Oral Cavity Columbo 10/13/16 Test #3 Flashcards
Where does the oral cavity run from?
-Mouth (oral fissure) to the ororpharynx
What are the function of teeth?
Survive repeated cyclical loading
What are the two parts of the oral cavity?
- Oral vestibule
- Oral cavity proper
Where is the oral vestibule?
Between the teeth and the cheeks/lips
Where is the oral cavity proper?
Inside of the teeth
What is the superior border of the oral cavity?
Hard palate
Soft palate
What is the anterior border of the oral cavity?
-Lips
What is the lateral wall of the oral cavity?
Cheeks
What is the inferior border of the oral cavity?
-Mucous membrane covering mylohyoid muscle
What is the posterior border of the oral cavity?
-Oropharyngeal isthmus
What type of epithelium do you find in the oral cavity?
-Stratified squamous both keratinized and nonkeratinized
How often is the epithelium in the oral mucosa renewed?
1-2 weeks
What is the epithelium derived from?
Ectoderm
What is the layer under the epithelial layer?
Lamina propria
What is the lamina propria?
Underlying connective tissue
What are the epithelial projections into the lamina propria called?
-Rete pegs
T/F
Lamina propria contains many lymphocytes in loose aggregates
True
What type of rete pegs does the lining mucosa have?
- Flatter
- Rounded
What type of rete pegs do you find in the masticatory mucosa?
Sharper and more pronounced
What type of mucosa do you find in the cheeks?
Lining mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find in the gingiva?
-Masticatory mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find in parts of the dorsum of the tongue?
-Masticatory mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find in the inside of the lips?
-Lining mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find in the floor of the mouth?
-Lining mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find in the hard palate?
-Masticatory mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find on the ventral tongue?
-Lining mucosa
What type of mucosa do you find in the soft palate?
-Lining mucosa
Is the lining mucosa keratinized or non keratinized?
-Non-keratinized
Is the masticatory mucosa keratinized or non-keratinized?
-Keratinized
What are the three main divisions of the oral mucosa?
- Lining
- Masticatory
- Specialized
Where do you find the specialized mucosa?
-Taste buds on the dorsal and lateral surfaces of the tongue
T/F
The oral mucoperiosteum has submucosa
False
It has no submucosa
T/F
The oral mucoperiosteum has a robust lamina propria attached directly to bone
True
Which type of mucosa structure has no submucosa?
Oral mucoperiosteum
What defines Orthokeratinized epithelium?
-No nuclei visible in keratin layer
What defines parakeratinized epithelium?
-Some nuclei retained in keratin layer
What are the five layers of the keratin epithelium?
- Stratum corneum
- Stratum granulosum
- Stratum spinosum (Prickle)
- Stratum basal
What layer do you find stem cells and hemidesmosomes?
Stratum basal
What layer do you find Desmosomes?
-Stratum spinosum
What layer do you find keratohyalin granules?
-Stratum granulosum