Exam 10: Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity

Which of the following terms corresponds to the "roof" of the mouth?

Which of the following types of mucosa covers the oral surface of the hard palate?

Which of the following types of gingiva is stippled,dense tissue that is firmly bound to the tissue below?

Which of the following tastes is located on the back of the tongue?

Which state is not true of the unattached gingiva?

The tissue that divides the nasal cavity into two nasal fossae is called the:

The extension of the free gingiva that fills the interproximal embrasure between two adjacent teeth is called the ______ gingiva.

The submandibular ducts are associated with which of the following structures when they enter the mouth?

The _____ is the nostril.

The lips are outlined by the _______,which is darker in color than the surrounding skin.

Touching which of the following areas is most likely to trigger the gag reflex?

The shallow groove that runs parallel to the margin of the unattached gingiva is called the:

Which of the following is true of the fauces?

The mucobuccal fold is where the buccal mucosa meets the ______ at the base of the vestibule.

The ridge that marks the median line of the hard palate is called the:

The functions of the taste buds include:

________ is a white ridge of raised tissue that extends horizontally at the level when the maxillary and mandibular teeth come together.

Which function of the tongue helps one to avoid ingesting harmful substances?

The ________ is the space on the tongue side within the upper and lower dental arches.

The _____ frenum connects the outer surface of the anterior maxillary arch to the inner surface of the upper lip at the midline.