Oral Cavity Flashcards
What are the two divisions of the oral cavity
vestibule- the space between gingiva and cheek
Oral Cavity proper- extends all the way to the oropharynx, bordered by soft and hard palate
What are the functions of the Oral Cavity (5)
Propulsion
Start Digestion
Protection - tonsils. there is an impermeable barrier (except floor of mouth,)
Sensation - taste, touch, pain, temp, reflex
Secretion - saliva, and mucous
How does the floor of mouth protect
lipid derived membrane coating granules are released in to the space. and they protect.
What are the four tonsils
Palatine, Tubal, lingual, and pharyngeal
Oral Mucosa Layers
compare to Gi tract and Trachea
We have epithelium then connective lamina propria, no muscularis mucosa, then submucosa (with glands) then bone
Oral Mucoperiosteum layers
The gingiva and parts of hard palate
Have epithelium and lamina propria, and bone connected right to the periosteum. no gland parts
What are the three types of oral mucosa
Masticatory, Lining, Specialized
Masticatory Mucosa (structure, and location)
Location - gingiva and epithelium
Structure - start squamous keratinized or parakeratinized (with nucleus an keritan)
has lamina propria then bone (no mucosa and such)
inflexible. Infection spreads slowly
Lining mucosa (location and structure)
majority of cavity, cheeks, lips, undertongue, soft palate
Structure - stratified squamous non keratinized .
Has elastic fibers for flexible. very thick and impermeable
except floor of which is thin and permeable
Specialized Mucosa (location and clinical)
Location - is on top of tongue
Clinical. Injections are easy and infections spread quick
Three parts of the lips
Cutaneous - skin part with hair follicles and glands
Vermillion Border - dry red portion, still keratinized epithelium, but with connective tissue papillae and capilary looping into dermal papillae no glands
Oral Mucosa - inner mucous membrane thick epithelium non keratinized, minor salivary glands
Alveolar Mucosa
the mucous membrane that the lip reflects on.
Vestibular (mucolabial) fold
the reflection point of the lip to the alveolar mucosa
Gingiva (location, and mucosa type, and CT)
mucosa surrounding tooth, it is masticatory mucosa.
Tight to bone with dense CT
epithelial of lip is much looser CT
Gingiva two parts
Gingival Mucosa - faces the oral cavity
The Junctional Epithelium - faces the teeth
Adheres to enamel and cementum by HEMIDESMOSOMES
Dentogingival Junction (location)
Aka enamel space, deep in the space
weak spot for inflammation
Dentogingival Junction Cells that exist
Basal cells on basal lamina interfere with connective tissue. (basal lamina is CT)
Cells have non keratinized with inner basement membrane
How the dentogingival junction cells attach to tooth
Outer Attaches to hard tissue of tooth by epithelial attachment
the inner basal lamina adhere to the tooth by hemidesmosomes
Clinical Issues of epithelium (3)
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma
Leukoplakia - white patch of keratinized epi
Connective tissue issues clinical coorelation
Lamina propria is the loose CT to the submucosa, if there is fibrosis then this becomes dense regular and look weird
this is smokers stuff