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| What is another word for mouth? |
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| What is the first division of the digestive system? |
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| The cavity of the mouth is divided into the ____ _______ and the ____ _____. |
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1. oral vestibule
2. oral cavity |
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| What is the oral vestibule? |
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| It is the space between the teeth and the cheeks. |
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| (aka mouth proper) It is the space within the dental arches. |
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| The roof of the oral cavity is formed by the _____ and ____ _______. |
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| The floor of the oral cavity is formed principally by the ______. |
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| The ____ palate is the anteriormost portion of the roof of the oral cavity. |
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| The ____ palate begins behind the last molar and is suspended from the posterior border of the ____ palate. |
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| The ____ ______ functions chiefly as a partial septum between the mouth and the pharynx. |
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| The soft pendulous process of the soft palate is called the _____. |
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| Posterior movement of the free anterior part of the tongue is restricted by a median vertical band, or fold, of mucous membrane called the _______ of the tongue. |
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| The teeth serve the function of ___________. |
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| ___________ is the process of chewing and grinding food into small pieces. |
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| The ______ softens food, keeps the mouth moist, and contributes digestive enzymes. |
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| The three pairs of salivary glands produce approximately _ L of saliva each day. |
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| What are the names of the three salivary glands? |
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1. Parotid
2. Submandibular
3. Sublingual |
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| _______ glands are the largest of salivary glands. |
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| The _________ glands are the smallest of salivary glands. |
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| The two lateral lobes of the thyroid gland are connected at their lower 2/3 by a narrow median portion called the _______. |
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| The ___________ glands are small ovoid bodies, two on each side, superior and inferior. These glands are situated one above the other on the posterior aspect of the adjacent lobe of the thyroid gland. |
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| The _______ serves as a passageway for air and food. It plays a part in the respiratory and digestive systems. |
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| The pharynx is _________ to the larynx. |
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| The pharyngeal cavity is subdivided into 3 portions. What are they? |
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1. Nasal
2. Oral
3. Laryngeal |
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| On the roof and posterior wall of the nasopharynx, between the orifices of the auditory tubes, the mucosa contains a mass of lymphoid tissue known as the _________ tonsil. |
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| An enlarged pharyngeal tonsil is called what? |
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| The laryngeal pharynx lies _________ to the larynx. |
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| The laryngeal pharynx extends inferiorly and is continuous with the _________. |
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| The ______ is the organ of voice. |
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| The ______ serves as the air passageway between the pharynx and the trachea. |
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| The larynx is a part of the __________ system. |
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| The _______ cartilage forms the laryngeal prominence, or Adam's apple. |
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| The laryngeal cavity is subdivided into three compartments by two pairs of mucosal folds that extend anteroposteriorly from its lateral walls. The superior pair of folds are called the _________ folds. The inferior two folds are called the _____ folds. |
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superior pair = vestibular folds
inferior pair = vocal folds |
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| The vestibular folds are also known as the _____ _____ _____. |
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| The vocal folds (lower two folds) are separated from each other by a median fissure called the ____ _________. |
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| The vocal folds (lower two folds) are also known as the ____ _____ _____. |
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| The ligaments and the rima glottidis comprise the vocal apparatus of the larynx and are collectively referred to as the _______. |
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