By Palpation, One Locates the Temporomandibular Joint

question 149

Multiple Choice

By palpation, one locates the temporomandibular joint

• A) directly anterior to the external auditory opening.
• B) by feeling the pulse of the facial artery.
• C) by feeling the pulse of the superficial temporal artery.
• D) directly posterior to the last upper molars (wisdom teeth).

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Definitions:

Linear Perspective

A technique in art and photography that creates the illusion of depth and distance on a flat surface, using lines that converge at a vanishing point.

Depth Cue

A visual or auditory piece of information that helps to perceive the distance or three-dimensionality of an object or scene.

Occlusion

The blockage or closing of a blood vessel or hollow organ.

Monocular Depth Cues

Cues of depth perception that are available to each eye alone.