Mouth

Question 1

Lips

Answer 1

symmetrical at rest and while moving. Smooth and pink with minor Fordyce spots on vermillion border.

Question 2

Buccal mucosa

Answer 2

pinkish red, smooth and moist; whitish yellow Stensen’s duct

Question 3

Gingivae

Answer 3

slightly stippled and pink; tight margin at each tooth; no swelling, bleeding or lesions.

Question 4

Teeth

Answer 4

ivory, firmly anchored, premolars and canines interlock fully

Question 5

Hard palate

Answer 5

whitish and dome-shape with transverse rugae; no nodules.

Question 6

Soft palate and uvula

Answer 6

(depress tongue and tell patient to say ah) soft palate rises symmetrical and uvula stays midline with phonation

Question 7

Tonsils

Answer 7

blend into pink color of pharynx, no redness, enlargement or exudate

Question 8

Posterior pharyngeal wall

Answer 8

smooth glistening, pink mucosa with small blood vessels.

Question 9

Tongue

Answer 9

midline, no fasciculation (twitching); dull red; moist and glistening with papillae and small rugate. No swelling, ulcers or leukoplakia.

Question 10

Floor of mouth

Answer 10

smooth and pink

Question 11

Hypoglossal (CN XII)

Answer 11

(Have patient raise tongue to nose, down to chin and side to side) able to perform tongue movements with steady firm pressure.