oral mucosa Flashcards
waldeyer’s ring
anatomical location of lymphoid tissue found posteriorly along pharyngeal wall
sebaceous glands
fordyce granules
-yellow aggregates
what is found in the submucosa
- blood vessels
- nerves
- salivary and sebaceous glands
mucoperiosteum location
-gingiva and parts of the hard palate
what is unique about the mucoperiosteum
NO submucosa, which provides a firm inelastic attachment
* lamina propria attached directly to periosteum
lamina propria of oral mucoperiosteum
has sharp dense fibers, few and smaller vessels
2 functional populations of oral epithelium
- progenitor
2. maturing
progenitor pop
provides new cells
maturing pop
differentiation or maturation to form protective layer (ie. K or NK)
rate of proliferation is ____(higher or lower) in gingiva vs cheek
rate is higher for gingiva
KSSE location
- masticatory mucosa
- hard palate, gingiva, dorsal part of tongue
NK SSE location
- labial mucosa
- buccal mucosa
- ventral tongue
- soft palate
- floor of the mouth
describe the pathologic correlation with NK and K SSE
K of NK tissue can occur in response to chronic irritation or pre-cancerous conditions
types of cells seen in NKSSE
- melanocytes
- langerhans cells (immune)
- merkel cell (not dentritic!)
- inflammatory cells
oral pigmentation can occur in response to
increased melanin deposition