Test your basic knowledge |

Dental Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Easy or normal respirations






2. An instrument used to engage dental pulp for extirpation






3. The science of moral obligation






4. Removable elastic orthodontic appliance






5. Midline point at the anterior margin of the occipital foramen






6. A fine - pure-white clay






7. Pertaining to sensation






8. A blemish in the radiograph that is not present in the roentgen image






9. Unpleasant breath






10. Bending of a joint; opposite of extension






11. Not through the alimentary canal






12. A protein substance that acts as a catalyst






13. The amount of a medicine administered






14. A substance the induces an increased rate of chemical reaction withoug entering into the reaction or being changed by it






15. A loose compound of iodine






16. Root of the nose at the median sagittal plane






17. Pertaining to the lip






18. An intermediate material that causes two materials to stick together






19. Space between the curved proximal surfaces of teeth






20. A substance that resembles medicine but has no intrinsic drug activity






21. Higher mental process of understanding






22. Set of organs or parts that have common function






23. The sum of chemical changes involved in the function of nutrition






24. An instrument having two offsetting angles in its shank






25. The arrest of an escape of blood

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


26. Presence of pores with a structure

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


27. Expiration - breathing out






28. Absorption of liquid






29. The natural teeth in position in the dental arches






30. The partial or complete loss of appetite for food






31. The restoration of life of consciousness






32. Humpback






33. A tooth - root or implant used for support and retention of a fixed or removable prosthesis






34. Study of tissue and organ behavior






35. Permission to perform an act from competent authority






36. Specialized connective tissue that covers the anatomic root of the tooth






37. Pertaining to the cheek surfaces of the posterior teeth






38. Inducing or pertaining to sleep






39. Therapeutic introduction of a fluid into a vein






40. Wire inserted into a soft catherer or cannula to secure rigidity






41. A specific hysterical fear






42. The art of making dental restorations from fused porcelain






43. Pertaining to caries or decay






44. Small yellow nodules tha generally occur in subcutaneous tissue






45. Surgical procedure to restore alveolar ridge height






46. A prothesis to close a palate opening






47. Muscular incoordination characterized by irregular muscle activity






48. Network of nerves - lympathics or veins






49. Shaping metal by hammering it into a die






50. A benign neoplasm