Exam 3 - Oral Mucosa Colombo Flashcards

1
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What lines the oral cavity and where does it transition to respiratory/GI mucosa?

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Oral mucosa; tonsillar pillars

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The oral mucosa is composed of:

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  • stratified squamous epithelium
  • underlying lamina propria
  • may also have submucosa
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3
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Submucosa

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Deeper connective tissue layer containing glands, etc.

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4
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Oral mucosa is characterized on the basis of:

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Keratinization

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5
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Areas that are keratinized are generally:

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Areas that need more protection

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6
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Areas that require more range of movement are:

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Non-keratinized

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7
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Orthokeratinized

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Squames do not contain any visible nuclei

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Parakeratinized

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Squames still have some proportion of visible shrunken (pyknotic) nuclei

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9
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Keratinized epithelium can either be:

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  • orthokeratinized
  • parakeratinized
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10
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In the oral epithelium, where does cell renewal take place?

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Basal layer (stratum basale)

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11
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In the oral epithelium, what is above the basal layer?

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Prickle cell layer (stratum spinosum)

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12
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What happens to cells in the prickle cell layer?

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  • cells get noticeably larger, start filling with organelles
  • shrink when fixed except where they are connected to one another
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13
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Keratinized epithelium has a ___ layer packed with ____ which assemble keratin filaments

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Granular layer (stratum granulosum); keratohyaline granules

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14
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Keratinized epithelium is topped by a layer of keratin packed squames called:

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Cornified layer/stratum corneum

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15
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Non-keratinized epithelium contains

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intermediate layer and top superficial layer

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16
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Upper layer of the lamina propria contains:

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blood vessels

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17
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In keratinized oral epithelium, cell maturation takes place in layers, which are:

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  • basal layer
  • prickle cell layer
  • Granular intermediate layer
  • keratinized surface layer (stratum corneum)
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18
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In non keratinized oral epithelium, cell maturation takes place in layers, which are:

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  • basal layer
  • prickle cell layer
  • intermediate layer
  • superficial layer
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19
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What are rete pegs?

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  • Interlocking ridges of connective tissue and overlaying epithelium in the oral mucosa
  • projections of epithelium into underlying lamina propria
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20
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Connective tissue counterparts of rete pegs

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Connective tissue papillae

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21
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Rete pegs are important for:

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providing mechanical resiliency of tissue (like shear on the basement membrane)

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22
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Rete pegs can give the gingiva a ___ appearance

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Stippled

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23
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Rete pegs are more pronounced in:

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Keratinized epithelium covering gingiva or palate

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24
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Rete pegs are broader and less defined in:

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Non keratinized lining mucosa

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25
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Damage to tissues via inflammatory disease can result in:

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Loss of rete pegs

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26
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Besides epithelial cells, what other cell types are found in the oral epithelium?

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  • Melanocytes
  • Langerhans cells
  • Merkel cells
  • lymphocytes
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27
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Melanocytes - function and origin

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  • provide pigmentation (not based on number, more so melanin production)
  • origin is neural crest
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28
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Langerhans cells in the oral epithelium

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Dendritic cells (APC); migratory

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29
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Merkel cells - location and function

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  • located in basal cell layer of oral epithelium
  • associated with nerve fibers/touch sensation (deep static touch)
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30
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Lymphocytes in the junctional epithelium

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occasionally present; infiltrate inflammatory situation

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31
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_____ functions as mechanical support to the epithelium and carries blood vessels/nerves

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Lamina propria

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32
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Lamina propria layers

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  • papillary layer
  • reticular layer
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33
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Papillary layer of lamina propria

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  • directly under epithelial layer
  • loose connective tissue
  • more cells
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34
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Reticular layer of lamina propria

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dense connective tissue fibrous layer under papillary layer

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35
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The oral mucosa of the cheek has a thinner or thicker lamina propria than the outer surface of the lip

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Thinner

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36
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_____ is a source of unique mesenchymal progenitor cells

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Oral lamina propria

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37
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____ interdigitates with epithelial rete pegs

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Connective tissue papillae (lamina propria)

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38
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Oral fissure

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Another term for opening of the mouth

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39
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What is the space that the mouth opens on to?

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Oral cavity (until it transitions to the oropharynx)

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40
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The oral cavity is the gateway to the:

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  • GI tract
  • respiratory tract
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41
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Functions of the oral cavity

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  • nutrition
  • communication
  • social interaction
  • self defense
42
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Subdivisions of the oral cavity

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  • oral vestibule
  • oral cavity proper
43
Q

3 classifications of the oral mucosa

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  • lining mucosa
  • masticatory mucosa
  • specialized mucosa
44
Q

Lining mucosa is keratinized or nonkeratinized?

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Nonkeratinized

45
Q

Lining mucosa covers what structures?

A
  • lips
  • cheeks
  • floor of the mouth
  • soft palate
  • alveolar mucosa
  • ventral side of tongue
46
Q

The lining mucosa is fairly ____ except for the labial and buccal

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Thin

47
Q

Thinnest area of the mouth/clinical significance

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Floor of the mouth - often used for medication delivery

48
Q

Masticatory mucosa is keratinized or nonkeratinized?

