Landmarks of the Face Landmarks of the Oral Cavity Floor of the Mouth/Salivary Glands Bones of the face Muscles of the Head and Neck
100
What is the wing of the nose or outer edge of the nostril
Ala of the nose
100
What is the deepest point of the vestibule called
Vestibule fornix
100
What is the two small, raised folds of tissue where the lingual frenum attaches to the floor of the mouth
Sublingual caruncles
100
What forms the bridge of the nose
Nasal Bones
100
How many muscles of mastication pairs are there
Four
200
What is a groove referred to as the sulcus
Nasolabial groove
200
What is the tissue that lines the inner surface of the lips and cheeks
Mucosa
200
What is the horseshoe shaped groove that follows the curve of the dental arch
Sublingual sulcus
200
What is the posterior projection of the ramus
Condyle
200
What is the name of the muscles responsible for shaping the tongue during speech, mastication, and swallowing
Intrinsic muscles
300
What is shallow v-shaped depression
Philtrum
300
What is the yellowish glands near the commisures
Fordyce's spot
300
What is the largest of the salivary glands
Parotid Glands
300
What is the triangular are behind the last molar
Retromolar area
300
What is seventh cranial nerve
Facial nerve
400
What is the reddish portion of the lips called
Vermillion Zone
400
What is the raised white line that runs parallel to the teeth
Linea alba
400
What is the other name for the parotid gland
Stensen's duct
400
What is the name of the opening for the nasopalatine nerve
Incisive foramen
400
What is the bone that the muscles of the floor of the mouth is attached to for support
Hyoid Bone
500
What is the area where the skin meets the vermilion zone and forms a line around the lips
Vermillion border
500
What is the plural form of frenum
Frena
500
What is smallest set of glands are the
sublingual glands
500
What is the rounded area just beyond the last MAXILLARY tooth
Maxillary tuberosity
500
What is the one muscle of the tongue that is not innervated by the hypoglossal nerve
Palatoglossus muscle






Head and Neck Anatomy

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