Histo. Oral Cavity Flashcards
Name the 3 parts that make up the digestive tract
- oral cavity
- pharynx
- digestive tube
The digestive tract begins at ____
esophagus
The digestive tract ends at ____
anus
- Muscle of the lips is _____
orbicularis oris
using my orbicularis to chew my orbit gum
- Labial glands are mucus glands that lubercate what surface?
lips
labia= lips
- Muscles in the cheek are _____
buccinator M.
*Mucous glands under the mucous membrane in the cheeks is called______
buccal glands
The anterior plate in the mouth is the ____ palete
hard
The posterior palete in the mouth is the ____ palate
soft
The oral membrane is lined with what type of cell tissue
stratified squamous epithelium non-keratinized
The nasal mucous membrane is lined with what type of cells ?
pseudostratified columnar ciliated with some goblet cells
Name of the serous glands in the tongue
lingual glands
- The epithelium on the inferior side of the tongue is what type of tissue?
stratified squamous non keratinized epithelium
*________ is a v- shaped groove that separates the anterior and posterior portion of the tongue
sulcus terminalis
- The surface epithelium of the tongue is ____
squamous non-keratinized
*The mucous membrane surface of the lips is make of _______ eipthelium
stratified squamous non-karatinized epithelium
*What structures does the palate make up ?
the roof of the oral cavtity
floor of nasal cavity
the ant. 2/3 of the tongue has elevated mucous membranes called _____
lingual papillae
- ____ papillae are the most numerous on the tongue
Filiform
- ______ papillae cover most of the superior surface. conical in shape and bifurcate. Don’t carry taste buds
Filiform papillae