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Surface Anatomy Flashcards

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Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, auricular, orbital, nasal, infraorbital, zygomatic, buccal, oral, and mental regions

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Regions of the head

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What is the study of the structural relationships of the external features of the body to the internal organs and parts?

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Surface anatomy

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The _____ region of the head includes the forehead and the area superior to the eyes.

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Frontal ridge

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Just inferior to each eyebrow is the _________ ridge. Frontal notch.

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Supraorbital ridge

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The smooth elevated area between the eyebrows is the…

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Glabella

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The prominence of the forehead

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Frontal eminence

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Regions of the head covered by the scalp.

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Parietal and occipital regions

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The temple, the superficial side of the head posterior to each eye.

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Temporal lobe

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The ____ is composed of an auricle or oval flap of the ear and the external acoustic meatus.

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External ear

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A tube through which sound waves are transmitted to the middle ear within the skull.

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External acoustic meatus

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Fleshy protuberance of the ear lobe, inferior free margin of the auricle.

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Lobule

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White area of eyeball

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Sclera

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Behind each upper eyelid and deep within the orbit are…

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Lacrimal glands

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Delicate and thin membrane lining the inside of the eyelids and the front of the eyeball

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Conjunctiva

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Outer corners where the upper and lower eyelids meet

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Lateral canthus

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Lining of the tooth socket. Specialized connective tissue. 40-50% mineralized

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Alveolar bone

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Tissue of the tooth. Considered a supporting structure because it contains fibers extending to the periodontal ligament that hold the tooth in socket. 45% mineralized … Coats root, connective tissue.

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Cementum

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Surrounds root of tooth. Made of fibers that support and suspend the tooth in it’s connective tissue, not calcified. Made of connective tissue. Keeps tooth from pushing against bone during extreme pressure of chewing.

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Periodontal ligaments

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Epithelium that lies at the base of the gingival sulcus. Attaches to the surface of the tooth

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Junctional epithelium

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Center of development and calcification from which a tooth forms

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Lobe

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Remnants of lobe formation worn away by attrition shortly after eruption

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Mamelon

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Elevation on the crown of the tooth ex. Canines, premolars, molars

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Cusp

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Convex or rounded elevation or tubercle on the cervical third of the lingual surface

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Cingulum

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Linear elevation located around perimeter of the tooth

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Marginal ridge

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Linear elevation that crosses a surface

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Transverse ridge

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Linear elevation that forms a triangle

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Triangular ridge

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Linear elevation that transverses a surface on a diagonal.

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Oblique ridge

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Shallow rounded depression.

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Fossa

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Shallow depression, forms valley between two ridges and a cusp

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Sulcus

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Concavity in a surface that formed while tooth was developing

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Developmental groove

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30
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Additional groves present in maxillary and mandibular third molars

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Supplemental groove

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Pinpoint of depression

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Pit

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Cephalic

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The head

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Caudal

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The tail

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34
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Ispsilateral

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Structures on the same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Structures on opposite sides

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Prominence of the forehead (between the eyebrows)

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Frontal eminence

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The area just above the eyebrow

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Superciliary ridge

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Flexible, oval lap of the ear, collects sound waves, made of cartilage

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Auricle

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Deep notch separating the tragus and antitragus

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Intertragic notch

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Superior and posterior free margins of the auricle

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Helix

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Inner angle/ corner of the eye where the upper and lower eyelids meet

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Medial canthus

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Root of the nose, depressed portion of the nose between the eyes

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Nasion

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Just inferior to the nasion, immovable bony structure

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Bridge of the nose

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Tip of the nose, supported by flexible cartilage

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Apex of the nose

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Middle partition between the nostrils, medial aspect of the nares

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Nasal septum

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Flared winglike tissue that form lateral aspect of the nares

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Ala/ alae

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External tissue that separates the nares

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Columella nasi

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The nostrils, openings of the external nose

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Naris/ nares

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Anterior nasal opening in the skull

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Piriform aperture

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Inferior to the infraorbital ridge and lateral to the nasal ridge

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Infraorbital region

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Located lateral to the infraorbital r and also contains the zygomatic arch, and the temporomandibular joint

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Zygomatic region

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Cheek bone, form the prominence of the cheek

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Zygomatic arch

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Located inferior to the zygomatic a and anterior to the tragus of the ear, this is where the mandible articulates with a temporal bone

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Temporomandibular joint

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Thin flat muscle forms wall of cheek

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Buccinator muscle

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Major muscle of the cheek

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Masseter muscle

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Located inferior to the ear lobule

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Angle of the mandible

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The chin

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Mental region

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The prominent anterior most part of the mandible

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Mental protuberance

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The depression that separate the lower lip from the chin

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Labiomental groove

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Vertical groove on the midline of the upper lip that extends from the columella

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Philtrum

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The thicken area in the center of the upper lip where the pholtrum terminates

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Tubercle

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Upper and lower lip dark areas

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Vermilion zone

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Corners of the lips, where the upper and lower lips meet

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Labial commissure

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Depression that travels from the commissure to the ala of the nose

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Nasolabial sulcus

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Most posterior aspect of the mandibular alveolar ridge

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Retromolar papilla

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Most posterior aspects of the maxilla alveolar ridge

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Tuberosity

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Four regions of the oral cavity

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Labial, buccal, palatal and lingual

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Mucous membrane that lines the oral cavity

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Mucosa

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Fusion line between the max and mand process

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Linea alba

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Entrapped sebaceous glands

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Fordyce spots/ granules

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Opening of the Stentsons duct of the parotid g

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Parotid papilla

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Space between the lips and cheek and the max and mand gingiva teeth

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Vestibules

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Posterior limit of the vestibules, joins ends of the upper and lower alveolar processes and separates the cheek from the pharynx

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Pterygomandibular fold

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Thick area of the tissue just distal and lingual to the retro molar papilla

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Retromolar pad

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Superior and inferior aspects of the vestibules

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Mucobuccal fold

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Connective tissue attachment the labial tissue to the alveolar bone

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Labial frenum

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Not attached, the area from the gingival margin to the free gingival groove

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Free gingival

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A depression that marks the end of the free gingiva area or where the attached gingiva starts

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Free gingival groove

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The internal aspect of the free gingiva the space between the free gingiva and the tooth surface

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Gingival sulcus

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The area from the free gingival groove to the MGJ

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Attached gingival

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Inter proximal gingival unit

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Interdental papilla

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Pyramid shaped, compose of free and attached gingiva

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Facial/buccal aspects

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Delicate gingiva that lies beneath the proximal contact of two adjacent teeth

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Col region

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The opposite of facial

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Lingual/ palatal aspect

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Junction between attached gingiva and alveolar mucosa

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Mucogingival junction

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Thickened line of connector tissue that lies over the median palatine suture

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Median palatine raphe

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Thickened area of the connective tissue just behind the palatal aspect between #8 and #9 that lies over the incisive foramen

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Incisive papilla

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Transverse folds of connective tissue located in the anterior 1/3 of the hard palate

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Palatine rugae

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Two pin point depressions located at the most posterior aspect of the hard palate on either side of the palatine raphe

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Palatine foveae

Oral, Head And Neck Anatomy (6 decks)

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