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?

<p>Palatine aponeurosis (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the tensor veli palatini muscle?

<p>Tenses the soft palate and opens the auditory tube (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the boundary formed by the lips?

<p>The boundary of oral fissure (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which muscle forms part of the cheek?

<p>Buccinator (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Tensor veli palatini (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Mucous secretion (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Palatoglossal fold (D)</p> 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?

<p>Hard palate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Sublingual region (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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