Dental Anatomy Part 2 Flashcards
What is the Fauces? AKA Oralpharynx
Opening of the throat
What is tuberosity and location?
Posterior to last molar on each side of the mouth
Mandible
Difference between attached gingiva and unattached?
Gingiva firmly attached to alveolar bone
Unattached - not bound to underlying tissue of the tooth
Gingiva you floss
What are the vestibules, and how many are there?
Spaces between lips, cheeks, and gingiva
6 vestibules
What are Frenums, and how many are there?
A narrow band of tissue that connects two structures
7 frenums
Interdental gingival is also known at
Gingival papilla
Unattached gingiva is known as
Marginal
Free
Flossed
Difference between hard and soft palate?
Hard - palate separates the nasal cavity above the oral cavity below
Tightly bound to underlying bone
Soft palate - moveable posterior third of the palate, no bony support and hangs in the pharynx behind it
What is the palatine rugae?
Irregular folds and ridges, detects texture
What is palatine raphe?
Midline ridge of the hard palate
Where is the incisive papilla located?
Behind the central incisors
3 areas of the tongue
Top of tongue - dorsum
Bottom - ventral
Tip of tongue - apex
4 taste buds and location
Sweet - tip
Salt - anterior sides and tip
Sour - at the sides toward the posterior
Bitter - in the center of the dorsum
Fungiform and filiform papillae?
Fungi - where the tastebuds are located
Filiform - cover the entire tongue, sense of touch but don’t contain tastebuds
What is the purpose of the epiglottis?
Passageway for food
