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Skin Tissue Layers and Components Quiz

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Which of the following is true about the ventral side of the tongue and cheek mucosa?

It is sometimes called the mucocutaneous junction and becomes dry and cracked in cold weather. (correct)

It lacks salivary glands and skin appendages, except for one or two sebaceous glands.

It has a thin, non-keratinized epithelium with short, irregular connective tissue papillae.

It has a keratinized epithelium with numerous high, densely arranged connective tissue papillae.

What is the characteristic feature of the cheek mucosa epithelium?

It is thin and non-keratinized.

It is keratinized with numerous high, densely arranged connective tissue papillae.

It is keratinized with short, irregular connective tissue papillae.

It is thick and non-keratinized. (correct)

What is the characteristic feature of the lamina propria in the cheek mucosa?

It cannot be identified as a separate layer and connects the mucous membrane to the fascia of tongue muscles.

The connective tissue papillae are short but numerous, giving a saw-like appearance. (correct)

It contains numerous salivary glands and skin appendages, including sebaceous glands.

The connective tissue papillae are high and densely arranged, carrying large capillary loops.

What is the characteristic feature of the submucosa in the cheek mucosa?

It consists of strands of dense collagen fibers that connect the mucosa to the fascia of the buccinator muscle, with adipose tissue in between. Signup and view all the answers

Where are the buccal minor salivary glands located?

On the surface of the buccinator muscle and between its bundles. Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the specialized mucosa on the dorsal surface of the tongue?

It is divided by a V-shaped sulcus terminalis into an anterior papillary part and a posterior lymphatic part. Signup and view all the answers

How many types of tongue papillae are present in humans?

4 types: filiform, fungiform, circumvallate, and foliate papillae. Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the isolated sebaceous glands sometimes found lateral to the mouth corner?

They are considered an anomaly and appear as yellowish spots called Fordyce's granules. Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the group of minor mixed salivary glands in the cheek mucosa?

They are located on the surface of the buccinator muscle and between its bundles. Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the dense collagen fiber strands in the submucosa of the cheek mucosa?

To connect the mucosa to the fascia of the buccinator muscle. Signup and view all the answers