Oral Facial Anatomy Test 3

Front 1

What are the lips also known as?

Back 1

Labia

Front 2

The lips are outlined by this.

Back 2

Vermilion border

Front 3

The angle at the corner of the mouth where the upper and lower lips join.

Back 3

Labial commissure

Front 4

The groove extending upward between each labial commissure and the ala of the nose.

Back 4

Nasolabial sulcus

Front 5

Which are the three types of mucous membrane tissue found in the oral cavity?

Back 5

Specialized, lining, and masticatory

Front 6

What two areas is the oral cavity divided into?

Back 6

The oral cavity proper and the vestibule

Front 7

The space between the teeth and the inner mucosal lining of the lips and cheeks.

Back 7

Vestibule

Front 8

The space contained within the upper and lower dental arches.

Back 8

Oral Cavity Proper

Front 9

A narrow band of tissue that connects two structures.

Back 9

Frenum

Front 10

This frenum passes from the midline of the maxillary or mandibular arch to the midline of the inner surface of the lip.

Back 10

Labial frenum

Front 11

This frenum passes from the oral mucosa near the maxillary or mandibular first molars to the inner surface of the cheek.

Back 11

Buccal frenum

Front 12

Masticatory mucosae that cover the alveolar processes of the jaws and surround the neck of the teeth.

Back 12

Gingivae (gums)

Front 13

Describe some characteristics of normal ginigvae

Back 13

Surround the tooth in collarlike fashion and are self cleansing, firm and resistant, tightly adapted to the teeth and bone, attached gingivae and interdental papillae are stippled (similar to an orange rind), surface color will vary according to individual pigmentation

Front 14

The border of gingivae surrounding the teeth in a collarlike fashion.

Back 14

Unattached gingivae

Front 15

What other names is unattached gingivae sometimes referred to as?

Back 15

marginal or free gingivae

Front 16

Where is unattached gingivae located?

Back 16

tissue from the top of the ginigival margin to the base of the gingival sulcus

Front 17

Another name for interdental gingiva

Back 17

gingival papillae

Front 18

A shallow groove that runs parallel to the margin of the unattached gingiva and marks the beginning of the attached gingivae.

Back 18

Gingival groove

Front 19

Where is the attached gingivae?

Back 19

Base of the sulcus to the mucogingival junction

Front 20

What links the vestibule and the oral cavity proper?

Back 20

Space behind the last molar.

Front 21

Separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity below.

Back 21

Hard palate

Front 22

Which kind of mucosa covers the nasal cavity?

Back 22

Respiratory mucosa

Front 23

Which kind of mucosa covers the oral surfaces?

Back 23

Oral mucosa

Front 24

Pear shaped pad of tissue that covers the incisive foramen.

Back 24

Incisive papilla

Front 25

irregular ridges of masticatory mucosa extending laterally from the incisive papilla

Back 25

palatal rugae

Front 26

this runs posteriorly from the incisive papilla at the midline

Back 26

palatine raphe

Front 27

numerous small glands that open into the palatal mucosa as small pits

Back 27

palatal glands

Front 28

The movable posterior third of the palate

Back 28

soft palate

Front 29

The soft palate ends posteriorly as a free edge with a hanging projection called what?

Back 29

the uvula

Front 30

what are the two arches that support the soft palate called?

Back 30

the fauces

Front 31

name the anterior supporting arch of the soft palate, runs from the soft palate down to the lateral aspects of the tongue

Back 31

palatoglossal arch

Front 32

name the posterior supporting arch of the soft palate, the free posterior border of the soft palate

Back 32

palatopharyngeal arch

Front 33

What is the opening between the two arches of the soft palate called and what is contained there?

Back 33

Isthmus and the palatine tonsil

Front 34

protective mechanism that occurs in the posterior of the mouth

Back 34

gag reflex

Front 35

Which areas are part of the gag reflex?

Back 35

posterior portion of the tongue, soft palate, fauces

Front 36

What happens when membranes associated with the gag reflex are touched?

