Exam 10: Landmarks of the Face and Oral Cavity

The angle at the corner of the mouth is called the:

The _____ frenum passes from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the ventral border of the tongue.

The nasal surfaces of the hard palate are covered with _____,and the oral surfaces are covered with _____.

The _____ is the space between the teeth and the inner mucosal lining of the lips and cheeks.

The area inside of the dental arches is considered to be the:

The rectangular area between the two ridges running under the nose to the midline of the upper lip is the:

The gingiva that extends from the base of the sulcus to the mucogingival junction is the:

The _____ of the mandible forms the chin.

The face is:

The groove that extends upward between each labial commissure and the nasal ala is the:

The soft palate:

The line where the tissue of the alveolar membrane meets the attached gingivae is the:

Teeth sit in bony sockets called:

Of the four primary tastes,only _____ is the most easily distinguished.

The cartilaginous projection of the ear that is anterior to the external opening is the:

A patient comes in with inflammation and cracking at their commissures.This condition is commonly associated with:

The common name for the palate is:

The functions of the tongue include:

The bottom of the vestibule where the buccal mucosa meets the alveolar mucosa is the:

The common term for labia are: