Mouth

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  • Mouth or oral cavity - formed by the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palates, uvula. and the tongue and its muscles
  • Mouth - the beginning of the digestive tract and serve as an airway for respiratory tract
  • Uvula - hangs in the posterior midline of the oropharynx
  • Mandible - provides structural support for the floor of the mouth
  • tongue - is a mass of muscle, attached to the hyoid bone and styloid process of the temporal bone connected to the floor of the mouth by fold of tissue called the frenulum
  • gums (gingiva) - covered by mucous membrane and normally hold 32 permanent teeth in the adult
  • Common site for tongue cancer - side of the tongue
  • Torus palatinus - a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate
  • Parotid glands - located below and in front of the ears
  • Stensen ducts - located inside the cheek across from the second upper molar
  • Submandibular ducts - located in the lower jaw, open under the tongue on either side of the frenulum through openings called Wharton ducts
  • Sublingual gland - located under the tongue, open through several ducts located on the floor of the mouth