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A A rsagittal rplane ris rparallel rto rthe rmedian rplane.
B A rsagittal rplane ris rNOT rparallel rto rthe rfrontal rplane rbut rperpendicular.
C A rhorizontal rplane ris rperpendicular rto rthe rmedian rplane. rA rsagittal rplane ris
parallel rto rthe rmedian rplane. rThus ra rhorizontal rplane ris rperpendicular rto ra
rsagittal rplane.
D A rsagittal rplane ris rNOT rparallel rto rthe rcoronal rplane rbut rperpendicular.
DIF: Recall REF: r r p. r3 OBJ: r 1
TOP: rCDA: rGeneral rChairside, rI. rA. rDemonstrate runderstanding rof rbasic roral rand rdental ranatomy,
rphysiology, rand rdevelopment
MSC: r NBDHE, rScientific rBasis rfor rDental rHygiene rPractice, r1.1 rAnatomy
,3. When ra rpatient ris rin ranatomic rposition, rwhat ris rthe rsurface rof rthe rpalms rof rthe rhand
r considered?
a. Anterior
b. Lateral
c. Medial
d. Posterior
ANS: r A
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A The rpalms rof rthe rhands rin ranatomic rposition rare rfacing rtoward rthe rfront rand rare
ranterior r(or rventral).
B The rpalms rof rthe rhands rin ranatomic rposition rare rNOT rfacing rlateral ror raway rfrom
rthe rmedian rplane rbut rare rfacing rtoward rthe rfront rand rare ranterior r(or
ventral).
C The rpalms rof rthe rhands rin ranatomic rposition rare rNOT rfacing rmedial ror rtoward
rthe rmedian rplane rbut rare rfacing rtoward rthe rfront rand rare ranterior r(or rventral).
D The rpalms rof rthe rhands rin ranatomic rposition rare rNOT rfacing rtoward rthe
posterior ror rback rof rthe rbody rbut rare rfacing rtoward rthe rfront rand rare ranterior r(or
rventral).
DIF: Recall REF: r r p. r3 OBJ: r 2
TOP: r CDA: rGeneral rChairside, rI. rB. rPreliminary rPhysical rExamination
MSC: r NBDHE, rProvision rof rClinical rDental rHygiene rServices, r1.0 rAssessing rPatient rCharacteristics
4. What ris rthe ranatomic rrelationship rof rthe rright rarm rto rthe rleft r leg?
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b. Contralateral
c. Ipsilateral
d. Midsagittal
ANS: r B
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A The rtwo rlegs rare rcontralateral rto reach rother. rSagittal rdescribes ra rplane rof rdivision
rof rthe r body rcreated rby ran rimaginary rplane rparallel rto rthe rmedian rplane.
B Contralateral rstructures rare rlocated ron rthe ropposite rside rof rthe rbody, rwhich ris rthe
ranatomic rrelationship rof rthe rright rarm rto rthe rleft rleg.
C Ipsilateral rrefers rto rstructures ron rthe rsame rside rof rthe rbody; rin rcontrast, rthe rtwo
legs rare rcontralateral rto reach rother rand rthus rare rlocated ron rthe ropposite rside rof
rthe rbody.
D The rtwo rlegs rare rcontralateral rto reach rother. rMidsagittal rdescribes ra rplane rthat
rdivides rthe rbody rinto rright rand rleft rhalves.
DIF: Comprehension REF: r r p. r 3 OBJ: r 2
TOP: rCDA: rGeneral rChairside, rI. rA. rDemonstrate runderstanding rof rbasic roral rand rdental ranatomy,
rphysiology, rand rdevelopment
MSC: r NBDHE, rScientific rBasis rfor rDental rHygiene rPractice, r1.1 rAnatomy
5. What ris rthe ranatomic rrelationship rof rthe rmuscles rto rthe rskin?
, a. Anterior
b. External
c. Deep
d. Superficial
ANS: r C
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A Muscles rare rdeep rto rthe rskin.
B Muscles rare rdeep rto rthe rskin.
C Muscles rare rlocated rinward, raway rfrom rthe rbody rsurface, rdeep rto rthe rskin.
D Muscles rare rdeep rto rthe rskin.
DIF: Comprehension REF: r r p. r 3 OBJ: r 2
TOP: rCDA: rGeneral rChairside, rI. rA. rDemonstrate runderstanding rof rbasic roral rand rdental ranatomy,
rphysiology, rand rdevelopment
MSC: r NBDHE, rScientific rBasis rfor rDental rHygiene rPractice, r1.1 rAnatomy
6. What ris rthe ranatomic rrelationship rof rthe rshoulders rto rthe rhips?
a. Deep
b. Medial
c. Inferior
d. Superior
ANS: r D
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B The rshoulders rare rsuperior rto rthe rhips.
C The rshoulders rare rsuperior rto rthe rhips.
D The rshoulders rare rsuperior rto ror rcloser rto rthe rhead r than rthe rhips.
DIF: Comprehension REF: r r p. r 3 OBJ: r 2
TOP: rCDA: rGeneral rChairside, rI. rA. rDemonstrate runderstanding rof rbasic roral rand rdental ranatomy,
rphysiology, rand rdevelopment
MSC: r NBDHE, rScientific rBasis rfor rDental rHygiene rPractice, r1.1 rAnatomy
7. Which rof rthe rfollowing ris rmeant r by rthe rterm r“ventral”?
a. Back rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody
b. Front rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody
c. Inner rside rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody
d. Outer rside rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody
ANS: r B
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A The rback rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody ris rreferred rto r as rthe rposterior r surface.
B The rfront rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody ris rreferred rto ras rthe rventral rsurface.
C The rinner rside rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody, raway rfrom rthe rbody rsurface, ris rreferred rto
ras rdeep.
D The routside rof ran rarea rof rthe rbody, r toward rthe rsurface, ris rreferred rto ras
