Oral Cavity Ch. 1

What is the location of the fovea palatinae?

On either side of the posterior nasal spine

Which term is commonly called "tongue tied"

ankyloglossia

The anterior pillar is located

anterior to the palatine tonsil

another name for the inside of the cheek is the

buccal mucosa

The ________ is a structure that can make it difficult to take maxillary posterior radiographs as well as maxillary impressions

coronoid process

Small localized growths of bone on the buccal cortical plate are known as

exostoses

small bony growths that may be found on the buccal mandible or maxilla are known as endostoses

false

the red margin of the lip is knows as the mucogingival junction

false

The space between the left and right palatine tonsils is known as the

fauces

Rugae are located on which landmark in the oral cavity?

hard palate

Which of the following structures is often the cause a diastema?

labial frenum

When the tongue comes forward, which of the following may inhibit its movement?

lingual frenum

The oral cavity can manifest symptoms of

measles, kaposi's sarcoma, childhood cancer, vitamin deficiencies

What are Fordyce granules?

misplaced sebaceous glands

The oral cavity is divided into which two parts?

oral cavity proper and vestibule

the _____ is a pathway to the respiratory and digestive systems

oral pharynx and laryngeal pharynx

The ______ is posterior to the last mandibular molar

retromolar pad

The transverse ridges of epithelial and connective tissue in the hard palate area are known as

rugae

yellowish spots on the buccal and labial mucosa are most often

sebaceous glands

The opening for the submandibular salivary gland is known as the

sublingual caruncle

which structure could cause difficulty in constructing a denture

torus palantinus

The buccinator is a muscle of the cheek

true

The incisive papilla is the anterior part of the hard palate

true

a cleft lip would form at the lateral junction of the philtrum

true