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DENTAL Quiz 1 Part 2
DEN /100 Chapter 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The isthmus of fauces between the two faucial arches contains what structure? | Tonsil |
| What is the common term for gingiva? | gums |
| The lips are outlined by the ______________, which is darker in color than the surrounding skin. | The vermilion border |
| Touching which areas in the mouth can trigger the gag reflex? | |
| What is the name of small, yellowish elevations that can appear on the buccal mucosa? | Fordyce's spots |
| The _____________ is the space on the tongue side within the upper and lower dental arches. | Oral Cavity Proper |
| True or False. The unattached gingiva consists of tissues from the top of the gingival margin to the mucogingival junction. | false |
| The face is defined as the part of the head that is visible from which view? | Frontal |
| What is the shallow groove that runs parallel to the margin of the unattached gingiva called? | gingival groove |
| The _________ is a small elevation of tissue on the buccal mucosa just opposite the second maxillary molar. | Parotid papilla |
| The _________ is the midpoint between the eyes | Nasion |
| Taste buds are associated with ________ papillae, which form a V on the posterior portion of the tongue. | Vallate papillae |
| Teeth sit in ________ sockets called alveoli. | Boney |
| ___________ is a white ridge of raised tissue that extends horizontally at the level where the maxillary and mandibular teeth come together | Linea alba |
| What is the winglike tip on the outer side of each nostril? | ala |
| The tongue is composed mainly of? | muscles |
| A patient has inflammation and cracking at the commissures of their lips. This condition is commonly associated with? | Vitamin B deficiencey |
| The _________ frenum connects the outer surface of the anterior mandibular arch to the inner surface of the lower lip at the midline. | Mandibular labial frenum |
| The submandibular ducts are associated with which structures when they enter the mouth? | Lingual frenum |
| What is the name for the irregular folds of masticatory mucosa that extend laterally from the incisive papilla? | Rugae (Palatal rugae) |