oral cavity Flashcards
roof of the oral cavity
palate
floor of the oral cavity
tongue
lateral walls of the oral cavity
cheeks
anterior walls of the oral cavity
lips
oral cavity communicates anteriorly to the ___ through the openings of the mouth
outside
oral cavity communicates posterioly to the ____ through the oropharyngeal isthmus
oropharynx
the space between the lips and the teeth and the teeth and the cheeks is the ____
vestibule
_____ of ___ lip: a median fold of mucous membrane connecting the internal surface of upper lip to outer surface of upper gingiva
frenulum of the upper lip
frenulum of the upper lip is also called the ___ ___
labial frenulum
____ of ____ lip: a median fold of mucous membrane connecting the internal surface of lower lip to outer surface of lower gingiva
frenulum of lower lip
_____ _____ of tongue: a median fold of mucous membrane connecting the infrerior surface of tongue to the floor of the mouth
frenulum lingulae
___ ___: a fold of mucous membrane over the sublingual salivary gland
sublingual fold
___ ____ (____): a papillae on each side of the frenulum of the tongue for the submandibular duct
sublingual papilla (caruncle)
duct of the ____ gland: opposite upper second molar tooth
parotid
sensory supply to lips and cheeks are derived from the ___ and ___ divisions of the ____ nerve
maxillary
mandibular
sensory supply to the cheeks comes through 3 nerves
infraorbital (V2)
zygomaticofacial (V2)
buccal (V3)
sensory supply to the upper lip comes from 1 nerve
infraorbital (V2)
sensory supply to the lower lip comes from what nerve?
mental (V3)
5 parts to the teeth
crown neck root root canal apical foramen
gums are also called the ____
gingiva
___ is the visible portion of the tooth
crown
___ is the part of the tooth at the level of the gums
neck
___ is the embedded part of the tooth
root
_____ ____ is the part of the tooth inside the root that carry the nerves and blood vessels
root canal
nerve and blood vessels have to pass through the ___ ____ to enter the root canal
apical formane
_____: inflammation of the oral cavity
stomotitis
_____ teeth are for cutting
incisors
_____ teeth are for shredding muscle tissue
canines
___ and ____ are for chewing and grinding
premolar
molars
how many incisor teeth do we have?
4/4
permanent teeth
how any canine teeth do we have?
2/2
permanent teeth
how many premolars do we have?
4/4
permanent teeth
how many molars do we have?
6/6
how many permanent teeth do we have?
32
how many deciduous teeth do we have?
20
deciduous teeth
how many incisors do we have?
4/4
deciduous teeth
how many canines do we have?
2/2
deciduous teeth
how many molars do we have?
4/4
superior and inferior alveolar arteries are branches of the ___ artery
maxillary
lymphatic vessels of the teeth mainly drain to the ___ lymph nodes
submandibular
superior alveolar nerves are from the ___ division of the trigeminal
maxillary (V2)
inferior alveolar nerves are from the ____ division of the trigeminal
mandibular (V3)
the ant 2/3 of the palate is formed by the ____ processes of the maxillary bone and the ___ plates of the palatine bone which makes up the ___ palate
palatine
horizontal
hard
___ palate is the movable post 1/3 of the palate
soft
___ ___ - depression post to the central incisors into which the incisive canals open
incisive fossa
____ nerves pass through the incisive fossa
nasopalatine
____ ___ foramen: located medial to the 3rd molar tooth
greater palatine foramen
the greater palatine nerves and vessels emerge from this foramen
greater palatine foramen
___ ___ foramina located post to the greater palatine foramen
lesser palatine foramina
___ ___ foramina transmit the lesser palatine nerves and vessels to the soft palate and adjacent structures
lesser palatine
the soft palate has no bony skeleton but has an anterior ___ part and has a post ___ part
aponeurotic
muscular
soft palate has a curved free margin from which the ____ hangs
uvula
laterally, the soft palate is continuous with the wall of the ____ and is joined to the tongue and pharynx by 2 arches
pharynx
the arch that connects the soft palate to the tongue is the ____ arch
palatoglossal
the arch that connects the soft palate to the pharynx is the ____ arch
palatopharyngeal