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opening from the oral cavity proper into the pharynx or throat
fauces
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located between the anterior and posterior faucial pillars, created by underlying muscles
palatine tonsils
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the firm anterior portion of the roof of the mouth
hard palate
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a midline ridge of tissue on the hard palate
median palate ruphae
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lingual to the maxillary anterior teeth
incisive papilla
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firm irregular ridges of tissues radiating from the the papilla and raphae directly posterior to the incisive papilla
palatine rugae
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looser portion of the palate
soft palate
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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
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a midline fold of tissue between the ventral surface of the tongue and the floor of the mouth
lingual frenum
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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
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what duct does the wharton's duct associate with?
submandibular duct
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what duct does bartholin's duct associate with?
sublingual duct
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what structure contains openings of the sublingual duct from the sublingual salivary gland?
sublingual fold
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what structure contains openings of the submandibular and sublingual ducts? from both the sublmandibular and salivary gland?
sublingual caruncle
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