Dental Terminology 3rd Edition By Charline M. Dofka-Test Bank

Quizzes on Oral Health Vocabulary 3rd Edition By Charline M. Dofka

ISBN-10: 1133019714, ISBN-13: 978-1133019718

Chapter 1: Initiating Dental Terms
TRUE/FALSE
1. A pigment is a dental bridge pattern used in prosthodontic dentistry.
ANS: F
Pigment denotes coloring material. Conversely, die signifies a pattern.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

2. Axillary correlates with an underarm location.
ANS: T
Axillary signifies an underarm location, although occasionally confused with auxiliary, which denotes a
supporting subsidiary.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

3. Esthetics relates to attractiveness.
ANS: T
Esthetics pertains to beauty, yet sometimes confused with anesthesia, meaning loss of pain
sensation.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

4. Facial suggests relating to the countenance.
ANS: T
Facial denotes relating to the face, yet sometimes confused with fascial, which relates to the fibrous
membrane on muscles.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

5. Palpation is a method of locating or examining with hand or finger pressure.
ANS: F
Palpation concerns the use of hand or finger pressure for locating/examining but occasionally confused with
palpitation, signifying a rapid heartbeat.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

6. Suture signifies either a line where two bones connect or a stitch mending a wound.
ANS: T
‘Suture’ holds two meanings: either a line where two bones unite or a stitch when repairing a
wound.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

7. An initialism is a term resembling another in sound and spelling but having a different
definition.
ANS: F
An initialism is a short form composed of the initial letters of multiple words. A homonym is a term
resembling another in sound and spelling but having a different meaning.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

8. An initialism is a shortened form composed of the initial letters of multiple words.
ANS: T
An initialism is a shortened form composed of the initial letters of multiple words but sometimes confused with homonym, signifying words that are alike in sound and spelling but have
distinct meanings.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

9. An eponym is a term that includes the name of the individual who created the procedure,
discovered the anatomical area, or a similar reference.
ANS: F
An eponym encompasses the name of the person who devised the procedure, discovered the anatomical region, or similar reference. An initialism is an abbreviation including the
initial letter of multiple words.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Discover the Oral Language

10. A prefix can be added at the start of the word base to alter the meaning.
ANS: F
A prefix can be attached to the start of the word base. A suffix is appended at the end of a word
base.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Analyze the Structure of the Oral Language

11. A suffix is added at the end of a word base to adjust the meaning.
ANS: T
A suffix is placed at the end of a word base to alter the meaning. A prefix is placed at the start.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Analyze the Structure of the Oral Language

12. Cyanosis is a term indicating a bluish tint of something.
ANS: F
Cyanosis denotes a bluish colour of something. The prefix xanth/o implies a yellow hue.
PTS: 1 DIF: moderate REF: Prefix

13. Laryngitis is the inflammation of the larynx.
ANS: T
Laryn represents the root word for larynx. The larynx is colloquially referred to as the voice box.
PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: Root Words

14. Numerous medical terms find their origins in Latin.
ANS: F
Many medical terminologies derive from Latin, not Old English.
PTS: 1 DIF: easy REF: Analyze the Structure of the Oral Language

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