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  2. Human mouth - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. [2] The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium lining the inside of the mouth. In addition to its primary role as the beginning of the digestive system, the mouth also plays a significant role in communication.

  3. Oral mucosa - Wikipedia

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    The mouth is the only place in the body which provides the sensation of taste. Due to these unique physiological features, the oral mucosa must fulfil a number of distinct functions. Protection : One of the main functions of the oral mucosa is to physically protect the underlying tissues from the mechanical forces, microbes and toxins in the mouth.

  4. Human tooth - Wikipedia

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    Permanent human teeth are numbered in a boustrophedonic sequence. The maxillary teeth are the maxillary central incisors (teeth 8 and 9 in the diagram), maxillary lateral incisors (7 and 10), maxillary canines (6 and 11), maxillary first premolars (5 and 12), maxillary second premolars (4 and 13), maxillary first molars (3 and 14), maxillary ...

  5. Mouth - Wikipedia

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    The mouth is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize. The body cavity immediately behind the mouth opening, known as the oral cavity (or cavum oris in Latin ), [ 2 ] is also the first part of the alimentary canal , which leads to the pharynx and the gullet .

  6. Head and neck anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Severe viral infections that affect the mouth, lips, or the oral cavity include: Oral cancer may have a viral link. Minor viral infections include: Mumps is a viral infection of the parotid salivary glands. Chicken pox is a viral infection that can spread to the mouth. Thrush (candidiasis) fungal infection.

  7. Mucous membrane - Wikipedia

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    Mucous membranes line the digestive, respiratory and reproductive tracts and are the primary barrier between the external world and the interior of the body; in an adult human the total surface area of the mucosa is about 400 square meters while the surface area of the skin is about 2 square meters.

  8. Cheek - Wikipedia

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    Cheeks are fleshy in humans, [1] the skin being suspended by the chin and the jaws, and forming the lateral wall of the human mouth, visibly touching the cheekbone below the eye. The inside of the cheek is lined with a mucous membrane (buccal mucosa, part of the oral mucosa).

  9. Category:Human mouth anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Human mouth anatomy" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Dental notation;