Oral Mucosa Flashcards
_____________ lines oral cavity, palate, tongue, alveolar bone
Oral mucosa
_____________ separates epithelium and lamina propria
Basal lamina
_______ granules are deeply stained granules in cytoplasm of cells in granular layer
Keratohyalin
does oral mucosa have Langerhans cells?
NO
what are the 2 layers of oral mucosa?
- Stratified squamous epithelium
- Lamina propria
what are the 3 types of stratified squamous epithelium? what makes then different?
- Keratinized: seen where there is abrasion, no nuclei in surface cells
- Nonkeratinized: nuclei in surface cells
- Parakeratinized: transition bw non-keratinized → keratinized, some surface cells with nuclei, some without
which stratified squamous epithelium has no submucosal layer and larger rete pegs?
keratinized
which layer has blood vessels?
Lamina propria
what can the lamina propria be broken down into?
- papillary layer
- Reticular layer
where can submucosa be found? Is it always present?
- underneath lamina propria
-Submucosa may or may not be present
what can be found in submucosa layer?
glands / fat
what are the layers of oral mucosa in an area of the mouth that experiences a lot of abrasion from furthest outside –> inside?
keratinized layer → granular → prickle cell layer → basal cell layer → basement membrane → papillary layer → Dense fibrous layer → Submucosa
what layer are dividing cells found in?
basal cell layer
what are the 3 major classifications of oral mucosa?
- Lining
- Masticatory
- Speecialized
Where can Lining oral mucosa be found? what type of epithelia is it?
-Lips, cheeks, floor of mouth, alveolar bone, soft palate, ventral tongue
- non-keratinized stratified squamous
where is masticatory oral mucosa found? what type of epithelia is it?
- Gingiva and hard palate/Where there is a lot of friction
- keratinized stratified squamous
what are all of the different examples of masticatory oral mucosa? (5)
- Free/Marginal gingiva
- Attached gingiva
- Interdental papilla
- Col
- Hard palate
what are the boundaries of free gingiva?
Gingival margin (coronally), free gingival groove (apically), gingival sulcus (inner aspect), vestibule and oral cavity (outer aspect)
what is the histology of free gingiva like?
-Long, thin epithelial rete pegs
-keratinized stratified squamous (but can sometimes be para or even non-keratinized)
_________ epithelium is that epithelium which exists on the sulcular side of the free gingival margin and is usually __________ stratified squamous epithelium that lacks _________
Sulcular
non-keratinized
pronounced rete ridges
what are the boundaries of attached gingiva?
-free gingival groove (coronally), mucogingival junction (apically)
Attached gingiva is __________ stratified squamous epithelium that shows stippling. It has much ________ contact with underlying CT than lining mucosa
Keratinized
much MORE contact