The Sphenoid Bone Is a Complicated Bone Containing Foramina, Fissures

question 9

Multiple Choice

The sphenoid bone is a complicated bone containing foramina, fissures, and landmarks for the passage or attachment of many important features of the head. An important nerve for dentistry that runs exclusively through this bone is the:

• A)Facial nerve
• B)Glossopharyngeal nerve
• C)Hypoglossal nerve
• D)Trigeminal nerve

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Definitions:

A-B Design

A basic experimental design consisting of a baseline (A) phase followed by a treatment (B) phase, used to evaluate the effect of an intervention.

Intervention

Strategies or actions taken to improve a situation or problem, often used in the context of behavioral or medical treatment.

Behavior Change

A modification in an individual's behavior patterns, attitudes, or actions.

Multiple Baseline Design

A method of graphing behavioral observations that provides a way to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention when a reversal design is not desirable. A multiple baseline design permits recording and analyzing behavioral observations from three variables: (1) two or more behaviors associated with one student in a single setting, (2) two or more students exhibiting the same behavior in a single setting, and (3) two or more settings in which one student is exhibiting the same behavior.