PATHOLOGY

PATHOLOGY MCQ

INFECTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Primary spaces of the mandible are
A
Submandibular, buccal, submental, pterygomandibular
B
Submandibular, submental, masseteric, pterygomandibular
C
Submandibular, sublingual, submental
D
Submandibular, buccal, sublingual, submental
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The submandibular space is bounded anteriorly and laterally by the mandible, medially by the anterior belly of the digastric muscles, superiorly by the mylohyoid muscle and inferiorly by the hyoid bone (Figs.

Detailed explanation-2: - It is a potential space located between the mylohyoid muscle superiorly, the platysma muscle inferiorly, under the chin in the midline. The space coincides with the anatomic region termed the submental triangle, part of the anterior triangle of the neck.

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