The Mouth

Question 1

What is the name given to the space between the teeth and external fleshy tissue of the face?

Answer 1

oral vestibule

Question 2

Wht is the name given to the space between the lips and teeth?

Answer 2

the labial vestibule

Question 3

What is the name given to the space between the cheeks and the teeth?

Answer 3

the buccal vestibule

Question 4

What is the name given to the junction between the skin and the red region of the lip?

Answer 4

the vermilion border

Question 5

What is the name given to the red region of the human lip?

Answer 5

the vermilion zone

Question 6

What is the name given to the median depression of the upper lip?

Answer 6

the philtrum

Question 7

What is the name given to the mucous membrane covered region of the alveolar processes and alveolar juga of the maxillae and mandible?

Answer 7

the gingiva

Question 8

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?

Answer 8

the gingiva proper