Mouth and oropharynx Flashcards
Is the beginning of the digestive trat and an airway for the respiratory tract
Mouth
Forms entrance of the mouth
Upper and lower lips
formed by an anterior hard palate
Roof of the oral cavity
Is an extension of the soft palate, which hangs in the posterior midline of the oropharynx
Uvula
Forms the lateral walls of the mouth
Cheeks
form the floor of the mouth
Tongue
provides structural support for the mouth
Mandible
tip of the tongue (sense of taste)
Sweet
Front sides of the tongue
salt
sides of the tongue
sour
back one third of the tongue
Bitter
Located behind the mouth and nose
Throat
Upper part of the throat
Nasopharynx
Lies below the nasopharynx
Orophraynx
Folds of mucous membrane that covers the muscles of the soft palate and tongue
Tonsillar pillars
Four types of tonsils
Pharyngeal
Tubal (2)
Palatine(2)
Lingual