Unit 7 Flashcards
Where is the masticatory mucosa found
Gingiva
Hard palate
What type of epithelium covers the masticatory mucosa
Keratinized or parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What is special about the superficial cells of parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
They keep their nuclei
What are the two parts of the lamina propria of the oral mucosa
Papillary layer
Reticular layer
Which layer of the lamina propria has blood vessels nerves and sensory receptors
Papillary layer
Which layer of the lamina propria is made of dense connective tissue
Reticular layer
What special sense organ is found in the papillary layer of the lamina propria
Meissner’s corpuscles
Where is the lining mucosa or the oral mucosa found
Soft palate Underside of tongue Floor of mouth Cheeks Lips
What type of surface epithelium lines the lining mucosa
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous
Occasionally Parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What type of surface epithelium covers the vermillion border
Keratinized stratified squamous epithelium
What type of CT makes up the Lamina propria of the
Lining mucosa
What type of mucosa is found on Filiform papillae
Keratinized stratified squamous
What type of epithelium covers all the papillae (except filiform)
Stratified squamous
What is the function of the papillae
Move food
Taste
What part of the tongue has a thicker mucosa
Dorsal part
What are the different types of papillae
Filiform
Fungiform
Foliate
Vallate
What type of papillae is associated with small salivary glands
Vallate
What do the small glands associated with Vallate papillae do
Produce serous fluid to cleanse taste buds on papillae
What papillae do not have taste buds
Filiform
What type of CT make of the lamina propria of the tongue
Loose CT
Possibly adipose
What is contained on the submucosa on the tongue
Lingual salivary glands
What is the function of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue
Change the shape of the tongue
What are the layers of a tooth prior to eruption
Ameloblasts Enamel Dentin Predentin Odontoblasts Dental papilla
What layer of the tooth is a layer of polarized Columnar cells
Ameloblasts
What is the function of Ameloblasts
Produce enamel prior to eruption
What layer of the tooth is the hardest substance in the body
Enamel