This muscle is used when producing the vowel /i/
What is the risorius?
Teeth directly in the front of the mouth
What are the incisors?
Part of the hard palate involved in articulation of /d/
What is the alveolar ridge?
Opens the Eustachian tube
What is the tensor veli palatini?
Divides the tongue into right and left halves
What is the median fibrous septum?
This muscle is a lip elevator that originates at the zygomatic bone
What is zygomatic minor?
Normal occlusion
What is neutrocclusion?
Makes up the majority of the hard palate
What are the palatine processes of the maxilla?
This muscle is a velar depressor and tongue elevator
What is palatoglossus?
Tongue elevator and velar depressor
What is palatoglossus?
This muscle encircles the lips
What is orbicularis oris?
Number of teeth in an adult
What is 32?
Lining of the hard palate
What is epithelial tissue?
This structure connects the velum to the hard palate
What is the palatal aponeurosis?
These types of muscles allow for fine adjustments of the tongue
What are intrinsic muscles?
A non-speech function of the lips
What is keeping food and liquid inside the mouth?
What is changing facial expression?
Anatomic term for overbite
What is distocclusion?
A type of joint found on the hard palate
What is a suture?
Raises and bunches the velum
What is the musculus uvulae?
A tongue elevator that originates at the styloid process
What is the styloglossus?
Largest muscle of the cheeks
What is the buccinator?
Class III Malocclusion
What is mesiocclusion?
The arch of the hard palate
What is the vault?
Innervation of the primary elevator muscle of the velum
What is the pharyngeal plexus?
Innervation of all intrinsic muscles of the tongue
What is CN XII: Hypoglossal