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Keratinized

49
Q

Masticatory mucosa is found on:

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  • gingiva
  • hard palate
50
Q

Is masticatory mucosa thin or thick?

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Thick

51
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Specialized mucosa - keratinized or nonkeratinized?

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Generally keratinized

52
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Where is specialized mucosa found?

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  • dorsal surface of the tongue (with all the papillae)
53
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Is specialized mucosa thin or thick?

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Thick

54
Q

What are the junctions of the oral mucosa?

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  • mucocutaneous
  • mucogingival
  • dentogingival
55
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Mucocutaneous junction

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transition area between skin and oral mucous membrane

56
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Vermillion zone

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  • “red/pink/purple” part of the lip
57
Q

Vermillion zone contains ____ epithelium

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thin, keratinized

58
Q

What causes the distinct color of the vermillion zone?

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long connective papillae with abundant capillary loops

59
Q

What is the vermillion border?

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Border separating vermillion zone and outer skin

60
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Intermediate zone

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transition between vermillion zone and labial mucosa

61
Q

The intermediate zone is made of ____ epithelium

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Parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

62
Q

The mucogingival junction shows a marked transition between:

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Epithelium of the alveolar mucosa and epithelium of attached gingiva

63
Q

Attached gingiva is located between:

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Mucogingival junction and free gingival groove

64
Q

The alveolar lining mucosa contains:

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Abundant elastic fibers and high degree of mobility

65
Q

Attached gingiva epithelium is:

A

Keratinized stratified squamous

66
Q

Attached gingiva epithelium typically shows ____ in a healthy mouth due to ____

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Stippling; increased numbers of collagen bundles and more prominent rete pegs

67
Q

What marks the start of the free gingiva

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Free gingival groove

68
Q

Free gingiva is also known as

A

Marginal gingiva

69
Q

Free gingiva is bounded by:

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  • free gingival groove
  • free gingival margin
  • gingival sulcus
  • vestibule and oral cavity
70
Q

Free gingiva epithelium is generally:

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Keratinized (but can be para or non)

71
Q

Sulcular epithelium lines the ____ and is _____

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gingival sulcus; nonkeratinized

72
Q

Sulcular epithelium is thinner and lacks

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Pronounced rete pegs

73
Q

The sulcular epithelium is continuous with:

A

Junctional epithelium

74
Q

Junctional epithelium is keratinized or not?

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Nonkeratinized

75
Q

Interdental papillae

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Between the teeth just under the interdental contact area

76
Q

Interdental papillae composed of

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Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium

77
Q

Col

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concave depression between peaks of interdental papillae

78
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Col is generally lined with

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Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium

79
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Two main components to the dentogingival junction/junctional epithelial area

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  • junctional epithelium
  • underlying connective tissue (supports and instructs the junctional epithelium)
80
Q

Epithelial structure of dentogingival junction

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2 basal laminae (one at tooth surface, one at junctional epithelium)

81
Q

Dentogingival junction is highly influenced by

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Inflammatory signals

82
Q

What forms the floor of the gingival sulcus

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Junctional epithelium

83
Q

Junctional epithelium is derived from

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Coronal reduced enamel epithelium during tooth eruption

84
Q

Establishment of junctional epithelium: as the tooth erupts, the REE ____

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fuses with oral epithelium; flattened outer layer of epithelium attaches to tooth surface

85
Q

_____ underlying junctional epithelium sends signals to the overlying epithelium

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Connective tissue

(signals may be responsible for specialized characteristics)

86
Q

____ are heavily influential in the gingival and sulcular/junctional epithelium

A

Inflammatory cells

87
Q

Gingival connective tissue does not have a heavy traffic or inflammatory cells- thus, the epithelium is:

In contrast, sulcular and junctional epithelium is supported by connective tissue with a fair number of inflammatory cells, thus held in ____ state

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Keratinized; non keratinized

88
Q

Antibiotics and intense oral hygiene in experimental animals results in

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Sulcular/junctional epithelial keratinization

89
Q

Apical movement of the periodontal pocket may be caused by

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  • Inflammatory loss of underlying connective tissues
  • proliferation/downward migration of the junctional epithelium
90
Q

Oral mucoperiosteum structure

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  • medial hard palate
  • attached gingiva
  • no submucosa
  • robust lamina propria attaches directly to bone
91
Q

Soft palate has lining mucosa so it is not

A

Keratinized

92
Q

Can find glandular tissue on

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Soft palate

93
Q

What separates oral and nasal cavities

A

Soft palate (thus one side has respiratory epithelium)

94
Q

Hard palate contains masticatory epithelium to withstand

A

Abrasion

95
Q

Hard palate epithelium

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Masticatory - keratinized stratified squamous ortho/para

96
Q

Hard palate - lamina propria often binds:

A

Directly to the underlying bone

97
Q

True or false: some glandular tissue present on hard palate

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True (more so on soft palate)

98
Q

Anterior region of hard palate features

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Rugae that do not cross palatine median raphe

99
Q

Lamina propria attached directly to underlying bone (no submucosa) in ___

A

Mucoperiosteum

100
Q

Laterally, both anterior and posterior palate may have ____ but median typically does not

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Submucosa

101
Q

Junctional epithelium abuts the ____ and forms _______ to the tooth surface

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tooth; hemidesmosomal attachments