Structures of the mouth Flashcards

1
Q

The facial expression of a person seems to concentrate on or about the

A

Lips

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2
Q

Has more posturing problems than any other feature

A

Mouth

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3
Q

The surface of the mouth is bounded laterally by the

A

Naso-labial fold

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4
Q

These mark the beginning of the cheeks

A

Naso-labial fold

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5
Q

The surface of the mouth is bounded superiorly by the

A

Base of the nose and the nasal sulcus

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6
Q

The surface of the mouth is bounded inferiorly by

A

The junction of the lower integumentary lip and the chin

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7
Q

The mouth tends to be

A

Asymmetrical

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8
Q

On one side of the midline, this may be wider and thicker than on the other

A

Mucous membrane

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9
Q

One end of the line of closure is often slightly

A

Inferior and posterior

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10
Q

Normal Repose of the mouth

A

The teeth are slightly parted
Mucous membranes make gentle contact
Line of closure resemble a hunting bow

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11
Q

Bilateral shape of the mouth

A

Has a horseshoe curvature

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12
Q

The mouth is

A

2 eyes wide

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13
Q

The line of closure lies

A

Halfway between the base of the nose and the top of the chin

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14
Q

The line of closure resembles a

A

Hunting bow

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15
Q

The line of closure moves

A

backward to a point which is posterior and to the rear margin of the wing of the nose

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16
Q

The inferior mucous membrane lies

A

slightly posterior to the upper one

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17
Q

The inferior mucous membrane is normally

A

wider than the upper one

18
Q

The visible reddish surfaces of each lip

A

Mucous Membranes

19
Q

Tiny prominence on the middle of the upper mucous membrane

A

Medial lobe

20
Q

Where the free margins of the mucous membranes meet

A

Line of closure

21
Q

The form is created by the

A

free margin of the upper mucous membrane

22
Q

The line of color change at the junction of the moist and dry portion of each mucous membrane

A

Weather line

23
Q

Fine linear tracings running vertically on the mucous membranes

A

Vertical lines

24
Q

Vertical lines are closer together

A

Laterally

25
Q

Some people have a deep

A

central line on the lower mucous membrane

26
Q

The skin part of the lip, extending superiorly and laterally from the attached margin of the mucous membrane

A

Upper integumentary lip

27
Q

The small angular area between the wing of the nose and the cheecks

A

Nasal Sulcus

28
Q

The shallow groove on the midline of the upper integumentary lip between the columna nasi and the upper mucous membrane

A

Philtrum

29
Q

The skin part of the lip receding inferiorly from the attached margin of the lower mucous membrane to the top and side of the chin

A

Lower integumentary lip

30
Q

The juncture of the lower integumentary lip and top of the chin

A

Labiomental sulcus

31
Q

The central and two lateral planes of each integumentary lip and mucous membrane bilaterally repeat the horseshoe curvature

A

Surface planes

32
Q

The oblique eminence caused by muscles at each end of the line of closure

A

Angulus oris eminence

33
Q

This begins on the upper integumentary lip, medial to the corner of the integumentary mouth

A

Angulus oris eminence

34
Q

The small groove in the angulus oris eminence at its juncture with the end of the line of closure

A

Angulus oris sulcus

35
Q

The furrows of age, extending vertically on the mucous membranes and integumentary lips

A

Labial sulci

36
Q

Color of the mucous membranes

A

Margins not sharply drawn
Not identical in color
Upper mucous membrane is less red

37
Q

This is vertical from the columna nasi to the upper mucous membrane

A

The upper integumentary lip

38
Q

This bisects the base of the nose

A

The upper integumentary lip

39
Q

The greatest anterior projection of the mucous membranes is at the

A

Attached margins

40
Q

The lower lip is more

A

posterior

41
Q

The line of closure is

A

posterior to the rear margin of the nose

42
Q

The lower integumentary lip rcedes

A

inferiorly from the attached margin of the lower mucous membrane to the top of the chin