Oral Cavity

Front 1

makes up a protion of the roof of the mouth; composed of the palatine process of the maxillae and the palatine bones; creates a rigid surface against which the tongue forces food when chewing

Back 1

hard palate

Front 2

makes up a portion of the roof; composed of connective tissue and mucous membrane; it rises reflexively to close off th enasopharynx when we swallow

Back 2

soft palate

Front 3

a small grapelike structure suspended from the posterior edge of the soft palate; helps prevent food or liquid from moving into the nasal cavity during swallowing.

Back 3

uvula

Front 4

made of skeletal muscle; important in speech, taste, vevement of food tward the teeth for chewing, and swallowing

Back 4

tongue

Front 5

a membranous structure that keeps the lip adhered to the gums

Back 5

libia frenulum

Front 6

thin mucous membrane that holds the tongue to the floor of the mouth, limiting posterior movements

Back 6

lingual frenulum

Front 7

the gums

Back 7

gingiva