Oral cavity

Question 1

what are the 2 sections of the oral cavity ?

Answer 1

vestibule

oral cavity proper

Question 2

When the teeth of both jaws are in contact the vestibule communicates with the oral cavity proper through a gap between the last molar tooth and the ramus of the mandible

Answer 2

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Question 3

what are the boundaries of th oral cavity

Answer 3

Anteriorly and laterally – alveolar arches of both jaws, teeth and gums.

Posteriorly – comunicates with the oropharynx, bounded above by the soft palate and below the dorsal surface of posterior 1/3 of tongue and on each side by the palatoglossal arch.

Roof – formed by palate

Floor – occupied by the tongue, rests on the floor of the mouth(contributed by mylohyoid muscle)

Question 4

what supplies the oral cavity with blood ?

Answer 4

branches of maxillary and facial arteries

Question 5

what supplies the oral cavity with nerves?

Answer 5

sensory : branches of the maxillary and mandibular nerve

motor : branch of facial nerve