Landmarks of Oral Cavity Test Questions and Answers Graded A+

Landmarks of Oral Cavity Test Questions and Answers
Graded A+
maxillary tuberosity - -area behind most taste buds
posterior maxillary tooth

filiform papilla - -hair like papilla
retromolar pad - -area behind most
posterior mandibular tooth sense of touch


dorsal surface of the tongue - -top of fungiform papilla - -round, red papilla
tongue
taste buds

ventral surface of the tongue - -underside
of tongue parotid papillae - -inside buccal mucosa by
maxillary molars

lingual frenum - -connects tongue to the protects Stensen's duct
floor of the mouth

ala of the nose - -lateral portion of nostril
buccal frenum - -connects cheeks to
alveolar bone
tragus - -projection anterior to ear opening

incisive papilla - -raised pad of tissue
behind maxillary centrals inner canthus - -medial fold of the eyelid

covers and protects incisive foramen
outer canthus - -lateral fold of the eyelid

palatine rugae - -extend laterally from the
palatine raphe nasion - -where frontal bone and nasal
bones meet

palatine raphe - -runs down the centre of
the palate septum - -separates right and left nostril

covers median palatine suture
philtrum - -depression between nose and
lip
vallate papillae - -large mushroom shaped
papilla on posterior of tongue
vermillion border - -where skin and lips
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