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211 definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| super oris | the upper lip |
| labial frenum | attaches to the center of the upper lip and between the upper two front teeth |
| foliate | short vertical folds and are present on each side of the tongue |
| fauces | the arched opening at the back of the mouth leading to the pharynx |
| uvula | a fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate that hangs above the throat |
| incisive papilla | a projection on the palate near the incisors |
| lignual frenum | a small fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the underside of the tongue |
| median sulcus | the groove that divides the convex dorsum (upper surface) of the tongue into two symmetrical halves |
| inferior oris | lower lip |
| fungiform | mushroom shaped |
| glossopalatine arch | the anterior pillar of the fauces; one of two folds of mucous membrane extending from the soft palate to the sides of the tongue |
| hard palate | the bony front part of the palate |
| filliform | threadlike |
| pharygopalatine | one of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane that pass downward from the posterior margin of the soft palate to the lateral wall of the pharynx |
| vestibule | a small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal |
| circumvallate | bigger than other papillae and are arranged in a V-shaped way at the backside of the tongue near the throat |
| buccal frenum | A fold of mucous membrane connecting the buccal mucosa to the alveolar mucosa in the premolar region of both the maxillae and the mandible |
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