The Mouth Flashcards
What is the name given to the space between the teeth and external fleshy tissue of the face?
oral vestibule
Wht is the name given to the space between the lips and teeth?
the labial vestibule
What is the name given to the space between the cheeks and the teeth?
the buccal vestibule
What is the name given to the junction between the skin and the red region of the lip?
the vermilion border
What is the name given to the red region of the human lip?
the vermilion zone
What is the name given to the median depression of the upper lip?
the philtrum
What is the name given to the mucous membrane covered region of the alveolar processes and alveolar juga of the maxillae and mandible?
the gingiva
What is the name given to the part of the mucous membrane of the lip or cheek attaching to the maxilla or to the mandible?
the gingiva proper