Mouth

• Mouth is also called as what?

  Oral cavity
• The mouth is framed by what?

  Cheeks, Tongue, and Palate
• Cheeks: Form the LATERAL walls of the oral cavity.
• What does lateral means?

  side
• Mouth: Fleshy folds in the opening of the mouth.
• Palate: wall or septum separating ORAL CAVITY from NASAL CAVITY and it forms the ROOF of the mouth.
• What are the 2 types of palate?

  Hard palate and soft palate.
• Hard palate: BONY partition between ORAL and NASAL cavities.
• Soft palate: MUSCULAR partition between the OROPHARYNX and the NASOPHARYNX. Lined with mucous membrane.