Structures Of The Oral Tissues Flashcards
T or F
The oral cavity contains a variety of hard and soft tissue
True
Hard tissues: jaw and teeth
Smooth tissues: mucosa and salivary glands
Part of tooth that is covered by cementum
Root
Main bulk of the tooth.
Softer than enamel but harder than cementum.
Has no nerves.
Dentin
Hardest part of the tooth that covers the crown.
Enamel
3components of the periodontium
Cementum
Periodontal ligament
Alveolar bone
Suspends the tooth
Periodontal ligament
T or F
Oral cavity is partly from ectoderm and endoderm
True
Oral cavity is divided into two spaces
Vestibule
Oral cavity proper
It is the space between the alveolar process and cheeks
Vestibule
Boundaries of the oral vestibule
Facially?
Buccally?
Facially: mucosa of lips
Bucally: mucosa of cheeks
Space bounded by the teeth
Oral cavity proper
Boundaries of the oral cavity proper Anterior Lateral Cranial Caudal Postero-laterally
Anterior lingually: palatal
Lateral: lingual surface of teeth and gingiva
Cranially: hard and soft palate
Caudally: floor of the mouth, mucosa of the tongue
Postero-laterally : anterior pillars of fauces and tonsils
What connects your oral cavity to the skin of your face
Lips
Kind of crown visible in the oral cavity
Clinical crown
Type of crown from the incisal edge to cej
Anatomical crown