Anatomy of Oral Cavity

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What is the function of the levator veli palatini muscle?

Tenses the soft palate and opens the auditory tube

Elevates the soft palate (correct)

Constricts the nasal cavity

Depresses the soft palate

What is the origin of the tensor veli palatini muscle?

Inferior surface of petrous part of temporal bone

Scaphoid fossa, lateral side of auditory tube, greater wing of sphenoid (correct)

Pterygoid humulus

Posterior nasal spine

What is the structure that separates the nasopharynx and oropharynx?

Nasopharynx

Hard palate

Soft palate (correct)

Oropharynx

What is the aponeurosis formed by the tensor veli palatini muscle?

Palatine aponeurosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the tensor veli palatini muscle?

Tenses the soft palate and opens the auditory tube Signup and view all the answers

What is the boundary formed by the lips?

The boundary of oral fissure Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle forms part of the cheek?

Buccinator Signup and view all the answers

What is the muscle that attaches to the posterior border of the hard palate?

Tensor veli palatini Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the small buccal glands in the mucosa of the vestibule?

Mucous secretion Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the fold that forms the lateral boundary of the oral cavity proper?

Palatoglossal fold Signup and view all the answers

What is the bony structure that forms the roof of the oral cavity and the floor of the nasal cavity?

Hard palate Signup and view all the answers

What is the region below the tongue in the oral cavity proper?

Sublingual region Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

What is the function of the levator veli palatini muscle?

What is the origin of the tensor veli palatini muscle?

What is the structure that separates the nasopharynx and oropharynx?

What is the aponeurosis formed by the tensor veli palatini muscle?

What is the function of the tensor veli palatini muscle?

What is the boundary formed by the lips?

Which muscle forms part of the cheek?

What is the muscle that attaches to the posterior border of the hard palate?

What is the function of the small buccal glands in the mucosa of the vestibule?

What is the name of the fold that forms the lateral boundary of the oral cavity proper?

What is the bony structure that forms the roof of the oral cavity and the floor of the nasal cavity?

What is the region below the tongue in the oral cavity proper?

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