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DENTAL TERMINOLOGY 01 Flashcards

1
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LABIA

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LIP

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2
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LABIUM SUPERIORIS

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UPPER LIP

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LABIUM INFERIORIS

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LOWER LIP

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LABIAL COMMISSURE

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CORNER WHERE UPPER AND LOWER LIP MEET

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5
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ORAL FISSURE

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OPENING BETWEEN LIPS

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VERMILION BORDER

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THE OUTSIDE BORDER OF THE LIPS

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VERMILION ZONE

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COLORED PART OF THE LIPS (RED OR BROWN)

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PHILTRUM

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VERTICAL GROOVE ON THE MIDLINE OF THE UPPER LIP

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TUBERCLE OF UPPER LIP (CUPIDS BOW)

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VERTICAL DEPRESSION AT THE BASE OF PHILTRUM

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CANTHUS

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CORNER OR…

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NASOLABIAL GROOVE

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DEPRESSION BETWEEN EDGE OF THE NOSE AND CORNER OR LIP

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12
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LABIOMARGINAL SULCUS

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DEPRESSION BETWEEN THE OUTER CORNER OF LIP AND LOWER JAWLINE

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13
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MENTUM

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CHIN

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14
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LABIOMENTAL GROOVE

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DEPRESSION BELOW MIDLINE OF THE LOWER LIP

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15
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NARIS

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NOSTRIL

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GLABELLA

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FOREHEAD

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17
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VESTIBULE

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SPACE BETWEEN TEETH AND THE CHEEK

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18
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ALVEOLAR BONE

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BONE THAT HOLDS AND ENCASES THE ROOTS OF TEETH

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19
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PAROTID PAPILLA (STENSON’S DUCT)

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OPENING OF THE PAROTID SALIVARY GLAND

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20
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PAPILLA

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SOFT TISSUE BUMP/PROJECTION

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21
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MUCOBUCCAL FOLD

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DEEPEST PART OF VESTIBULE WHERE ALVEOLAR AND BUCCAL MUCOSA MEET

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MUCOGINGIVAL LINE

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COLOR CHANGE FOR GINGIVA&raquo_space; ALVEOLAR MUCOSA

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MUCOSA

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SOFT TISSUE LINING OF THE MOUTH

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LABIAL MUCOSA

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LINES THE INNER PARTS OF THE LIPS

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BUCCAL MUCOSA

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LINES THE INNER CHEEK

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ALVEOLAR MUCOSA

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COVERS THE ALVEOLAR BONE

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27
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PALATIAL MUCOSA

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LINES THE PALATE (ROOF OF MOUTH)

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GINGIVAL MUCOSA

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COVERS THE GUM (ROOTS OF TEETH)

29
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PALATE

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ROOF OF MOUTH

30
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HARD PALATE

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FRONT PORTION-MUCOSA COVERS BONE

31
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SOFT PALATE

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BACK-PORTION MUCOSA COVERS MUSCLE

32
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INCISIVE PALATE

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RAISED AREA OF SOFT TISSUE BEHIND FRONT TEETH

33
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PALATINE RUGAE

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RAISED SOFT TISSUES RIDGES BEHIND THE INCISIVE PAPILLA

34
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PALATINE RAPHE

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LINE FOLLOWING MIDLINE OF PALATE
-MARKS WHERE 2 HALVES MEET

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PALATINE FOVEA

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CIRCULAR DEPRESSIONS AT JUNCTION OF THE HARD + SOFT PALATE

36
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UVULA

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U-SHAPED SOFT TISSUE HANGING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE SOFT PALATE

37
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MAXILLARY TUBEROSITY

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PROJECTION OF MAXILLA BEHIND MOST POSTERIOR TOOTH

38
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FRENUM

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SOFT-TISSUE CONNECTION BETWEEN A FIXED AND MOVEABLE STRUCTURE

39
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MAXILLARY FRENUM

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CONNECTS UPPER JAW STRUCTURE

40
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MANDIBULAR FRENUM

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CONNECTS LOWER JAW STRUCTURE

41
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CENTRAL FRENUM

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AT MIDLINE; CONNECTS LIP TO GINGIVA

42
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LATERAL FRENUM

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CONNECTS CHEEK TO GINGIVA

43
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GLOSSUS

A

TONGUE
-USED FOR EATING, TASTING, SPEECH

44
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DORSUM

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UPPER SURFACE OF THE TOUNGE

45
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APEX

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TIP OF THE TOUNGE

46
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LATERAL BORDER

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SIDE OF THE TOUNGE

47
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BASE OF THE TOUNGE

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ATTACHES TO FLOOR OF THE MOUTH

48
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VENTRAL SURFACE

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UNDERSURFACE

49
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MEDIAN SULCUS

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DIVIDES THE TOUNGE INTO LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES

50
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SULCUS TERMINALIS

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MARKS WHERE THE BACK OF THE TOUNGE JOINED THE FRONT

51
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FORAMEN CAECUM

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CIRCULAR DEPRESSION AT THE MIDLINE OF THE TOUNGE BEHIND THE SULCUS TERMINALIS

52
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CIRCUMVALLATE PAPILLAE

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LARGES PAPILLAE WIRH TASTE BUDS- ON BACK OF TOUNGE

53
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FILIFORM

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SMALL, WHITE, HAIR-LIKE PAPILLAE COVERING THE FRONT OF TOUNGE
-MOVES FOOD TOWARD THE THROAT

54
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FUNGIFORM

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SMALL, ROUND, RED PAPILLA ON FRONT PORTION OF TOUNGE

55
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FOLIATE

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RUFFLES OF TISSUE ON LATERAL BORDER OF THE TOUNGE

56
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LINGUAL VEIN

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VEING VISIBLE ON THE UNDERSURFACE OF THE TOUNGE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LINGUAL FRENUM

57
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LINGUAL FRENUM

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UNDER THE TOUNGE-CONNECTS TOUNGE TO FLOOR OF MOUTH

58
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SUBLINGUAL CARUNCLE

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SMAL PAPILLA AT THE FRONT END OF EACH SUBLINGUAL FOLD

59
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SUBLINGUAL FOLD

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LINEAR, RAISED AREA ON EITHER SIDE OF MIDLINE OF THE FLOOR OF THE MOUTH

60
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ARCHES

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CURVES, SOFT TISSUE STRUCTURES THAT SEPARATE THE ORAL CAVITY FROM THE THROAT

61
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PALATOGLOSSAL ARCH/ANTERIOR PILLAR

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ARCH OF TISSUE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE PALATE TO THE TOUNGE-IN FRONT OF TONSILS

62
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PALATOPHARANGEAL ARXH

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ARCH OF TISSUE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE PALATE TO THE THROAT-BEHIND THE TONSILS

63
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IMMUNITY

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FUNCTION OF PALATINE TONSILS

64
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PALATINE TONSILS

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LARGE GLANDS LOCATED BETWEEN THE ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR ARCHES

65
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PHARYNX

A

THROAT

66
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NASOPHARYNX

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UPPER PART OF THROAT-BEHIND NOSE

67
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OROPHARYNX

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MIDDLE PART OF THE THROAT-BEHIND MOUTH

68
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LARYNGOPHARYNX

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LOWER PART OF THE THROAT-IN THE NECK BEHIND LARYNX

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