Velopharyngeal-Nasal System | Bones of the skull | Pharyngeal- Oral system | Landmarks of the Oral Cavity | More Landmarks of the Oral Cavity |
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What is the levator palatine
raises soft palate
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What is eight
the number of cranial bones
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What is intrinsic and extrinsic
the two categories of the muscles of the tongue
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What is evidence of the intermaxillary suture
the median raphe
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What is the crown
The visible 1/3 of the tooth
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What is the maxilla
forms the anterior 2/3 of the hard palate
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What is the mandible
the facial bone that forms the lower jaw
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What is nasopharynx, oropharynx and laryngopharynx
the three divisions of the pharynx
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What is evidence of insertion of the intrinsic muscles of the tongue
the median sulcus
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What are premolars or bicuspids
These teeth are not present in the deciduous set
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What is the velopharynx
the space where the uvula hangs
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What is the maxilla
the facial bone that forms the upper jaw
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What is orbicularis oris
The muscle that form the lips
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What are the anterior faucial pillars
structures that mark the posterior lateral borders of the oral cavity
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What is the pharyngeal portion or tongue base
the part of the tongue that is not visible during routine examination
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What is velopharyngeal closure
occurs when there is separation between the nasal and oral cavities
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What is the occipital bone
this cranial bone forms the foramen magnum
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What is the zygomatic major
the muscle known as the smile muscle
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What is the physical arrangement of the 3 pairs of tonsils
Waldyer's ring
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What is the alveolar ridge
the passive articulator located on the two maxilla bones
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What is hypernasal speech
the type of speech quality that occurs when velopharyngeal closure is incomplete
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What is the temporal bone
this cranial bone houses the auditory system
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What are the masseter, temporal and intrinsic pterygoid
the muscles that elevate the mandible
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What is a Class II malocclusion
An overbite is this type of malocclusion
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What is the columella
The fleshy partition that separates the two anterior nares
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