Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy 9th Edition TEST
BANK By Dalley & Agur, ISBN: 9781975154066, All 10
Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition
Where does the oral cavity begin and end? - ANSWER:Begins and the lips and cheeks
and ends at the oral pharynx
What to systems do the oral cavity introduce? - ANSWER:Beginning of the digestive
system
At the posterior forms a common pathway with the respiratory system
Where do the tonsillar pillars lie? - ANSWER:Between the anterior and posterior
tonsillar pillars
The oral cavity is divided into two parts: - ANSWER:vestibule and oral cavity proper
Vestibule - ANSWER:Space between the teeth and the inner mucosal lining of the lips
and cheeks
Where does an edentulous person's vestibule end? - ANSWER:At the alveolar ridge
Oral Cavity Proper - ANSWER:Area surrounded/contained by the teeth back to the
area of the palatine tonsils
Includes floor of the mouth and hard and soft palate
Vermillion zone - ANSWER:
Vermillion Border - ANSWER:area where the pink-red lip tissue meets the facial skin
lip line
Ala of the nose - ANSWER:The wing of the nose or outer edge of the nostril
Nares - ANSWER:nostrils
Labial commissure - ANSWER:corners of the mouth
Philitrum - ANSWER:vertical groove on the middle of the upper lip.
Cupids bow
Zygomaticoalveolar crest - ANSWER:ridge of bone at the upper posterior vestibular
space; beginning of the anterior part of the zygomatic arch (cheekbone)
Mucobuccal/mucolabial fold - ANSWER:Point at which the mucosa of the lips and
cheeks turns to go towards the gingival tissue
BANK By Dalley & Agur, ISBN: 9781975154066, All 10
Chapters Covered, Verified Latest Edition
Where does the oral cavity begin and end? - ANSWER:Begins and the lips and cheeks
and ends at the oral pharynx
What to systems do the oral cavity introduce? - ANSWER:Beginning of the digestive
system
At the posterior forms a common pathway with the respiratory system
Where do the tonsillar pillars lie? - ANSWER:Between the anterior and posterior
tonsillar pillars
The oral cavity is divided into two parts: - ANSWER:vestibule and oral cavity proper
Vestibule - ANSWER:Space between the teeth and the inner mucosal lining of the lips
and cheeks
Where does an edentulous person's vestibule end? - ANSWER:At the alveolar ridge
Oral Cavity Proper - ANSWER:Area surrounded/contained by the teeth back to the
area of the palatine tonsils
Includes floor of the mouth and hard and soft palate
Vermillion zone - ANSWER:
Vermillion Border - ANSWER:area where the pink-red lip tissue meets the facial skin
lip line
Ala of the nose - ANSWER:The wing of the nose or outer edge of the nostril
Nares - ANSWER:nostrils
Labial commissure - ANSWER:corners of the mouth
Philitrum - ANSWER:vertical groove on the middle of the upper lip.
Cupids bow
Zygomaticoalveolar crest - ANSWER:ridge of bone at the upper posterior vestibular
space; beginning of the anterior part of the zygomatic arch (cheekbone)
Mucobuccal/mucolabial fold - ANSWER:Point at which the mucosa of the lips and
cheeks turns to go towards the gingival tissue
