oral cavity 1

Question 1

what is the entire oral cavity lined by

Answer 1

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 2

what is the inner aspect of the lips called

Answer 2

mucous membrane

Question 3

what are lips joined by

Answer 3

labial commissure

Question 4

lips are separated from the cheeks by

Answer 4

naso labial groove

Question 5

from the nose what are the raised folds with a groove called

Answer 5

philtrum

Question 6

the lower lip is separated from the chin by

Answer 6

labio mental groove

Question 7

the hard palate separates the oral cavity from the …

Answer 7

nasal cavity

Question 8

the border between the lips and the surrounding skin is

Answer 8

vermillion border

Question 9

the skin on the lips is what kind of epithelium

Answer 9

non keratinised stratified squamous epithelium

Question 10

what gland is present in the cheeks

Answer 10

parotid gland

Question 11

where does the parotid papilla open

Answer 11

next to upper 2nd molar

Question 12

what does the oral cavity proper contain

Answer 12

the tongue

Question 13

The hard palate is formed by the

Answer 13

palatine processes of maxilla and palatine bones

Question 14

what type of epithelium covers the hard palate

Answer 14

keratinised epithelium (thick)

Question 15

what are the 4 features of the hard palate

Answer 15

Median Raphe, Rugae, incisive Papilla and glandular tissue

Question 16

The soft palate is covered by what type of epithelium

Answer 16

Non- Keratinised stratified squamous epithelium

Question 17

The soft palate is lined with what type of epithelium

Answer 17

Ciliated columnar epithelium

Question 18

The soft palate is a sheet of fibrous tissue which is called

Answer 18

Aponeurosis

Question 19

what is the conical projection at the back of the soft palate?

Answer 19

Uvula

Question 20

Lateral borders of the soft palate split on either side into 2 folds that are called?

Answer 20

Palatoglossal arch
Palataopharangeal arch

Question 21

what lies in-between the palatoglossal arch and palataopharangeal arch?

Answer 21

palatine tonsil

Question 22

what type of epithelium is the floor of the mouth covered by

Answer 22

Non keratinised stratified squamous epithelium

Question 23

the floor of the mouth is made up of what muscles

Answer 23

mylohyoid
genioglossus
geniohyoid
anterior belly of digastric

Question 24

the floor of the mouth has what salivary glands

Answer 24

sublingual salivary gland
submandibular salivary gland

Question 25

4 features of the floor of the mouth

Answer 25

sublingual sulcus
lingual frenum
sublingual papilla
sublingual fold

Question 26

what type of epithelium is the alveolar ridge lined with?

Answer 26

keratinised stratified squamous epithelium

Question 27

the space between the lips and the teeth is termed what

Answer 27

the vestibule

Question 28

what type of epithelium is the interdental col

Answer 28

keratinised

Question 29

the soft lump on the hard palate between the upper central incisors is called what?

Answer 29

incisive papilla

Question 30

the soft palate consists of a fold off epithelium enclosing amongst other things. a fibrous sheet termed the palatine what?

Answer 30

aponeurosis

Question 31

the dorm of the anterior two- thirds of the tongue has a characteristic roughness due to the large number of what papillae?

Answer 31

filiform papillae

Question 32

what papillae are less numerous visible red dots on the lateral and tip of the tongue?

Answer 32

fungiform papillae

Question 33

v shaped row between the anterior 2/3 and posterior 1/3 of the dorsum of the tounge are called what papillae and how many are roughly present?

Answer 33

vallate papillae 8-12