Anatomy Terms of the Oral Cavity

Question	Answer
or/o	mouth
hard palate	forms the anterior portion of the roof of the mouth
soft palate	lies posterior to hard palate
rugae	irregular ridges of the mucous membrane covering the anterior portion of the hard palate
uvula	small soft tissue projection that hangs from the soft palate that aids in production of sounds and speech
papillae	small raised areas of the tongue that contain taste buds sensitive to the chemical nature in foods and allows for the sensation of different tastes
tonsils	masses of lymphatic tissue located on both sides of the oropharynx (part of throat near the mouth) that filter organisms to protect the body from invasion of microorganisms and produce disease-fighting white blood cells
labi/o	lip
bucc/o	cheek
faci/o	face
lingu/o	tongue
mesial surface of tooth	surface nearest the median line
occlusal	closeing
crown of tooth	top of tooth that lies above the gum line
enamel	outermost protective layer of tooth's crown made of a dense, hard, white substance (hardest substance in the body)
dentin	main substance of a tooth lying under the enamel that is yellow and composed of bony tissue that extends through the root
cementum	covers, protects, and supports the dentin in the root (so the "crown" in the gum line)
periodontal membrane	membrane that surrounds the cementum and holds tooth in place in the tooth socket
pulp of tooth	soft and delicate tissue under the dentin that contains blood vessels, nerve endings, connective tissue, and lymphatic vessels (also referred to the root canal)
salivary glands	exocrine glands that produce saliva
saliva	Lubricating fluid that contains digestive enzymes and cytokines (healing growth factor)
parotid glands	salivary glands located in front of both ears
submandibular glands	salivary glands located on floor of mouth
sublingual glands	smallest salivary glands underneath tongue
1.___________ Image: 165ee422-b88a-411e-9e89-513674ae4408 (image/jpg)	cheek
2.__________ Image: d8fb08ec-e818-4d01-b15e-4545b6ce59e8 (image/jpg)	lips
3.__________ Image: 14af02d6-6efa-4109-8f32-2037c9423a84 (image/jpg)	hard palate
4._______ Image: 98c6989c-421e-4e04-8c47-6eabbaba2721 (image/jpg)	soft palate
5._________ Image: c6d1d2f3-84d6-4656-90ab-7567135fdf27 (image/jpg)	uvula
6._________ Image: 7c1fbbb5-4bfd-4246-b2e0-c661554e7342 (image/jpg)	tongue
7.________ Image: c10b70fe-0b08-40a7-88dc-9fa25788554f (image/jpg)	tonsils
8.________ Image: 03005916-7b6b-4ec4-9d55-2e47258ec61d (image/jpg)	gums
9.________ Image: 1a84bbae-ff16-4afc-b769-d46ba7325faa (image/jpg)	teeth
cheil/o	lips
palat/o	palate
uvul/o	uvula
gloss/o	tongue
tonsil/o	tonsil
gingiv/o	gums
dent/i	teeth
odont/o	teeth
1._______ Image: f0cf870d-8fa2-401b-b395-6c18375589f0 (image/jpg)	crown
2._______ Image: c9c041b9-272d-43f3-8299-690536d277f7 (image/jpg)	root
3._______ Image: a5c9d594-4689-4759-b7d0-3291dd552812 (image/jpg)	enamel
4._______ Image: f340bf26-6153-4264-8afb-4a797e9b9912 (image/jpg)	dentin
5._______ Image: a7aebcef-7210-4689-b359-916815a29a83 (image/jpg)	pulp

or/o

mouth

hard palate

forms the anterior portion of the roof of the mouth

soft palate

lies posterior to hard palate

rugae

irregular ridges of the mucous membrane covering the anterior portion of the hard palate

uvula

small soft tissue projection that hangs from the soft palate that aids in production of sounds and speech

papillae

small raised areas of the tongue that contain taste buds sensitive to the chemical nature in foods and allows for the sensation of different tastes

tonsils

masses of lymphatic tissue located on both sides of the oropharynx (part of throat near the mouth) that filter organisms to protect the body from invasion of microorganisms and produce disease-fighting white blood cells

labi/o

lip

bucc/o

cheek

faci/o

face

lingu/o

tongue

mesial surface of tooth

surface nearest the median line

occlusal

closeing

crown of tooth

top of tooth that lies above the gum line

enamel

outermost protective layer of tooth's crown made of a dense, hard, white substance (hardest substance in the body)

dentin

main substance of a tooth lying under the enamel that is yellow and composed of bony tissue that extends through the root

cementum

covers, protects, and supports the dentin in the root (so the "crown" in the gum line)

periodontal membrane

membrane that surrounds the cementum and holds tooth in place in the tooth socket

pulp of tooth

soft and delicate tissue under the dentin that contains blood vessels, nerve endings, connective tissue, and lymphatic vessels (also referred to the root canal)

salivary glands

exocrine glands that produce saliva

saliva

Lubricating fluid that contains digestive enzymes and cytokines (healing growth factor)

parotid glands

salivary glands located in front of both ears

submandibular glands

salivary glands located on floor of mouth

sublingual glands

smallest salivary glands underneath tongue

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Image: 165ee422-b88a-411e-9e89-513674ae4408 (image/jpg)