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WesternU Head And Neck Oral Cavity
11/20/10 Oral Cavity
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Anatomy
Graduate
10/19/2011

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Term
Dental Arches
Definition
Divide Oral Cavity to Oral Vestibule and Oral Cavity Proper
Term
Oral Vestibule
Definition
Between Dental arches, teeth, lips
Term
Oral Cavity Proper
Definition
Within Dental Arches
Term
What bone is the incisive canal in?
Definition
Maxilla
Term
What do incisive canals do?
Definition
allow passage of posterior septal branch of sphenopalatine artery, nasopalatine nerve from nasal cavity
Term
Posterior Nasal Spine
Definition
origin of musculus uvulae m
Term
Greater Palatine Foramen
Definition
opening of the palatine canal which transmits the greater palatine nerve and vessels from pterygopalatine fossa to the hard palate
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Lesser Palatine Foramen
Definition
opening of the lesser palatine canal which transmits the lesser palatine nerve and vessels from the palatine canal to the soft palate
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Styloid process
Definition
attachment for stylohyoid ligament and origin for styloglossus m of tongue
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