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140 Cards in this Set
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Regions of the head include:
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Frontal, Infraorbital, Zygomatic, Buccal, Occipital, Mental regions, Orbital, Nasal, Temporal, Oral, Parietal
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Frontal view of head includes
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the forehead and the area superior to the eyes
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area just inferior to the eyebrow
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Supraorbital ridge or superciliary ridge
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smooth elevated area between the eyebrows
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Glabella
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the Glabella tends to be flat in ___________________ and form a rounded prominence in __________________
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- children and and adult females
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the prominence of the forehead is called
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frontal eminence
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the frontal eminence is typically more pronounced in _______________
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- children and adult females
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The supraorbital ridge is more pronounced in ______________
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adult males
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________ consist of layers of soft tissue overlying bones of braincase
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Scalp
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covered by hair
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scalp
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the external ear is a prominent feature of the
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Temporal region
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___________ is composed of an auricle or oval flap of the ear and the external acoustic meatus
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External Ear
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oval flap of ear
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Auricle
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free margin of ear
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Helix
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tube for transmitting sound waves to middle ear
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External Acoustic meatus
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smaller flap of tissue
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Tragus
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deep notch between tragus and antitragus
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Intertragic notch
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other flap of tissue opposite of tragus
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Antitragus
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fleshy protuberance of earlobe
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Lobule
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the eyeball and all its supporting structures are containded in the bony socket called the __________
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orbit
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white area on eyeball
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sclera
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central area of coloration of eye
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Iris
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opening in center of iris
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pupil
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movable and protect eyeball
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eyelids
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produce tears or lacrimal fluids
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Lacrimal gland
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delicate and thin membrane lining inside of eyelids and front of eyeball
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Conjuctiva
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outer corner where upper and lower eyelids meet
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Lateral canthus (outer canthus)
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inner angle of eye
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Medial canthus (inner canthus)
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Region of head with the eyeball and all its supporting structures
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Orbital Region
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Main feature of Nasal region is the
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external nose
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area of the nasal region between the eyes
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root of the nose
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midpoint landmark of nasal region
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Nasion
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Bony structure inferior to the nasion in the nasal region
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Bridge of nose
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tip of nose
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Apex of nose
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nostril
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Naris (nares is plural)
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Vertical partition of the nasal cavity; separates nares
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Nasal septum
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winglike cartilaginous structures that laterally bounds the nares
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Ala
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region of head located inferior (below) to the orbital region and lateral to the nasal region
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Infraorbital region
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Region of the head that overlies the cheekbones
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Zygomatic Region
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inferior to the zygomatic arch, and just anterior to the ear; where upper skull forms a joint with lower jaw
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Temporomandibular joint
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Region of the head that is composed of the soft tissues of the cheek of the face
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Buccal Region
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forms the side of the face and is a broad area of the face among the nose, mouth, and ear
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Cheek
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Most of upper cheek is fleshy and is mainly formed by a mass of ______ and _______
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- fat
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most obvious and strongest muscle of mastication and can be felt when patient clenches the teeth together
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Masseter muscle
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the sharp angle of the lower jaw inferior to the ear's lobule
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Angle of the mandible
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region of the head that contains the lips, oral cavity, palate, tongue, floor of mouth, and portions of the throat
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Oral Region
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_______ are the gateway of the oral region
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lips
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darker appearance of lips
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Vermillion zone
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outline of the entire lip from the surrounding skin; transition zone
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vermillion border
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vertical groove extending downward from the nasal septum to upper lip
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Philtrum
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thicker area of upper lip where philtrum terminates
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Tubercle of upper lip
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corner where upper and lower lips meet
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labial commissure
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groove running upward between the labial commissure and ala of nose
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Nasolabial sulcus
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groove that seperates the lower lip from the chin in the mental region
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Labiomental groove
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inside of the mouth
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oral Cavity
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upper jaw
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Maxilla
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Lower jaw
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Mandible
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structures closest to tongue
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Lingual
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Structures closest to palate
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Palatal
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structures closest to face or surface of lips
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Facail or labial
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structures closest to inner cheek
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Buccal
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mucous membrane that lines the oral cavity
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Mucosa
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pink, thick lining of the inner portions of the lips
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Labial mucosa
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pink, thick innner lining of cheeks
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Buccal mucosa
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dense pad of inner tissue covered by buccal mucosa
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Buccal fat pad
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small elevation of tissue that marks the opening of the parotid salivary gland and is located opposite the 2nd molar or around the upper 1st molar on inner cheek
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partoid papilla
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Elevation on the posterior aspect of the maxilla that is perforated by the posterior superior alveolar foramina
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Maxillary Tuberosity
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Upper and lower spaces among the cheeks, lips, and gingival tissues in the oral region
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Vestibules
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redder, thinner mucosa that lines the vestibules of the oral region including the mucobuccal fold
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Alveolar mucosa
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Fold in the vestibule where the labial or buccal mucosa meets the alveolar mucosa
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Mucobuccal fold
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fold of tissue or frenulum located at the midline between the labial mucaosa and alveolar mucosa of the maxilla and mandible
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Labial Frenum
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teeth of maxilla
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Maxillary teeth
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teeth of mandible
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Mandibular teeth
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Mucosa surrounding the maxillary and mandibular teeth; gums
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Gingiva
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Gingiva that tightly adheres to the bone over the roots of the teeth
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Attached gingiva
