Chapter 1- Anatomy of Orofacial structures 8th Edition
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Quiz :Where does the oral cavity begin and end? - √Answer :Begins and the
lips and cheeks and ends at the oral pharynx
Quiz :What to systems do the oral cavity introduce? - √Answer :Beginning of
the digestive system
At the posterior forms a common pathway with the respiratory system
Quiz :Where do the tonsillar pillars lie? - √Answer :Between the anterior and
posterior tonsillar pillars
Quiz :The oral cavity is divided into two parts: - √Answer :vestibule and oral
cavity proper
Quiz :Vestibule - √Answer :Space between the teeth and the inner mucosal
lining of the lips and cheeks
, Quiz :Where does an edentulous person's vestibule end? - √Answer :At the
alveolar ridge
Quiz :Oral Cavity Proper - √Answer :Area surrounded/contained by the teeth
back to the area of the palatine tonsils
Includes floor of the mouth and hard and soft palate
Quiz :Vermillion zone - √Answer :
Quiz :Vermillion Border - √Answer :area where the pink-red lip tissue meets
the facial skin
lip line
Quiz :Ala of the nose - √Answer :The wing of the nose or outer edge of the
nostril
Quiz :Nares - √Answer :nostrils
Quiz :Labial commissure - √Answer :corners of the mouth
Quiz :Philitrum - √Answer :vertical groove on the middle of the upper lip.
Cupids bow
Quiz :Zygomaticoalveolar crest - √Answer :ridge of bone at the upper
posterior vestibular space; beginning of the anterior part of the zygomatic arch
(cheekbone)
Quiz :Mucobuccal/mucolabial fold - √Answer :Point at which the mucosa of
the lips and cheeks turns to go towards the gingival tissue
Quiz :alveolar mucosa - √Answer :Mucosa lying against the alveolar bone that
is loosely attached and and moveable
Quiz :What color is alveolar mucosa and why? - √Answer :Reddish because of
the presence of blood vessels underneath the thin mucosa
Quiz :mucogingival junction - √Answer :Distinct line of color change in the
tissue where the alveolar membrane meets with attached gingivae
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