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What is the function of the zygomatic process of the maxilla?
What is the function of the zygomatic process of the maxilla?
- It projects downwards to form the sockets for the roots of the teeth
- It contributes to the medial wall of the orbit
- It projects laterally to articulate with the zygomatic bone (correct)
- It forms the anterior three-quarters of the bony palate
Which process of the maxilla articulates with the frontal bone?
Which process of the maxilla articulates with the frontal bone?
- The alveolar process
- The zygomatic process
- The palatine process
- The frontal process (correct)
What is the function of the alveolar process of the maxilla?
What is the function of the alveolar process of the maxilla?
- It articulates with the corresponding process of the opposite maxilla
- It projects laterally to articulate with the zygomatic bone
- It projects downwards and forms the sockets for the roots of the teeth (correct)
- It contributes to the medial wall of the orbit
Which process of the maxilla forms the anterior three-quarters of the bony palate?
Which process of the maxilla forms the anterior three-quarters of the bony palate?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the frontal bone?
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the frontal bone?
What is the function of the mental protuberance on the mandible?
What is the function of the mental protuberance on the mandible?
Which bone forms the inferior concha of the nasal cavity?
Which bone forms the inferior concha of the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the mandibular canal within the mandible?
What is the function of the mandibular canal within the mandible?
Which process of the zygomatic bone articulates with the frontal bone?
Which process of the zygomatic bone articulates with the frontal bone?