====== MOUTH ======

====== FOOD GATE ======


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  * FACE
  * A horizontal lens shaped cleft on face called 
    * Generally called 
      * MOUTH 
    * Particular 
      * Externally covered by 
        * Lips
           * Upper lip
             * Philtrum
               * median vertical groove 
             * Tubercle
           * Lower lip
           * Each lip supported by 
             * Frenulum of upper lip
             * Frenulum of lower lip
             * Composed of 
               * skin 
               * superficial fascia 
               * orbicularis oris muscle 
               * Submucosa containing labial glands and blood vessels
               * Mucous membrane
             * Mucocutaneous junction 
        * Labial commissure
        * Angle of mouth
        * Cheek 
            * Buccal fat pad [[Bichati]]
          * Juxta-oral organ [[Chiewitzi]]
          * Papilla of parotid duct 
            * opposite the crown of upper second molar tooth  
          * Composed of 
            * Skin 
            * Superficial Fascia 
              * fascial muscles 
            * Buccinator 
              * covered by buccopharyngeal fascia 
              * pierced by parotid duct 
            * Submucosa 
            * Mucosal membrane 
          * continuous with lips 
            * nasolabial sulcus or furrow
      * Internally 
        * ORAL CAVITY
          * Mucous membrane of mouth
          * Oral vestibule
             * Externally by lips 
             * internally by teeth and gums
             * Communicates to exterior by 
               * Oral fissure; oral opening
               * Open Mouth
             * Closed mouth with lips elevated 
             * Closed mouth with teeth occluded 
          * Oral cavity proper 
            * ROOF 
              * Palate
                * partition between nasal and oral cavity 
                  * [[:en:hard_palate | Hard palate  ]] 
                * [[:en:soft_palate | Soft palate ]]
                * Palatine raphe
                * Transverse palatine folds; palatine rugae
                * Incisive papilla 
            * FLOOR 
              * [[:en:tongue|Tongue]]  
              * Anteriorly
                * Sublingual Region 
                  * fold of mucosa 
                    * frenulum of tongue 
                      * on each side 
                        * sublingual papilla 
                        * summit of papilla 
                          * opening of submandibular duct 
              * Posteriorly 
                * Oropharyngeal Isthmus ( isthmus of fauces) 
            * FRONT  
              * Teeth 
              * Gingiva; gum
                * Gingival margin
                * Gingival papilla; interdental papilla
                * Gingival sulcus; gingival groove
            * BACK
            * SIDES 
              * palatoglossal arches  
            * Sublingual caruncle
            * Sublingual fold
      

| OS                                             | MOUTH                                      |   |   |
| CAVITAS ORIS                                   | ORAL CAVITY                                |   |   |
| Tunica mucosa oris                             | Mucous membrane of mouth                   |   |   |
| Vestibulum oris                                | Oral vestibule                             |   |   |
| Rima oris                                      | Oral fissure; oral opening                 |   |   |
| Labia oris                                     | Libs                                       |   |   |
| Labium superius                                | Upper lip                                  |   |   |
| Philtrum                                       | Philtrum                                   |   |   |
| Tuberculum                                     | Tubercle                                   |   |   |
| Labium inferius                                | Lower lip                                  |   |   |
| Frenulum labii superioris                      | Frenulum of upper lip                      |   |   |
| Frenulum labii inferioris                      | Frenulum of lower lip                      |   |   |
| Commissura labiorum                            | Labial commissure                          |   |   |
| Angulus oris                                   | Angle of mouth                             |   |   |
| Bucca                                          | Cheek                                      |   |   |
| Corpus adiposum buccae [[Bichati]]             | Buccal fat pad [[Bichati]]                 |   |   |
| Organum juxtaorale [[Chiewitzi]]               | Juxta-oral organ [[Chiewitzi]]             |   |   |
| Papilla ductus parotidei                       | Papilla of parotid duct                    |   |   |
| Cavitas oris propria                           | Oral cavity proper                         |   |   |
| Palatum                                        | Palate                                     |   |   |
| Palatum durum                                  | Hard palate                                |   |   |
| Palatum molle; velum palatinum                 | Soft palate                                |   |   |
| Raphe palati                                   | Palatine raphe                             |   |   |
| Plicae palatinae transversae; rugae palatinae  | Transverse palatine folds; palatine rugae  |   |   |
| Papilla incisiva                               | Incisive papilla                           |   |   |
| Gingiva                                        | Gingiva; gum                               |   |   |
| Margo gingivalis                               | Gingival margin                            |   |   |
| Papilla gingivalis; papilla interdentalis      | Gingival papilla; interdental papilla      |   |   |
| Sulcus gingivalis                              | Gingival sulcus; gingival groove           |   |   |
| Caruncula sublingualis                         | Sublingual caruncle                        |   |   |
| Plica sublingualis                             | Sublingual fold                            |   |   |



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