Quiz 4 Flashcards
define oral mucosa
The moist mucous membrane lining
the oral cavity
what are the functions of thr oral mucosa?
Propulsion of food (bolis)
* Initiation of digestion (in saliva)
* Sensation and Secretion (pain, temp, Propreosention)
* Protection
* Protects deeper tissues
* Immune function
* Tonsils
* Forms impermeable barrier (exception: floor of the mouth)
what are the three thypes of oral mucosa?
- Masticatory mucosa (25%)( related to chewing)
- Lining mucosa (60%) most
- Specialized mucosa (taste buds 15%)
what is parakeratinized epithelium?
similar to keratinized except that superficial cells have nuclei, cytoplasm does not stain as intensely with eosin
describe masticatory mucosa
-Stratified squamous keratinized or parakeratinized epithelium
-Lamina propria ( loose CT)
-Location: Covers gingiva, hard palate (some sources include dorsal surface of the tongue)
describe the lining mucosa
-Stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium
-Covers inner surface of lips, cheeks, soft palate, inferior surface of the tongue, floor of the oral cavity
-Connective tissue layers have elastic fibers
-Permeability: Floor of the oralcavity is thinnest epithelium with permeable cells (under the tonge)
* Sublingual medications are rapidly absorbed
describe the specialized mucosa
-Based on function of carrying taste sensation to the central nervous system
-Dorsal surface of the tongue (tastebuds are associated with lingual papillae and have a role in chemical sensation of taste)
what is this pointing to?
taste buds
what is this pointing to?
apical taste pore
what is the skin and oral mucosa of the lip
Skin: thin keratinized epithelium with hair follicles
Oral mucosa: thick liningmucosa with minor salivary glands
Mucocutaneous border (vermillion border)
-no glands, deep connective tissue papillae have blood vessels and nerves responsible for color and sensitivity
-the lack of glands is why lips may get dry
what is the gingiva
the gums
what are the two parts of the gingiva?
-The part facing the oral cavity (masticatory epithelium)
-the part facing the tooth
the gingiva facing the tooth has two parts what are they
-inner basal lamina that binds calcified tissue
-external basal lamina that binds connective tissue
2 basement membranes
what are the Four types of papilla
filiform
fungiform
circumvallate
foliate
describe the filiform papillae
keratinized projections with mechanaical function (no taste buds)
describe the fungiform papillae
mushroom-shaped with taste buds on the dorsal surface
describe the circumvallate tastebuds
large, dome-shaped structures surrounded by a moat-like invagination with numerous taste buds
descibe the folate papillae
greater number in younger individuals, many taste buds
what is this pointing to
filiform papillae
what are the lines pointing to
what is the line and arrows pointing to?
taste buds on apical
taste buds on lateral
which papille has no taste buds
filiform