Paraoral Tissues

Question 1

Structures functionally associated with Oral Cavity

Answer 1

Paraoral Tissues

Question 2

What are the 8 functions pf Paraoral tissues?

Answer 2

Wala pa

Question 3

Two fleshy borders of mouth made up of muscles and a lot salivary glands

Answer 3

Lips

Question 4

Divisions of the lips

Answer 4

Labium Superius

Labium Inferius

Question 5

Main muscle that moves the lips

Answer 5

Orbicularis Oris

Question 6

Deep groove running from the corner of nose to corner of lips

Answer 6

Nasolabial groove

Question 7

Deep groove convex superiorly separating the middle of lower lip to chin

Answer 7

Labiomental Groove

Question 8

Thin connecting fold of the upper and lower lip at the corner of mouth

Answer 8

Labial Commissure

Question 9

Protrusion in the midline of red zone of the upper lip.

Answer 9

Tubercle of upper lip

Question 10

Shallow depression from tubercle of upper lup towards the center of nose

Answer 10

Philtrum

Question 11

Groove running downward from the corner of mouth

Answer 11

Labiomarginal groove

Question 12

Other term form Red zone of the lips?

Answer 12

Vermillion Area/ Transitional zone

Question 13

Junction where the facial skin ends and the red zone begins?

Answer 13

Mucocytaneous Junction

Question 14

It is where the red zone ends and meets the labial mucosa

Answer 14

Wet line/ Wet-Dry line

Question 15

Muscles that made up the cheeks?

Answer 15

Buccinator Muscle

Question 16

Fatty content of cheeks

Answer 16

Buccal fat pad of Bichat

Question 17

Increased amount of fatty tissue in infants

Answer 17

Suckling Pad

Question 18

Flap of tissue in buccal mucosa usually seen in upper first/second molar

Answer 18

Parotid Papilla

Question 19

Boundaries of the cheeks

Answer 19

Posterior: Pterygomandibular Rahe

Superior and inferior: Fornix Vestibuli

Question 20

A horizontal white line extending anteroposteriorly in cheek area where the upper and lower teeth meets

Answer 20

Linea Alba

Question 21

Largest single muscular organ in the floor of the oral cavity

Answer 21

Tongue

Question 22

What nerve is found in the Anterior 2/3 of the dorsal tongue?

Answer 22

Trigeminal Nerve

Question 23

What nerve is found in the Posterior 1/3 of the dorsal tongue?

Answer 23

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

Question 24

V-shaped separating the anterior and posterior surface of tongue and divides the zones of innervations

Answer 24

Terminal Sulcus

Question 25

Depression at the midline of terminal sulcus

Answer 25

Foramen Cecum

Question 26

Shallow groove extending along the midline of tongue

Answer 26

Median Sulcus

Question 27

Where is the lingual papilla found?

Answer 27

Anterior 2/3 dorsal surface of tongue

Question 28

Big mushroom shaped papilla

V shape and anterior to terminal sulcus

8 in number

Bitter raste

Answer 28

Circumvallate papilla

Question 29

Hairl like conical papillae spread through out the body of tongue

Most numerous
No tastebuds

Gives the great velvety appearance and texture of tongue

Answer 29

Filiform papilla