3-Oral Cavity Flashcards
The oral cavity is made up of :
Lips Gums Cheeks Hard palate Soft palate Tongue
What is the primary function of the oral cavity?
Entrance into the digestive tract
What are the 6 functions of the oral cavity?
Entrance to digestive tract Taste Breakdown food Speech Some digestion Inhibition of microbial growth
What inhibit the growth of microbial in the oral cavity?
Immunoglobulins and lactoperioxidase
What are the three areas of the lip?
Cutaneous
Red
Oral
The cutaneous portion of the lip has what type of epithelium?
Skin epithelium - Keratinized stratified squamous (will see hair follicles, sweat glands, sebaceous glands)
The red area of the lips have what type of epithelium?
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous that is translucent with tall vascular CT papillae
The red area of the lip has _____ glands
No
The oral area of the mouth has what type of epithelium?
Nonkeratinized stratified squamous epithelium with moderate CT papillae
The oral area is identical to the _______ histologically
Cheek
What do we see in the oral area of the lips?
Skeletal muscle
Lots of Glands
The gums have what type of epithelium?
Keratinized stratified squamous with long vascular papillae
The lamina propria of the gums is made of what?
Course collagen fibers
There is no ________ or _________ associated with the gums
Submucosa or glands
What type of tissue is associated with the gums?
Dense irregular (lots of collagen fibers) for protection
What type of epithelium does the hard palate have?
Keratinized stratified with stratum granulosum and long vascular CT papillae
The submucosa of the hard palate has _________ anteriorly and _______ posteriorly with ________ above
Adipose tissue
Mucous glands
Bone
What is the function of the hard palate?
To seperate the oral and nasal cavities
What type of epithelium does the oral surface of the soft palate have?
Keratinized stratified squamous
The nasal surface of the soft palate has what type of epithelium?
Respiratory - pseudostratified columnar with cilia
The submucosa of the soft palate is ______________ with ______ glands
Loose CT
Many glands
_______ muscle is present in the soft palate
Skeletal
The soft palate is a continuation of the ___________
Hard palate
The soft palate, in contrast to the hard palate is __________
Flexible
What is the function of saliva?
Lubrication
Cleans the mouth
Adds moisture to food
Has digestive properties
Saliva is made of:
Water (primarily) Mucoproteins Immunoglobulins Carbohydrates Inorganic elements
The salivary ducts from the secretory alveoli are:
Intralobular
Interlobular
Lobar
Main
Salivary duct bring the salivary secretion into the ________
Oral cavity
Intralobular ducts are __________
Intercalated
The intralobular intercalated ducts have what type of epithelium?
Simple squamous to low cuboidal
The intralobular striated ducts have what type of epithelium?
Simple columnar epithelium
The interlobular ducts are lined with what type of epithelium
Very high simple columnar
Lobar ducts and the main duct are lines with what type of epithelium
Stratified cuboidal