BDS1 Flashcards
what epithelium lines the oral cavity
stratified squamous
what is connective tissue composed of
ground substance and fibres
cells
name 3 connective tissue diseases
scurvy
SLE
sjogrens
what are the layers of the stratified squamous epithelium
stratum corneum
stratum lucidum
stratum granulosum
stratum spinosum
stratum basale
what lies below the epithelium in the oral cavity
lamina propria
what does the lamina propria contain
immune cells, fibroblasts, fibres, blood vessels
what is masticatory mucosa made of histologically
stratum corneum
rete ridges
lamina propria
what kind of glands are salivary glands
exocrine and merocrine
what are salivary glands made of
serous and mucous acini
what does the parotid gland release
serous secretions
what does the submandibular gland release
mixed secretions
what does the sublingual gland release
mucous secretions
