opening from the oral cavity proper into the pharynx or throat
fauces
located between the anterior and posterior faucial pillars, created by underlying muscles
palatine tonsils
the firm anterior portion of the roof of the mouth
hard palate
a midline ridge of tissue on the hard palate
median palate ruphae
lingual to the maxillary anterior teeth
incisive papilla
firm irregular ridges of tissues radiating from the the papilla and raphae directly posterior to the incisive papilla
palatine rugae
looser portion of the palate
soft palate
extends from the junction of hard and soft palates down to the mandible, just behind the most distal mandibular tooth and stretches when the mouth is opened wider
pterygomandibular fold
a midline fold of tissue between the ventral surface of the tongue and the floor of the mouth
lingual frenum
a ridge of tissue on each side of the floor of the mouth, joins in a v-shaped configuration extending from the lingual frenum to the base of the tongue
sublingual fold
what duct does the wharton's duct associate with?
submandibular duct
what duct does bartholin's duct associate with?
sublingual duct
what structure contains openings of the sublingual duct from the sublingual salivary gland?
sublingual fold
what structure contains openings of the submandibular and sublingual ducts? from both the sublmandibular and salivary gland?