Landmarks of the Face | Landmarks of the Oral Cavity | Palate area of the Oral Cavity | Tongue | Salivary Glands |
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What is the groove that runs from the ala of the nose to the corners of the mouth?
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 another name for the palate?
Roof of the mouth
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What are the small, raised projections, covering the dorsal surface of the tongue?
Papilla
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What is the largest salivary gland?
Parotid gland
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What is the name of the corners of the mouth where the upper and lower lips meet?
Labial Commissure
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What is the yellowish glands near the commissures?
Fordyce's spots
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How many sections is the palate divided into? Name the sections.
2 Hard and Soft Palates
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What surface of the tongue is the lingual frenum found?
Ventral
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What is the gland that is the size of a walnut and lies on the inside of the mandible in the posterior area?
Submandibular gland
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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 flap of tissue that is found on the buccal mucosa, opposite the maxillary second molar
parotid papilla
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What is a raised area of tissue lying behind the maxillary central incisors?
incisive papilla
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What is the shallow, V-shaped groove that is apparent on the posterior portion of the tongue when the tongue is extended?
Sulcus terminalis
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What is a clear fluid secreted by the salivary and mucous glands throughout the mouth?
Saliva
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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 found on the buccal mucosa that runs parallel to where the teeth meet?
Linea alba
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What is a slightly raised line that extends down the middle of the hard palate?
Palatine raphe
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What is the papilla that gives the tongue a "strawberry effect?"
Fungiform papillae
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What is another name for chewing?
Mastication
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What is the shallow, V-Shaped depression located between bottom of the nose and the middle of the upper lip called?
Philtrum
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What are the raised lines of the mucosal tissue that extend from the alveolar mucosa through the vestibule to the labial and buccal mucosa?
Frena
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What is the projection that extends off the back of the soft palate?
Uvula
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What is runs from the base to the tip of the tongue that divides the tongue in half?
Median sulcus
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What is the name of the duct that submandibular glands empty saliva into the mouth?
Wharton's Duct
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