Mouth and Mouth Cavity

• The mouth is the upper opening of the alimentary canal
• The opening of the mouth is surrounded by two fleshy lips
• The cavity on the inside in known as the mouth cavity
• The mouth cavity is lined with a mucous membrane
• The roof of the mouth cavity consists of a lard, ridged palate at the front and a soft palate at the back
• The soft palate ends in the uvula, which closes the opening to the nasal cavity when swallowing
• The mouth cavity also contains the tongue and the teeth toward the front, as well as the openings of three pairs of salivary glands