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