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The rectangular area between the two ridges running under the nose to the midline of
the upper lip is - ✔✔Philtrum
The _____ is the space between the teeth and the inner mucosal lining of the lips and
cheeks - ✔✔Vestibule
A ______ is a narrow band of tissue that connects two structures - ✔✔Frenum
Unattached gingiva consists of the tissues from the top of the gingival margin to the
______ - ✔✔Base of the gingival sulcus
The nasal surfaces of the hard paalte are covered with ______, and the oral surfaces are
covered with _______ - ✔✔Repsiratory mucosa
Oral Mucose
The _____ is the pear-shaped pad of tissue located behind the maxillary central incisors
- ✔✔Incisive Papilla
The anterior ____ of the tongue is called the body - ✔✔Two-thirds
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, Where are the taste buds located? - ✔✔On the fungiform papillae
In the trough of the vallate papillae
The human mouth is divided into two sections, or arches, called the _______ -
✔✔Maxillary
Mandibular
the mouth can be divided into four sections called ______ - ✔✔Quadrants
Every tooth in the mouth has five surfaces, the ______ - ✔✔Mesial, Distal, facial, lingual
, and masticatory (occlusal or incisal)
which of the following statements is true of the contours of the teeth? - ✔✔The crown of
the tooth narrows toward the cervial line
the relationship between the maxillary and mandibular teeth whenthe jaws are in a
fully closed position is ______ - ✔✔Occlusion
which tooth numbering system is used most often in the United states? - ✔✔Universal
numbering system
According to the ISO/FDI numbering system, an adult mandibular left first molar
would be tooth number - ✔✔36
the size, shape, color, and position of the _____ directly relate to how a person looks -
✔✔anterior teeth
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