81 Hard Palate

Question 1

Identify 1 - 2

Answer 1

1. Incisive papilla
2. Transverse palatine rugae

Question 2

Identify 3 - 5

Answer 2

3. Palatine process of maxilla
4. Palatine glands
5. Horizontal plate of the palatine

Question 3

Identify 6 - 7

Answer 3

6. Lesser palatine a. and n.
7. Greater palatine a. and n.

Question 4

The hard palate is composed of ___ (2)

Answer 4

• Palatal process of the maxilla
• Horizontal process of the palatine

Question 5

In the anterior midline, an incisive foramen is located on the right and left sides that transmits the ___ (2)

Answer 5

terminal branches of the nasopalatine n. and sphenopalatine vessels

Question 6

n the posterolateral region of the hard palate, the greater and lesser palatine foramina are located on the right and left sides; these openings transmit ___ and ___

Answer 6

the greater and lesser palatine nn. and vessels