Digestive System Flashcards
Also called the mouth
Oral cavity
Formed by the palatine bones and the maxillae
Hard palate
Lies posterior to the hard palate
Soft palate
Upper and lower lips
Superior and inferior labia
Connects labia to the gum
Labial frenulum
Space between cheeks and teeth
Vestibule
Moves food and contains taste buds
Tongue
Projections on the tongue that contain taste buds
Papillae
Probide friction to move objects with tongue
Filiform papillae
Small and contain only about 5 taste buds
Fungiform papillae
Larger and contains up to 100 taste buds
Circumvallate papillae
Connects the tongue to the bottom of the oral cavity
Lingual frenulum
Produces mucin and salivary amylase
salivary glands
Large glands near mandibular ramus that is frequently attacked by the mumps virus.
Parotid glands
Also called Stenson’s ducts.
Parotid ducts
Located on the floor of the oral cavity near the mandible
Submandibular glands
Also called Wharton’s ducts
Submandibular ducts
Located on flood of oral cavity
Sublingual glands
Also called Rivinus ducts
Sublingual ducts
First teeth, and there are normally 20. Baby teeth.
Deciduous teeth
How many permanent teeth do you have?
32
Exposed portion of tooth above the gum line
Crown
Base of tooth that fits in a socket in the mandible or maxilla
Root
Between the crown and the root
Neck
Mineral component, which is similar to bone in chemical composition, but lacks cells
Dentin
Interior chamber in the crown that contains cells, nerves, and blood vessels
Pulp cavity
Extensions of the pulp cavity into the root
Root canal
Opening through which blood vessels and nerves enter the root canal
Apical foramen
Protective layer that covers the dentin of the crown
Enamel