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Structures of the Oral Cavity

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maxillary or palatine torus (singular)

1

linea alba

2

retromolar pad or area

3

extostosis (same a a torus but on the facials)

4

circumvalate papilla (site of von ebner's glands)

5

bifid uvula

6

soft palate (lining mucosa)

7

G=glossopalatine arch P=pharyngopalatine arch

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bilateral mandibular tori (*plural for torus)

9

fordyce granuals

10

stenson's (parotid) papilla

11

palatine rugae

12

sublingual caruncle (site of Wharton's Duct)

13

A= glossopalatine B=pharyngoplalatine C=uvula

14

hard palate (masticatory mucosa)

15

maxillary tuberosity

16

palatine rugae

17

fordyce granuals

18

foliate papilla

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incisive papilla (covers incisive foramen)

20

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incisive papilla (covers incisive foramen)

22

tissue tag (normal - no significance)

23

A=vestibule B=oral cavity proper A B=oral cavity

24

A=fungiform papilla B=filiform papilla

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fovea palatinus (indentations-secrete mucous)

26

philtrum

27 (circled)

nasolabial sulcus or groove

28 (circled)

vermillion zone or border

29 (circled)

mental groove or sulcus

30 (circled)

labial commissure

30 (circled )

labio marginal groove or sulcus

32 (circled)