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1
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Midline

A

Imaginary line that divides the body
into right and left halves

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2
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Mesial

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Surface closest to the midline

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3
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Distal

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Surface farthest away from midline

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4
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Lateral

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To the side of something

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5
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Posterior

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Towards the back

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6
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Lingual

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Towards the tongue

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6
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Anterior

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Toward the front

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7
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Maxillae

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Upper Arch

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8
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Vermilion Zone

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transitional zone of reddish tissue joining skin of face with lips.

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9
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Mandible

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Lower Arch

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10
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Philtrum

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indentation at midline of upper lip

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10
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Vestibule

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space between lips or cheeks and teeth

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Oral Cavity

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Area extending from lips and
posteriorly to palatine tonsils.

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12
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Oral Cavity Proper

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area from teeth or alveolar ridges back to tonsils

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13
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labial vestibule

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Anterior vestibule

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14
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buccal vestibule

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Lateral vestibule

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15
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Labial Frenum

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Fold of tissue at midline in both upper and lower lips

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16
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Retromolar pad

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elevated tissue behind last mandibular molar.

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17
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Maxillary tuberosity

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elevation on the posterior part of the maxillary body

18
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Lingual Frenum

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part of the Oral Cavity
Proper not the Vestibule

19
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Ankyloglossia

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“tongue-tied”; caused by frenum that is attached too close to the tip of the tongue

20
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Diastema

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Max. lip frenum may cause Maxillary centrals to separate

21
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Incisive papilla

A

bulge of tissue at midline just posterior to central incisors

22
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Hard palate

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anterior portion of roof of mouth

23
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Rugae

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ridges of tissue found on hard palate

24
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Soft palate

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posterior portion of roof of mouth; forms uvula

25
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Exostoses

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small bony growths in vestibule area

26
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Torus palatinus

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excess boney growth in midline of hard palate on maxilla

27
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Torus mandibularis

A

excess boney growth on lingual
surface of mandible.

28
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Fauces

A

space between left and right tonsils

29
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Lingual Frenum

A

fold of tissue extending from near tip of tongue to floor of
mouth

30
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palatine tonsils

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Normally just called tonsils; found at the side of the throat opposite the back of the tongue.

31
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tonsillar pillars

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The vertical folds of tissue that lie in front of and behind the palatine tonsils in the lateral throat wall.

32
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oral pharynx

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The area behind the oral cavity that runs from the palatine tonsils to the back wall of the throat.

33
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labia

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lips

34
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Bucca

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cheeks

35
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Superior

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Above

36
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Inferior

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Under

37
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Fordyce granules

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Misplaced sebaceous glands in the lips, cheek, or retromolar pad area.

38
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zygomaticoalveolar crest

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Heavy ridge of maxilla and zygomatic bone that forms a heavy supporting ridge running up from the alveolar process of the maxillary premolar–molar region.

39
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coronoid process

A

Bony projection at the upper anterior ramus of the mandible; point of attachment for the temporal muscle

40
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cortical plate

A

Dense bone on the buccal and lingual surfaces of the alveolar bone

41
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posterior pillar

A

palatopharyngeal arch or fold.

42
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anterior pillar

A

palatoglossal arch or fold.

43
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sublingual caruncle

A

Small elevation of soft tissue at the base of the lingual frenum that is the opening for the submandibular duct.

44
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sublingual fold

A

Fold of tissue extending backward on either side of the floor of the mouth; duct of the submandibular gland lies below it.

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