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NDAEB 2.0 Dental Sciences
Ala - answer✔Winglike tip of the outer side of each nostril.
Angle of the Mandible - answer✔Lower posterior of ramus.
Angular Cheilosis - answer✔Inflammation at the corners of the mouth. (Fungal condition or
vitamin B complex deficiency.
Anterior Faucial Pillar - answer✔Anterior arch of the soft palate.
Anterior Naris - answer✔Aka nostril.
Buccal Vestibule - answer✔Area between cheeks and teeth or alveolar ridge.
Canthus - answer✔Fold of tissue at the corner or eyelid.
Filiform Papillae - answer✔Thread like elevations that cover most of the tongue.
Fordyce's Spots - answer✔Normal variations that may appear on buccal mucosa.
Frenum - answer✔Band of tissue passing from facial oral mucosa at midline of arch to midline
of inner surface of lip.
Fungiform Papillae - answer✔Knoblike projections on the tongue.
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Gingiva - answer✔Masticatory mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of jaws and surrounds
the neck of teeth.
Glabella - answer✔Smooth surface of front bone. (Anatomical part, directly above root of nose)
Incisive Papilla - answer✔Pear-shaped pad of tissue covering the incisive foramen.
Isthmus of Fauces - answer✔Opening between the two arches of the soft palate.
Labia - answer✔Aka lips.
Labial Commissure - answer✔Corner of mouth where the upper and lower lips join.
Linea Alba - answer✔Normal variation noted on buccal mucosa.
Lingual Frenum - answer✔Thin fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the
mouth to the under side of the tongue.
Mental Protuberance - answer✔Part of the mandible forming the chin.
Mucobuccal Fold - answer✔Base of vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar
mucosa.
Mucogingival Junction - answer✔A distinct line of color change in tissue where the alveolar
membrane meets the attached gingiva.
Nasion - answer✔Midpoint between the eyes, just above the eyebrow.
Nasolabial Sulcus - answer✔Groove extending upward between labial commissure and nasal ala.
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Oral Cavity Proper - answer✔The space on the tongue side within the upper and lower arches.
Parotid Papilla - answer✔Small elevation of tissue on the inner surface of the cheek.
Philtrum - answer✔Area under the nose and above the top lip.
Posterior Faucial Pillar - answer✔Posterior arch of soft palate.
Root - answer✔Aka bridge of nose.
Septum - answer✔Tissue dividing nasal cavity into two nasal fossae.
Tragus - answer✔Cartilaginous projection anterior to external opening of ear.
Uvula - answer✔Pear-shaped projection at the back of the soft palate.
Vallate Papillae - answer✔Largest papilla on the tongue. (Arranged in the form of a 'V')
Vermillion Border - answer✔Darker colored border of the lips.
Zygomatic Arch - answer✔The arch formed when the temporal process of the zygomatic bone
articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
Angle's Classification - answer✔Dr. Edward H. Angle's system to describe and classify
occlusion and malocclusion.
Anterior - answer✔Toward the front.
Apical Third - answer✔Division of the root nearest the tip.
NDAEB 2.0 Dental Sciences
Ala - answer✔Winglike tip of the outer side of each nostril.
Angle of the Mandible - answer✔Lower posterior of ramus.
Angular Cheilosis - answer✔Inflammation at the corners of the mouth. (Fungal condition or
vitamin B complex deficiency.
Anterior Faucial Pillar - answer✔Anterior arch of the soft palate.
Anterior Naris - answer✔Aka nostril.
Buccal Vestibule - answer✔Area between cheeks and teeth or alveolar ridge.
Canthus - answer✔Fold of tissue at the corner or eyelid.
Filiform Papillae - answer✔Thread like elevations that cover most of the tongue.
Fordyce's Spots - answer✔Normal variations that may appear on buccal mucosa.
Frenum - answer✔Band of tissue passing from facial oral mucosa at midline of arch to midline
of inner surface of lip.
Fungiform Papillae - answer✔Knoblike projections on the tongue.
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Gingiva - answer✔Masticatory mucosa that covers the alveolar processes of jaws and surrounds
the neck of teeth.
Glabella - answer✔Smooth surface of front bone. (Anatomical part, directly above root of nose)
Incisive Papilla - answer✔Pear-shaped pad of tissue covering the incisive foramen.
Isthmus of Fauces - answer✔Opening between the two arches of the soft palate.
Labia - answer✔Aka lips.
Labial Commissure - answer✔Corner of mouth where the upper and lower lips join.
Linea Alba - answer✔Normal variation noted on buccal mucosa.
Lingual Frenum - answer✔Thin fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the
mouth to the under side of the tongue.
Mental Protuberance - answer✔Part of the mandible forming the chin.
Mucobuccal Fold - answer✔Base of vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar
mucosa.
Mucogingival Junction - answer✔A distinct line of color change in tissue where the alveolar
membrane meets the attached gingiva.
Nasion - answer✔Midpoint between the eyes, just above the eyebrow.
Nasolabial Sulcus - answer✔Groove extending upward between labial commissure and nasal ala.
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Oral Cavity Proper - answer✔The space on the tongue side within the upper and lower arches.
Parotid Papilla - answer✔Small elevation of tissue on the inner surface of the cheek.
Philtrum - answer✔Area under the nose and above the top lip.
Posterior Faucial Pillar - answer✔Posterior arch of soft palate.
Root - answer✔Aka bridge of nose.
Septum - answer✔Tissue dividing nasal cavity into two nasal fossae.
Tragus - answer✔Cartilaginous projection anterior to external opening of ear.
Uvula - answer✔Pear-shaped projection at the back of the soft palate.
Vallate Papillae - answer✔Largest papilla on the tongue. (Arranged in the form of a 'V')
Vermillion Border - answer✔Darker colored border of the lips.
Zygomatic Arch - answer✔The arch formed when the temporal process of the zygomatic bone
articulates with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
Angle's Classification - answer✔Dr. Edward H. Angle's system to describe and classify
occlusion and malocclusion.
Anterior - answer✔Toward the front.
Apical Third - answer✔Division of the root nearest the tip.
