Prelims Flashcards
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What are the boundaries of Oral cavity
Superior, inferior, antero-lateral and posteriorly
What are in the superior boundaries
Hard and soft palate
What are in inferior boundaries
Tongue and floor of the mouth
What are in antero-lateral boundaries
Upper and lower teeth
What are in posteriorly boundaries
Palatoglossal and palatopharyngeal folds
Attached the lips to the attached gingiva of the anterior teeth
Labial frenum
Attaches the cheek to the attached gingiva of the posterior teeth
Buccal frenum
Location to inject anesthesia
Muccobuccal fold
Gingiva and alveolar mucosa meet
Muccogingival junction
Divisions of the palate
Hard and soft palate
Consist of oalatine process and horizontal plate of bone
Hard palate
No bone beneath the surface
Soft palate
It is formed by the mylohyoid muscle
Floor of the mouth
It is a valley shaped space between the tongue and teeth
Sublingual sulcus
Also called sublingualis
Sublingual folds
Strip of tissue which connects the undersurface of the tongue with the floor of the mouth
Lingual frenum
Slight fold of mucous membrane on each side of the tongue lateral to the lingual frenum
Plica fimbriata
Pair of the papillae at the center between the right and left sublingual folds
Sublingual caruncle
What are the para oral tissues
Cheek, palate, lips, tongue, teeth, tonsils, sublingual sulcus and salivary gland
The act of swallowing
Deglutition
3 phases of deglutition
Buccal phase, pharyngeal phase, and esophageal phase
Physical digestion of food involves mastication and lubrication
Digestion
Dorsum of the tongue possess lingual papillae on various forms
Taste
What functions where lips, teeth, tongue and hard and soft palage poay a role in pronunciation of consonants
Speech