Dental Terminology Chapter 2

Front 1

palate

Back 1

roof of the mouth

Front 2

sinus

Back 2

air pocket or cavity in a bone

Front 3

parotid

Back 3

largest salivary gland

Front 4

ganglion

Back 4

mass or grouping of nerves

Front 5

process

Back 5

outgrowth of bone, projection

Front 6

ramus

Back 6

ascending part of the mandible

Front 7

symphysis

Back 7

center of chin, forms the chin protuberance

Front 8

serum

Back 8

watery, glandular secretion

Front 9

rugae

Back 9

irregular folds or bumps on surface of palate

Front 10

glossa

Back 10

tongue

Front 11

suture

Back 11

union or joint area of two bones

Front 12

antibody

Back 12

protein material that aids in destruction of an antigen

Front 13

philtrum

Back 13

median groove on the external surface of upper lip

Front 14

incisive papilla

Back 14

tissue growth in anterior region behind maxillary centrals

Front 15

zygomatic bone

Back 15

facial bone, cheek area

Front 16

sublingual

Back 16

smallest salivary gland located on floor of the mouth

Front 17

coronal

Back 17

skull suture located at the junction of the frontal and parietal bone

Front 18

phagocytes

Back 18

white blood cells that ingest and destroy antigens

Front 19

buccinator

Back 19

principle cheek muscle that helps to compress the cheek and aids in chewing

Front 20

vestibule

Back 20

open gum area between the teeth and the cheek

Front 21

sigmoid notch

Back 21

S-shaped curvature between the condyle and coronoid processes of the mandible

Front 22

foramen

Back 22

opening or passage through a bone that is used for nerve or vessel passage

Front 23

branches of trigeminal nerve

Back 23

ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular

Front 24

paranasal sinuses

Back 24

4 pairs of cranial sinuses (ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, and maxillary)

Front 25

commissure

Back 25

corner of the mouth where the lips meet

Front 26

mentalis muscle

Back 26

facial muscle that moves chin tiddue and raises or lowers the lower lip

Front 27

deglutition

Back 27

action of swallowing

Front 28

nasociliary branch of trigeminal nerve

Back 28

sensation to nose, eye, and eyebrow

Front 29

nasopalatine branch of trigeminal nerve

Back 29

regulates the sensations to the nose and palate

Front 30

3 ossicles of middle ear

Back 30

malleus, incus, and stapes

Front 31

frontal sinus

Back 31

located in the forehead above the eyes

Front 32

lacrimal branch of trigeminal nerve

Back 32

provides sensation for the tear gland

Front 33

parotid gland

Back 33

largest salivary gland

Front 34

orbicularis orbis

Back 34

circular muscle that surrounds the mouth

Front 35

fungiform

Back 35

a small, sark red papilla on the middle and anterior dorsal sides of the tongue