Oral Landmarks Flashcards
nasolabial groove
separates upper lip from cheek
philtrum
depression on middle of upper lip
vermillion zone
dark pink portion of lips
tubercle of the upper lip
raised nodule on center of upper lip
alveolar mucosa
dark red near roots of teeth
attached gingiva
light pink below alveolar mucosa
free gingiva
extension of attached gingiva
gingival sulcus
space under free gingiva
interdental papilla
papilla between your teeth
mucogingival junction
line between alveolar mucosa and attached gingiva
stippling
orange peel appearance of attached gingiva
incisive papilla
lingual to maxillary central incisors
palatine fovea
bilateral indentations near the midline of the palate
located at the junction between the hard and soft palates; plays a role in the gag reflex
palatine raphe
suture line that joins the 2 palatine processes at the midline
palatine rugae
ridges on anterior part of palatal mucosa, on each side of midline and behind the incisive papilla
soft palate
posterior portion of palate
oropharyngeal isthmus
opening between oral cavity and pharynx
palatoglossal arch
from soft palate to the tongue
palatopharyngeal arch
from soft palate to pharynx
palatine tonsils
between palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal arches
pterygomandibular fold
tissue extending vertically posterior to the last maxillary molar to last mandibular molar
uvula
hangs into the oropharyngeal isthmus
palatine surface of tongue
anterior 2/3 of dorsal surface of tongue
circumvallate papilla
very back of tongue in V-shape
filiform papilla of tongue
hair-like, on palatine surface
fungiform papilla of tongue
round, flat, red, on palatine surface
foliate papilla of tongue
lateral sides of tongue
floor of the mouth consists
lingual frenum
salivary caruncle (where lingual frenum attaches to floor of mouth)
wharton’s duct (on sublingual caruncle)
sublingual sulcus (horseshoe shaped)
sublingual fold (within sublingual sulcus)
