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Orofacial Anatomy - definitions for intraoral structures

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Oral cavity   The inside of the mouth  
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Maxilla   The upper jaw that consists of two maxillary bones  
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Mandible   Single facial bone that articulates bilaterally with the temporal bone at the temporomandibular joints  
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Lingual   Structures closest to the tongue  
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Palatal   Structures closest to the palate  
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Facial   Structures closest to the facial surface  
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Labial   Structures closest to the lips  
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Buccal   Structures closest to the inner cheek  
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Mucosa   Mucus membrane such as that lining the oral cavity  
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Labial mucosa   Lining of the inner portions of the lips  
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Buccal mucosa   Mucosa that lines the inner cheek  
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Buccal fat pad   Dense pad of tissue covered by the buccal mucosa  
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Parotid papilla   Small elevation of tissue that marks the opening of the parotid salivary gland and is located opposite the second maxillary molar on the inner cheek  
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Maxillary tuberosity   Elevation on the posterior aspect of the maxilla that is perforated by the posterior superior alveolar foramina  
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Vestibules   Upper and lower spaces among the cheeks, lips, and gingival tissues in the oral region  
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Alveolar mucosa   Mucosa that lines the vestibules of the oral region  
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Mucobuccal fold   Fold in the vestibule where the labial or buccal mucosa meets the alveolar mucosa  
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Labial frenum   Fold of tissue or frenulum located at the midline between the labial mucosa and alveolar mucosa of the maxilla and mandible  
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Gingiva   Mucosa surrounding the maxillary and mandibular teeth  
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Attached gingiva   Gingiva that tightly adheres to the bone over the roots of the teeth  
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Mucogingival junction   Border between the alveolar mucosa and attached gingiva  
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Marginal ginginva   Nonattached gingiva at the gingival margin of each tooth  
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Sulcus   Shallow depression or groove such as that between a tooth and the inner surface of the marginal gingiva  
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Interdental gingiva   Attached gingiva between the teeth  
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Palate   Roof of the mouth  
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Hard palate   Anterior portion of the palate formed by the palatine processes of the maxilla and the horizontal plates of the palatine bones  
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Median palatine raphe   Midline fibrous band of the palate  
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Incisive papilla   Bulge of tissue on the hard palate over the incisive foramen  
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Palatine rugae   Irregular ridges of tissue surrounding the incisive papilla on the hard palate  
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Soft palate   Posterior nonbony portion of the palate  
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Uvula   Midline muscular structure that hangs from the posterior margin of the soft palate  
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Pterygomandibular fold   Fold of tissue in the oral cavity that covers the pterygomandibular raphe  
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Retromolar pad   Dense pad of tissue distal to the last tooth of the mandible that covers the retromolar triange  
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Tongue   A prominent feature of the oral region  
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Base of the tongue   The posterior third or root of the tongue  
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Body of the tongue   Anterior two-thirds of the tongue  
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Apex of the tongue   Tip of the tongue  
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Lingual papillae   Small elevated structures covering the dorsal surface of the body of the tongue  
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Lateral surface of the tongue   Side of the tongue  
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Foliate lingual papillae   Ridges of the papillae on lateral tongue surface  
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Dorsal surface of the tongue   Top surface of the tongue  
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Median lingual sulcus   Midline depression on the dorsal surface of the tongue that corresponds to the deeper median septum  
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Filiform lingual papillae   Papillae that give the tongue its velvety texture  
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Fungiform lingual papillae   Papillae with a mushroom shaped appearance  
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Sulcus terminalis   V-shaped groove in the dorsal surface of the tongue  
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Foramen cecum   Depression on the dorsal surface of the tongue where the sulcus terminalis points backward toward the pharynx  
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Circumvallate lingual papillae   Large lingual papillae anterior to the sulcus terminalis  
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Lingual tonsil   Indistinct layer of lymphoid tissue located on the dorsal surface of the tongue's base  
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Lingual veins   Veins that include the deep lingual, dorsal lingual, and sublingual veins  
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Plica fimbriata   Fold with fingerlike projections on the ventral surface of the tongue  
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Lingual frenum   Midline fold of tissue or frenulum between the ventral surface of the tongue and floor of the mouth  
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Sublingual fold   Fold of tissue on the floor of the mouth where other smaller ducts of the sublingual salivary gland open into the oral cavity  
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Sublingual caruncle   Papilla near the midline of the floor of the mouth where the sublingual and submandibular ducts open into the oral cavity  
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Pharynx   Portion of both the respiratory and digestive tracts that is divided into the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and larygnopharynx  
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Larnygopharynx   Inferior portion of the pharynx close to the laryngeal opening  
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Nasopharynx   Portion of the pharynx that is superior to the level of the soft palate  
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Oropharynx   Portion of the pharynx that is between the soft palate and opening of the larynx  
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Epiglottis   A flap of cartilage that, during swallowing, folds back to cover the entrance to the larynx, preventing food and liquid from entering the trachea and then the lungs  
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Fauces   Faucial isthmus or junction between the oral region and oropharynx  
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Anterior faucial pillar   Vertical fold anterior to each palatine tonsil created by the palatoglossal muscle  
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Posterior faucial pillar   Vertical fold posterior to each palatine tonsil created by the palatopharyngeous muscle  
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Palatine tonsils   Tonsils located between the anterior and posterior faucial pillars  
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