Anatomy/Cranial 2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Buccinator | Compress the cheeks and lips. |
Mentalis | Pushes the lower lip up. |
Vomer | On the nasal septum. |
Xerostomia | Disorder in which there is a decrease in saliva production. |
Origin | End of muscle that attaches to a fixed structure. |
Tigeminal nerve | The primary source of innervation of the tissue for the oral cavity. |
Saliva | Breaks down food starches in the mouth and remineralizes enamel. |
Parotid Gland | Largest salivary gland, below the ear, that secretes saliva through the Stensens duct. |
Masseter | Thick powerful muscle of mastication. Also closes the jaw and retrudes the mandible. |
Muscles of Facial Expressions | Are the Zygomatic, Frontalis, Obicularis oris, and Buccinator. |
50% of Daytime Saliva | Is produced by the parotid gland. |
Tongue | Gloss, glossa, glossal are its word parts. |
To Pucker Lips | This is done with the obicularis oris muscle. |
Lateral Pterygoid | Protrudes the jaw and opens the mouth. |
Temporalis | Closes the jaw and pulls mandible forward and backward. |
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