NELDA; DENTAL ANATOMY &
MORPHOLOGY EXAM STUDY SET
Palatine tonsils (tonsils) - ANSWER tonsils Found at the side of the
throat opposite the back of the tongue
Tonsillar pillars - ANSWER The vertical folds of tissue that lie in front of
and behind the palatine tonsils in the lateral throat wall
Vestibule - ANSWER Space between the lips or cheeks and the teeth
oral cavity proper - ANSWER The area of the oral cavity bounded
anteriorly and laterally by the teeth and posteriorly by the palatine tonsils
Vermilion Zone - ANSWER Red part of the lip where the lip mucosa
meets the skin
Philtrum - ANSWER Small depression at the midline of the upper lip
Labia - ANSWER lips
Buccal - ANSWER cheek
Diastema - ANSWER Any spacing between teeth in the same arch
Retromolar pad - ANSWER Pad of tissue behind the mandibular third
molars found in retromolar triangle
Fordyce granules - ANSWER Misplaced sebaceous glands in the lips,
cheek, or retromolar pad area
exostoses - ANSWER Small extra growths of bone on a bone surface;
usually seen on the buccal cortical plate
Rugae - ANSWER Small ridges of tissue extending laterally across the
anterior of the hard palate
, Incisive papilla - ANSWER Small, rounded, oblong mound of tissue
directly behind or lingual to the maxillary central incisors and lying over
the incisive foramen
torus palatinus (palatine torus) - ANSWER Large bony growth in the
hard palate
Uvula - ANSWER Small hanging fold of tissue in back of the soft palate
lingual frenum (frenulum) - ANSWER Fold of tissue that attaches the
under surface of tongue
ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) - ANSWER Condition in which the lingual
frenum is short and attached to the tip of the tongue, making normal
speech difficult
Sublingual caruncle - ANSWER Small elevation of soft tissue at the base
of the lingual frenum that is the opening for the submandibular duct
Sublingual fold - ANSWER Fold of tissue extending backward on either
side of the floor of the mouth; ducts of the submandibular gland lies
below it
Mandibular tori - ANSWER Bony growths on the lingual cortical plate of
bone opposite the mandibular canines
Axial Plane (Transverse Plane) - ANSWER Plane diving the body top
and bottom
Sagittal plane (lateral plane) - ANSWER Plane diving the body right and
left
midsagittal plane - ANSWER Plane diving the body exactly in half, right
to left
Superior - ANSWER Above
MORPHOLOGY EXAM STUDY SET
Palatine tonsils (tonsils) - ANSWER tonsils Found at the side of the
throat opposite the back of the tongue
Tonsillar pillars - ANSWER The vertical folds of tissue that lie in front of
and behind the palatine tonsils in the lateral throat wall
Vestibule - ANSWER Space between the lips or cheeks and the teeth
oral cavity proper - ANSWER The area of the oral cavity bounded
anteriorly and laterally by the teeth and posteriorly by the palatine tonsils
Vermilion Zone - ANSWER Red part of the lip where the lip mucosa
meets the skin
Philtrum - ANSWER Small depression at the midline of the upper lip
Labia - ANSWER lips
Buccal - ANSWER cheek
Diastema - ANSWER Any spacing between teeth in the same arch
Retromolar pad - ANSWER Pad of tissue behind the mandibular third
molars found in retromolar triangle
Fordyce granules - ANSWER Misplaced sebaceous glands in the lips,
cheek, or retromolar pad area
exostoses - ANSWER Small extra growths of bone on a bone surface;
usually seen on the buccal cortical plate
Rugae - ANSWER Small ridges of tissue extending laterally across the
anterior of the hard palate
, Incisive papilla - ANSWER Small, rounded, oblong mound of tissue
directly behind or lingual to the maxillary central incisors and lying over
the incisive foramen
torus palatinus (palatine torus) - ANSWER Large bony growth in the
hard palate
Uvula - ANSWER Small hanging fold of tissue in back of the soft palate
lingual frenum (frenulum) - ANSWER Fold of tissue that attaches the
under surface of tongue
ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) - ANSWER Condition in which the lingual
frenum is short and attached to the tip of the tongue, making normal
speech difficult
Sublingual caruncle - ANSWER Small elevation of soft tissue at the base
of the lingual frenum that is the opening for the submandibular duct
Sublingual fold - ANSWER Fold of tissue extending backward on either
side of the floor of the mouth; ducts of the submandibular gland lies
below it
Mandibular tori - ANSWER Bony growths on the lingual cortical plate of
bone opposite the mandibular canines
Axial Plane (Transverse Plane) - ANSWER Plane diving the body top
and bottom
Sagittal plane (lateral plane) - ANSWER Plane diving the body right and
left
midsagittal plane - ANSWER Plane diving the body exactly in half, right
to left
Superior - ANSWER Above
