Mouth Flashcards
1
Q
The beginning of the digestive tract and serves as an airway for the respiratory tract
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mouth
2
Q
serves as the protective gate-way to the digestive and respiratory tract
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upper and lower lip
3
Q
the roof of the oral cavity is formed by the
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anterior hard palate and the posterior soft palate
4
Q
extension of the soft palate
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uvula
5
Q
three pairs of salivary gland
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parotid gland, submandibular gland, and sublingual glands
6
Q
located below and front of the ears
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parotid glands
7
Q
located in the lower jaw, open under the tongue on either side of the frenulum
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submandibular gland
8
Q
located under the tongue open through several ducts on the floor of the mouth
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sublingual glands
9
Q
ducts located at the end of frenulum on the floor of the mouth
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whartons ducts or submandibular ducts
