Oral cavity Flashcards
Other name of oral fissure
Rima oris
Communicates posteriorly on each side with cavity of the mouth proper through what space
Retromolar space
What is an important gland or duct in the oral vestibule
Stensen’s duct of parotid gland
Where does the oral vestibule open to
Upper 2nd molar
Superficial muscles for the cheeks
Zygomaticus major
Risorius
Platysma
What covers the buccinator
Buccopharyngeal fascia
How does the posterior border communicate with the pharynx (the opening)
Isthmus of fauces
what are seen in the isthmus
Soft palate
Sulcus terminalis
Palatoglossal fold (arch)
What holds the tooth at the alveolar process
Pericementum
Which part of the tooth where the nerve and blood vessel pass through
Apex part of the tooth
The tongue is divided by what v shaped groove
Sulcus terminalis
Other names of the anterior 2/3 of the tongue
Palatine or oral part presulcal
Other name of the Posterior 1/3 of the tongue
Pharyngeal part post sulcal
Foramen cecum in the tongue of a new born is also what type of gland
Thyroid gland
What can you see at the sublingual papilla
Submandibular gland
Wharton’s duct