NDAEB Exam Review Part 2 questions with correct answers

What portion of the mouth does the palate make up? - Answer Superior portion of oral cavity as well as inferior portion of nasal cavity Palate - Answer Roof of mouth What portion of the mouth is the hard palate located? - Answer Anterior portion Hard palate consists of what tissue? - Answer Covered by a thin epithelial (tissue) casing known as the oral mucosa Oral Mucosa - Answer Made of sense, highly proliferating (growing) tissue that allows it to regenerate quickly Palatine Rugae - Answer Located in the area where the mucosa folds into irregular ridges just behind the maxillary (upper jaw) anterior teeth Pharynx - Answer Beginning of the throat Nasopharynx - Answer Lies behind the nasal cavity. Extends from the level of the junction of the hard and soft palates to the base of the skull Oropharynx - Answer Lies behind the oral cavity, and extends from the base of the tongue to the tonsils to the soft palate and the uvula