Oral Cavity Flashcards
1
Q
another name for oral cavity
A
buccal cavity
2
Q
entrance to the GI tract
A
oral cavity (buccal cavity)
3
Q
the oral cavity contains what
A
everything in the mouth
4
Q
two parts of the oral cavity
A
vestibule
oral cavity
5
Q
Space between lips & cheeks, & outer surface of teeth
A
vestibule
6
Q
Bordered by inner surface of teeth, & hard & soft palates
A
oral cavity
7
Q
the process of bringing food into the oral cavity
A
prehension
8
Q
chewing
A
mastication
9
Q
the cleft that divides the two halves of the upper lip
A
philtrum
10
Q
roof of the mouth
A
palate
11
Q
two parts of the palate
A
hard and soft
12
Q
more rostral part of the palate
A
hard palate
13
Q
caudal part of the palate
A
soft palate
