Oral Cavity

Front 1

2 parts of the oral cavity

Back 1

Vestibule: Area in the mouth between teeth/ginigiva and the cheek/lips

Oral Cavity Proper: Inside the teeth to the oral pharynx

Front 2

Lips

Back 2

skin externally
mucous membrane internally muscle(obicularis oris)
labial salivary glands(b/w muscle and mucosa)

Front 3

Cheeks

Back 3

Skin external
Mucous membrane interal
Muscle: buccinator
Buccal Salivary glands
Nerve: SA V3 long buccal

Front 4

Gingivae

Back 4

Fibrous tissue covered with mucous membrane,
SA from lots

Front 5

Hard Palate
formed?
Foramen and what they transmit?

Back 5

palatine process of maxilla, horizontal plate of palatine bones

Incisive foramen: nasopalatine nerves, septal br. of sphenopalatine artery

Greater Palatine Foramen: greater palatine nerve/vessels to the hard plate

Lesser Palatine Foramen: lesser palatine nerve and vessels to soft palate

Front 6

Hard Palate Structure

Back 6

-bone covered by mucous membrane
-palatine glands(VE Para/Post from ppg)
-Greater Palatine/Nasal Palatine neurovascular

Front 7

Soft Palate Structure

Back 7

-Mucous Membrane
-Palatine Glands
-Lesser Palatine Neurovascular
-Muscle
-Aponeurosis

Front 8

Uvula

Back 8

Soft palate extension from the hard palate, ends in curved free margin

FXN: close off nasopharynx in swallowing in suckling and speech

Front 9

Soft Palate Pillars

Back 9

Anterior pillar: palatoglossal
Posterior Pillar: palatopharyngeal
Palatine Tonsil b/w both

Front 10

Soft Palate Fauces

Back 10

Aperature which communicates with the oral pharynx

bound superiorly by palatoglossal arch
bound inferioly by dorsum of otngue

Front 11

Back 11