Exam 14: Oral Mucosa

____________ inject melanosomes into the basal cells of the gingival epithelium.

Hemidesmosomes attach the lamina propria to the stratum basal.

Rugae of the hard palate are ridges of tissue that function during mastication.

The three types of nonkeratinized cells are Langerhans,Merkel,and Fordyce.

The lamina propria consists of which two layers?

Name two changes in oral mucosa that happen as a result of age.

Which papillae lie in a V-shaped sulcus between the base and body of the tongue?

Nonkeratinocytes constitute about ______ of the mucosal cell population.

During inflammation,lymphocytes and leukocytes can migrate into the gingival epithelium.

Name the five taste modalities of the oral cavity.

Which of the following best defines hemidesmosomes?

Which of the following is characterized by thin,nonkeratinized epithelium?

Name the four types of papillae found on the tongue.

Oval or polygonal cells differentiate which layer of mucosa?

Taste buds are derived from the surrounding epithelium and are not associated with nerve endings of the tongue.

Melanocytes inject the pigment melanin into neighboring ___________.

Oral nerve endings are most highly concentrated ________ of the oral cavity.

Langerhans cells are restricted to the stratum spinosum.

As oral mucosa ages,it appears less moist.

The oral epithelium of an older individual is ____________.