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
Maxillary Sinus
Oral Commissures
Vermillion Border
Cupid’s Bow
Philtrum
Enamel
Dentin
Gingiva
Gingiva
Pulp chamber (blood vessels and nerves)
Cementum
Jaw Bone
Crown
Neck
Root
What are the 3 main salivary glands
- Submandibular glands
- Sublingual glands
- Parotid Papilla
What is oroantral communication
where the roots of the maxillary posterior teeth sometimes extend into the maxillary sinus. Communication between the oral cavity and the sinus
From what age is the mix dentition
6-12
Labial Frenulum
Vestibular (mucolabial) fold
Vallate papilla
Filiform Papilla
Median sulcus
Fungiform papilla
Apex
Terminal Sulcus
Foramen Caecum
Lingual tonsil
Submandibular duct
Opening of submandibular duct
Opening of ducts from sublingual gland
Sphenoid Sinus
Ethmoid Bone
Conchae
parotid gland
submandibular gland
sublingual gland
Invagination
Evagination
Longitudinal section
transverse section
oblique section
retrusion
Protrusion
Abduction
Adduction
Eversion
Inversion
Thoracic Cavity
Pericardial Cavity
Spinal Cavity
Cranial Cavity
Diaphragm
Abdominal Cavity
Pelvic cavity