Back 36

Gagging, retching, vomiting

Front 37

List functions of the tongue

Back 37

Speech, manipulation and positioning of food, sense of taste, swallowing, cleansing of the oral cavity

Front 38

anterior two thirds of the tongue

Back 38

body

Front 39

posterior portion of the tongue that turns downward towards the pharynx

Back 39

root

Front 40

upper and posterior roughened surface of the tongue

Back 40

dorsum

Front 41

part of the tongue covered with smooth trans parent mucosa

Back 41

sublingual surface

Front 42

a thin fold of mucous membrane that extends from the floor of the mouth to the underside of the tongue

Back 42

lingual frenulum

Front 43

part of the head that is visible in a frontal view and is anterior tot he ears and all that lies between the hairline and the chin

Back 43

the face

Front 44

Name the nine areas of the facial region

Back 44

forehead (eyebrows to the hairline), temples (temporal area posterior to eyes), orbital area (the eye and covered by the eyelids), external nose, zygomatic (malar area, prominence of the cheek), mouth and lips, cheeks, chin, external ear

Front 45

fold of tissue at the outer corner of the eyelids

Back 45

outer canthus

Front 46

fold of tissue at the inner corner of the eyelids

Back 46

inner canthus

Front 47

winglike tip on the outer side of each nostril

Back 47

ala

Front 48

rectangular area between the two ridges running from under the nose to the midline of the upper lip

Back 48

philtrum

Front 49

cartilaginous projection anterior to the external opening of the ear

Back 49

tragus

Front 50

midpoint between the eyes just below the eyebrows (point on the skull where the two nasal bones and frontal bone join)

Back 50

nasion

Front 51

smooth surface of the frontal bone; also the anatomical area directly above the root of the nose

Back 51

glabella

Front 52

commonly called the bridge of the nose

Back 52

root

Front 53

tissue that divides the nasal cavity into two nasal fossae

Back 53

septum

Front 54

the nostril

Back 54

anterior naris

Front 55

forms the chin

Back 55

mental protuberance

Front 56

lower posterior of the ramus

Back 56

angle of the mandible

Front 57

prominence of the cheek

Back 57

zygomatic arch

Front 58

which two papillae on the tongue are responsible for taste?

Back 58

fungiform and vallate

Front 59

Which type of papilla are responsible for touch?

Back 59

Filliform

Front 60

Which papilla are responsible for tasting bitter?

Back 60

Vallate

Front 61

What is the function of the saliva produced by the salivary glands?

Back 61

Lubricate and cleanse the oral cavity, aid in digestion helps remineralize the teeth

Front 62

Which processes does saliva contribute to that negatively affect the oral cavity?

Back 62

Plaque formation and the formation of suprgagingival calculus.

Front 63

saliva that is watery and mainly protein fluid

Back 63

serous saliva

Front 64

saliva that is very thick and mainly carbohydrate fluid

Back 64

mucous saliva

Front 65

how are salivary glands classified?

Back 65

by size, major or minor

Front 66

Which salivary gland is associated with the cirumvallate lingual papillae on the tongue? Is it major or minor?

Back 66

Von Ebner's salivary gland, minor

Front 67

What are the three large salivary glands?

Back 67

parotid, submandibular, and sublingual

Front 68

The largest major salivary gland, but provides only 25 percent of saliva, located below and infront of the ear

Back 68

parotid

Front 69

how does saliva pass from the parotid gland into the mouth?

Back 69

parotid duct or Stenson's duct

Front 70

second largest gland, size of a walnut, provides 60-65 percent of the total saliva

Back 70

submandibular gland

Front 71

where does the submandibular gland lie?

Back 71

in the submandibular fossa posterior to the sublingual salivary gland

Front 72

how does saliva pass from the submandibular gland into the oral cavity?

Back 72

submandibular duct or Wharton's duct (ends in the sublingual caruncles)

Front 73

smallest of the three major salivary glands, provides ten percent of the total saliva

Back 73

sublingual salivary land

Front 74

how does the sublingual gland release saliva into the oral cavity?

Back 74

sublingual duct or Bartholin's duct

Front 75

a stone that may block a salivary gland opening

Back 75

sialolith

Front 76

Where are minor glands located?

Back 76

Scattered in the tissues of the Buccal, labial, and lingual mucosa; the soft palate; the lateral portions of the hard palate; floor of the mouth