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Sagittal section of nose mouth, pharynx, and larynx. (Frenulum linguae is the topmost label at right.) The frenulum (or frenum) of the tongue, tongue web, lingual frenulum, frenulum linguae, or fraenulum[1] is a small fold of mucous membrane extending from the floor of the mouth to the midline of the underside of the human tongue.
Epiglottitis is the inflammation of the epiglottis —the flap at the base of the tongue that prevents food entering the trachea (windpipe). [ 7 ] Symptoms are usually rapid in onset and include trouble swallowing which can result in drooling, changes to the voice, fever, and an increased breathing rate. [ 1 ][ 2 ] As the epiglottis is in the ...
Photographic Comparison of: 1) a canker sore – inside the mouth, 2) herpes labialis, 3) angular cheilitis and 4) chapped lips. [4]Chapped lips (also known as cheilitis simplex [5] or common cheilitis) [6] is characterized by the cracking, fissuring, and peeling of the skin of the lips, and is one of the most common types of cheilitis.
Leukoedema is a blue, grey or white appearance of mucosae, particularly the buccal mucosa (the inside of the cheeks); it may also occur on the mucosa of the larynx or vagina. It is a harmless and very common condition. Because it is so common, it has been argued that it may in fact represent a variation of the normal appearance rather than a ...
Prominent fringed fimbriated folds. The fimbriated fold of tongue, also plica fimbriata, is a slight fold of the mucous membrane on the underside of the tongue which runs laterally on either side of the frenulum. The free edge of the fimbriated fold occasionally exhibits a series of fringe-like processes. (Fimbria is Latin for fringe).
e. The hypoglossal nerve, also known as the twelfth cranial nerve, cranial nerve XII, or simply CN XII, is a cranial nerve that innervates all the extrinsic and intrinsic muscles of the tongue except for the palatoglossus, which is innervated by the vagus nerve. [a] CN XII is a nerve with a sole motor function.
Geographic tongue, also termed benign migratory glossitis, is a common condition which usually affects the dorsal surface of the tongue. It is characterized by patches of depapillation and erythema bordered by a whitish peripheral zone. These patches give the tongue the appearance of a map, hence the name.
Diagramatic representation of mucosal erosion (left), excoriation (center), and ulceration (right) Simplistic representation of the life cycle of mouth ulcers. An ulcer (/ ˈ ʌ l s ər /; from Latin ulcus, "ulcer, sore") [2] is a break in the skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue and the disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue. [3]