Oral Cavity Flashcards
Hard Palate
Tonsil
Palatoglossal Arch
Palatine rugae (roo-jee)
Palatine Raphe (ray-fee)
Incisive Papilla overlying incisive fossa
Soft Palate
Palatal
Towards the palate (middle of the top roof)
The lingual structures that are closet to the palate
Lingual
Direction - towards the tongue
The surface of the bottom teeth that face the tongue (opposite of vestibular)
Buccal (buckle)
Direction - Towards the cheek (side of the tooth
Facial structures closest to the inner cheek
Vestibula
The space in between the lips and teeth
Distal
Direction - towards the back of the mouth (away from median line)
Mesial
Direction - towards the front of the mouth (towards median line)
Labial
The front surface of the front anterior teeth (cuspid - cuspid) both top and bottom teeth
The structures closest to the lips
Ventral Surface
Underside of the tongue
Lingual Frenulum
Sublingual Fold
Sublingual Caruncle
Sublingual openings of sublingual gland
Parotid Papilla (Stensen’s duct) - small elevation of tissue that protects the ductal opening of the parotid salivary gland
Deep lingual veins
What is the oral cavity lined by
mucous membrane or oral mucosa
Oral Cavity Proper
Pharynx
Nasal Cavity
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Laryngopharynx
Epiglottis
Cricoid cartilage
Occlusal surface
The top biting surface for the posterior teeth (pre molars - molars)
Incisal surface
The top biting surface of the labial teeth (cuspids - cuspids)
Deciduous teeth
Primary teeth
Frontal Sinus
Ethmoid Sinus
Nasal Cavity