ORAL CAVITY

ppt sir james

vestibule

The _______ is the space between the lips and the cheeks

externally and the gums and teeth internally

oral cavity proper

The ______ is bounded anterolaterally by the

alveolar arch, teeth, and gums; superiorly by the hard and soft

palates; and inferiorly by the tongue

palatal arches, pharynx

Posteriorly, the oral cavity communicates with the _____ and ______

1. uvula

2. palatoglossal arch

3. palatopharyngeal arch

4. tonsil

5. sulcus terminalis

label the following parts of oral cavity

uvula

the soft palate is shaped like the letter M

a useful landmark for practitioners assessing the ease or

difficulty of mask ventilation or tracheal intubation

tonsils

are collections of lymphoid tissue

palatoglossal arch

anterior fold

palatopharyngeal arch

posterior fold

tonsillar ring

collection of lymphoid tissue called _______

palatine tonsils

between the pillars of the fauces

pharyngeal tonsil

adenoids

tubular tonsil

which extend bilaterally into the eustachian tubes

lingual tonsil

is a collection of lymphoid tissue on the posterior aspect of the tounge

1. pharyngeal

2. tubular

3. palatine

4. lingual

identify the following tonsils

tounge

a muscular organ used for speech, taste, deglutition, and

oral cleansing.

root, body, tip

tounge is divided into 3 parts, what are these?

1. vallecula

2. epiglottis

3. glossoepiglottic ligament

4. lingual tonsil

identify the following parts of the tounge