During the examination of a patient's mouth, the nurse observes a nodular bony ridge down the middle of the hard palate. The nurse would chart this finding as:
a. Cheilosis.
b. Leukoplakia. c.
Ankyloglossia. d.
Torus palatinus.
ANS: D
A normal variation of the hard palate is a nodular bony ridge down the middle of the hard palate; this variation is termed torus palatinus
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