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37 Cards in this Set
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REGIONAL DIFFERENCES IN ORAL MUCOSA
LINING MUCOSA |
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Regional Appearance of Labial Mucosa and Buccal Mucosa |
Opaque Pink Shiny Moist Possible area of melanin pigmentation Fordyce Spots
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EPITHELIUM of Labial and buccal mucosa |
Thick nonkeratinized
Overlies and Obscures a lamina propria with an extensive vascular supply |
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Lamina Propria of the Labial and Buccal Mucosa |
Irregular and blunt connective tissue papillae
Some elastic fibers Collagen Fibers
Extensive vascular supply |
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Submucosa of the labial and buccal mucosa is present with what? |
adipose Connective tissue Minor Salivary Glands Firm attachment to muscle |
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Submucosa gives the tissue it's what? |
Compressibility Moisture |
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The Lamina Propria gives the tissue it's what? |
ability to stretch and return to its original shape |
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ALVEOLAR MUCOSA |
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Regional appearance of Alveolar Mucosa |
Reddish pink tissue with blue vascular area Shiny Moist Extremely mobile Lines Vestibules |
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Epithelium of the Alveolar Mucosa |
Thin nonkeratinized
overlies but does not obscure, an extensive vascular supply in the lamina Propria
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Lamina Propria of the Alveolar Mucosa |
Connective tissue papillae sometimes absent Many elastic Fibers Extensive Vascular Supply |
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Submucosa of the Alveolar mucosa has what present? |
minor salivary glands many elastic fibers loose attachment to muscle or bone |
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VENTRAL TONGUE SURFACE and FLOOR of the MOUTH |
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Region appearance of the ventral tongue surface and floor of the mouth |
Reddish pink tissue with vascular blue areas of veins
moist Shiny Compressible
Mobility Varies |
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Epithelium of the Ventral Tongue Surface and Floor of the Mouth |
Extremely thin nonkeratinized
Overlying but not obscuring, a lamina propria with an extensive vascular supply |
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Lamina Propria of the Ventral Tongue Surface and Floor of the mouth |
Has an extensive vascular supply |
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Lamina Propria of the Ventral Tongue Surface |
Numerous connective tissue papillae Some Elastic Fibers Minor salivary glands
(Extensive vascular supply) |
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Lamina Propria of the Floor of the Mouth |
Has Broad Connective tissue papillae |
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Submucosa for the Ventral Tongue Surface and Floor of the mouth is present or absent |
Present |
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Ventral Tongue Surface Submucosa |
Extremely thin and firmly attached to muscle |
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Floor of the mouth Submucosa |
Adipose Connective Tissue Submandibular and Sublingual salivary glands Loosely attached to bone/muscles |
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SOFT PALATE |
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Region appearance of the SOFT PALATE |
Deep Pink with yellow hue moist
Compressible and Extremely elastic
Allows speech and swallowing |
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Epithelium of the Soft Palate |
Thin nonkeratinized
Overlying a lamina Propria
No Extensive Vascular Supply |
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Lamina Propria of the Soft Palate |
Thick lamina Propria Numerous Connective Tissue papillae Distinct elastic layers |
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Submucosa of the soft palate |
Extremely thin Adipose Connective Tissue Minor Salivary Glands Firm Attachment to underlying muscle |
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MASTICATORY MUCOSA
HARD PALATE
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Hard Palate region appearance |
Pink Immobile firm medial Zone Cushioned Lateral Zones Rugae Raphe
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Epithelium of the Hard Palate |
Thick orthokeratinzed
overlying a lamina Propria |
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Lamina Propria of the hard palate |
Medial zone serving as mucoperiosteum to the bone
Features of rugue and Raphe in medial zones |
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Submucosa of the Hard Palate |
Present only in the lateral zone Anterior part having adipose connective tissue Posterior part having minor salivary glands
Absent in Medial Zone |
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ATTACHED GINGIVA |
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Attached Gingiva region and appearance when healthy and Dry |
Opaque Pink areas of melanin pigmentation possible varying amount of stippling
Dull, firm, and immobile
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The Epithelium of Attached Gingiva |
Thick Keratinized
mainly parakeratinized some Orthokeratinzed |
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Lamina Propria of the Attached Gingiva |
Tall Narrow Connective Tissue papillae Extensive Vascular Supply seves as mucoperiosteum to bone |
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Is a submucaso present in attached gingiva |
No submucosa present |
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What can stippling be caused from? |
due to strong attachment or pull of the epithelium toward the lamina propria |
