Oral Cavity & Palate Flashcards
Oral cavity extends between?
Lips and oropharynx
Oral fissure is?
Entrance to oral cavity (opening between lips)
Labial vestibule is?
Space between teeth and lips
Buccal vestibule is?
Space between teeth and cheeks
Oral cavity proper is?
Space within dental arcades
4 parts of hard palate
- Transverse ridges
- Median palatine raphe
- Incisive papilla
- Incisive duct
Incisive duct leads to?
Nasal cavity and vomeronasal organ
Vomeronasal organ is located?
At base of nasal septum
Soft palate aka?
Palatum molle
Soft palate continues caudally from the hard palate to?
Intrapharyngeal opening
Dorsal surface of soft palate is covered by?
Respiratory mucosa
Ventral surface of soft palate is covered by?
Oral mucosa (has longitudinal and transverse folds)
3 mm. of soft palate
- Palatine mm.
- Tensor veli palatini
- Levator veli palatini
Palatine mm. function
Shortens soft palate
Tensor veli palatini function
Tenses soft palate