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What is the main function of the orbicularis oris muscle?
What is the main function of the orbicularis oris muscle?
- To taste the food
- To form a sphincter around the oral opening (correct)
- To move the jawbone
- To support the facial expression
What are the lips and cheeks described as?
What are the lips and cheeks described as?
- Fatty layers
- Skin layers
- Musculofibrous folds (correct)
- Mucous membranes
Which nerve is responsible for the sensation of the lower lip?
Which nerve is responsible for the sensation of the lower lip?
- Trigeminal nerve
- Mental nerve (correct)
- Facial nerve
- Infra-orbital nerve
What is the main function of the buccinator muscle?
What is the main function of the buccinator muscle?
Which artery is responsible for the blood supply of the upper lip?
Which artery is responsible for the blood supply of the upper lip?
What is the main function of the lips?
What is the main function of the lips?
What are the cheeks continuous with?
What are the cheeks continuous with?
Which nerve is responsible for the sensation of the cheek?
Which nerve is responsible for the sensation of the cheek?
What covers the lips externally?
What covers the lips externally?
What does the ingual lingual vein drain to?
What does the ingual lingual vein drain to?
What is the final destination of lymphatic drainage of the tongue?
What is the final destination of lymphatic drainage of the tongue?
What is the primary function of salivary glands?
What is the primary function of salivary glands?
How many pairs of large salivary glands are there?
How many pairs of large salivary glands are there?
When do the large salivary glands primarily respond?
When do the large salivary glands primarily respond?
Where does the duct of the parotid salivary gland enter the mouth?
Where does the duct of the parotid salivary gland enter the mouth?
What type of secretion does the parotid salivary gland produce?
What type of secretion does the parotid salivary gland produce?
Where does the duct of the submandibular gland enter the mouth?
Where does the duct of the submandibular gland enter the mouth?
What is the nature of the secretion of the sublingual gland?
What is the nature of the secretion of the sublingual gland?
What is the function of the thick hairs in the nasal opening?
What is the function of the thick hairs in the nasal opening?
What bone separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?
What bone separates the nasal cavity from the oral cavity?
What is the function of the cilia in the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the cilia in the nasal cavity?
What is the term for the empty spaces in the nasal cavity?
What is the term for the empty spaces in the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the paranasal sinuses?
What is the function of the paranasal sinuses?
What is the shape of the nasal cavity?
What is the shape of the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the conchae?
What is the function of the conchae?
What is the function of the mucosal layer in the nasal cavity?
What is the function of the mucosal layer in the nasal cavity?
What happens to the mucus layer in the nasal cavity?
What happens to the mucus layer in the nasal cavity?
What is the transitional zone between the lips and the surrounding skin called?
What is the transitional zone between the lips and the surrounding skin called?
What is the role of the buccinator muscle?
What is the role of the buccinator muscle?
Which nerve supplies the muscles in the lateral walls of the oral cavity?
Which nerve supplies the muscles in the lateral walls of the oral cavity?
What is the nerve supply to the floor of the oral cavity?
What is the nerve supply to the floor of the oral cavity?
Which nerve supplies the mucous membrane of the roof of the oral cavity?
Which nerve supplies the mucous membrane of the roof of the oral cavity?
What is the primary role of teeth?
What is the primary role of teeth?
How many permanent teeth are there?
How many permanent teeth are there?
When do the permanent teeth erupt?
When do the permanent teeth erupt?
What is the connection between the mouth and the oropharynx called?
What is the connection between the mouth and the oropharynx called?
What are the three distinct regions of a tooth?
What are the three distinct regions of a tooth?
What is the main function of the tongue?
What is the main function of the tongue?
What is the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?
What is the posterior 1/3 of the tongue?
What covers the tooth in the root region?
What covers the tooth in the root region?
What is the function of intrinsic muscles in the tongue?
What is the function of intrinsic muscles in the tongue?
What is the name of the nerve that supplies the lower teeth?
What is the name of the nerve that supplies the lower teeth?
What is the special sense organ involved primarily with taste?
What is the special sense organ involved primarily with taste?
What is the name of the muscle that changes the position of the tongue?
What is the name of the muscle that changes the position of the tongue?
What is the term for the study of the tongue?
What is the term for the study of the tongue?
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