Chapter 2 Anatomy and Oral Structures

Question 1

Auditory ossicles

Answer 1

Small bones in the ear

Question 2

Sinus

Answer 2

Air pocket or cavity in a bone the lightens the bone, warms the intake, and helps form sounds

Question 3

Paranasal sinuses

Answer 3

Empty into the nasal cavity

Question 4

Atrium of Highmore

Answer 4

Maxillary sinus

Question 5

Suture

Answer 5

A line where two or more bones unite in an immovable joint

Question 6

Fontanel

Answer 6

Area of the skull that is soft at birth

Question 7

Process

Answer 7

A projection or growth of bone or tissue

Question 8

Symphysis

Answer 8

Center of the mandible, forms the chin, aka the mental protuberance

Question 9

Protuberance

Answer 9

Projection

Question 10

Foramen

Answer 10

Opening or hole in bone for nerve and vessel passage

Question 11

Periosteum

Answer 11

Fibrous membrane covering all bones

Question 12

Articulate

Answer 12

Comes together as a joint

Question 13

Meniscus

Answer 13

Articular disc

Question 14

Synovial fluid

Answer 14

Cushions and lubricates the joint

Question 15

Mastication

Answer 15

Chewing

Question 16

Ganglion

Answer 16

Mass of nerves

Question 17

Artery

Answer 17

Carries blood away from the heart

Question 18

Vein

Answer 18

Carries blood to the heart

Question 19

Expectorate

Answer 19

Spit

Question 20

Serum

Answer 20

Watery fluid

Question 21

Mucin

Answer 21

Sticky, slimy secretion

Question 22

Caruncles

Answer 22

Small fleshy growths

Question 23

Labia

Answer 23

Lips

Question 24

Superior oris

Answer 24

Upper lip

Question 25

Inferium oris

Answer 25

Lower lip

Question 26

Labial commissure

Answer 26

Corners of the mouth

Question 27

Vermillion border

Answer 27

Where pink lip tissue meets facial skin

Question 28

Philtrum

Answer 28

Groove in the center of the upper lip

Question 29

Frenum

Answer 29

Triangular piece of connective tissue

Question 30

Glossa

Answer 30

Tongue

Question 31

Deglutition

Answer 31

Swallowing

Question 32

Dorsal

Answer 32

Back

Question 33

Palate

Answer 33

Roof of the mouth

Question 34

Vestibule

Answer 34

Open gum and tissue area between the teeth and the cheek

Question 35

Fauces

Answer 35

Constricted opening or passage leading from the mouth to the oral pharynx

Question 36

Cranium

Answer 36

The portion of the skull that contains the brain