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border between the alveolar mucosa and attached gingiva; scalloped shaped
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Mucogingival junction
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Nonattached gingiva at the gingival margin of each tooth
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Marginal gingiva
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shallow depression or groove such as that on a bony surface or between a tooth and the inner surface of the marginal gingiva; space
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Sulcus
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extension of attached gingiva between the teeth
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Interdential gingiva
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roof of mouth
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palate
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firmer, whiter, anterior portion of the palate fromed by the palatine processes of the maxilla and athe horizontal plates of the palatine bones
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Hard palate
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Midline fibrous band or ridge of tissue
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Median palatine raphe
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bulge of tissue on the hard palate over the incisive foramen
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Incisive Papilla
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firm, irregular ridges of tissues surrounding the incisive papila on the hard palate
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palatine rugae
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yellower, looser, posterior nonbony portion of the palate
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Soft palate
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midline muscular structure tha hangs from the posterior margin of the soft palate
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Uvula of the palate
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fold of tissue that extends from the junction of hard and soft palate down to the mandible
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Pterygomandibular fold
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covers the pterygomandibular raphe
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Pterygomandibular fold
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True or False:
The uvula is a muscle. |
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Dense pad of tissue distal to the last tooth of the mandible
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Retromolar pad
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Prominent feature of the oral region
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Tongue
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Base of tongue
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posterior third
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Body of tongue
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anterior two thirds
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Apex of tongue
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tip of tongue
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small elevated structures of specialized mucosa on covering the dorsal surface of the body of the tongue
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lingual papilla
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vertical ridges of papillae on lateral tongue surface
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Foliate Lingual Papillae
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top surface of tonge
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Dorsal surface
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midline depression of tongue
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Median lingual sulcus
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slender, threadlike lingual papillae on the dorsal surface of the tongue; give tongue velvety texture
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Filiform lingual papillae
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red, mushroom shaped dots, more numerous on apex of tongue
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Fungiform lingual papillae
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V-shaped groove on the dorsal surface of the tongue
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Sulcus terminalis
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Seperates base from body of tongue
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Sulcus terminalis
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small, pitlike depression on the dorsal suface of the tongue where the sulcus terminalis points backward toward the throat (pharynx)
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Foramen cecum
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large mushroom shaped lingual papillae that line up along the anterior side of the sulcus terminalis
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Circumvallate papillae
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irregular mass of tonsillar tissue (lymphoid tissue) located farther back posteriorly on the dorsal surface of the tongue base
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lingual tonsil
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visible large blood vessels located on the underside or ventral surface of the tongue
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Lingual veins
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fold with fringelike projections on the ventral surface of the tongue that are lateral to each deep lingual vein
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Plica fimbriata
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located inferior to the ventral surface of the tongue
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Floor of Mouth
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midline fold of tissue between the ventral surface of the tongue and the floor of the mouth
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Lingual Frenum (frenulum)
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fold or ridge of tissue on each side of the floor of the mouth where other smaller ducts of the sublingual salivary gland open into the oral cavity
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Sublingual fold (plica sublingualis)
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small papillae at the anterior end of each sublingual fold near the midline of the floor of the mouth where the submandibular and sublingual ducts open into the oral cavity
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Sublingual caruncle
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a muscular tube that serves both the respiratory and digestive systems
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Pharynx
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divides into the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx
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Pharynx
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inferior portion of pharynx close to the laryngeal opening and is not visible is an intraoral examintation
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Laryngopharynx
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portion of the pharynx that is superior to the level of the soft palate; continuous with the nasal cavity
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Nasopharynx
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portion of the pharynx that is between the soft palate and the opening of the larynx
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Oropharynx
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Flap of cartilage behind the base of the tongue and in front of the oropharynx
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Epiglottis
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At rest the epiglottis is
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upright and allows air to passy through the larnyx and into the rest of the respiratory system
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During swallowing, the epiglottis
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folds back to cover entrance to the larynx, preventing food and liquid from entering the trachea and then entering the lungs
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opening from the oral region into the oropharynx
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Fauces (faucial isthmus)
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forms anterior fauces
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Anterior faucial pillar
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forms posterior fauces
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Posterior faucial pillar
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tonsillar tissue located between pillars or folds of tissue created by underlying muscles
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Palatine tonsils
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Region of head where chin is a major feature
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mental region
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prominence of the chin and is often more pronounced in adult males
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Mental protuberance
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horizontal groove between the lower lip and the chin
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labiomental groove
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regions that include anterior and posterior cervical triangles
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Regions of neck
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neck extends from the ________ and down to the ____________
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- skull and mandible
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large strap muscle that divides each side of the neck diagonally into anterior cervical triangle and posterior cervical triangle
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Sternocleidomastoid muscle
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corresponds with the anterior region of the neck and consist of two anterior cervical triangles seperated by a midline
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Anterior cervical triangle
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lateral region of the neck posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
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Posterior cervical triangle
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prominence of the larynx at the anterior midline and is visible as the "adams apple" especially in adult males
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Thyroid cartilage
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the vocal chords or ligaments are attached to the posterior surface of the ___________
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Thyroid cartilage
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located in the anterior midline, superior to the thyroid cartilage
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Hyoid bone
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portion of the anterior cervical triangle formed by the mandible and anterior and posterior bellies of the digastrics muscle
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Submandibular triangle
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smaller triangular region of the neck superior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the anterior cervical triangle
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Carotid triangle
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smaller triangular region of the neck inferior to the omohyiod muscle and a portion of the anterior cervical triangle
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Muscular triangle
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unpaired midline portion of the anterior cervical triangle created by the right and left anterior bellies of the diagastrics muscle and the hyoid bone
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Submental triangle
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smaller triangular region of the neck superior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the posterior cervical triangle
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Occipital triangle
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smaller traingular region of the neck inferior to the omohyoid muscle and a portion of the posterior cervical triangle
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Subclavian triangle
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