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Oral cavity

Type
Organ
Japanese
口腔
Reading
こうくう
English
Oral cavity
Latin
Cavitas oris
Main functions
Mastication / Digestion / Articulation (speech) / Taste

Connections

Connects

  • Pharynx

Receives

  • Parotid duct(Stensen 管)
  • Sublingual ducts
  • Submandibular duct(Wharton 管)

Connected by

  • Parotid duct(Stensen 管)
  • Submandibular duct(Wharton 管)

Includes

  • Soft palate
  • Tongue

Articles

  • Oral cavity: vestibule, oral cavity proper, fauces and the parts inside the mouth

Also mentioned in

  • Pharyngeal constrictors: where they are and how they move food
  • Pterygomandibular raphe: position, role and landmarks
  • Nasopharynx: location, structure, auditory tube and soft palate
  • Pharynx: its three parts, functions, muscles and nerves
  • Parotid gland: position, parotid duct, relation to the facial nerve and serous saliva
  • Sublingual ducts: minor and major ducts, openings and function
  • Palatoglossus: position, function and nerve supply
  • Mylohyoid muscle: origin, insertion, action and nerve
  • Parotid duct: course, opening and related structures in 3D
  • Submandibular duct (Wharton's duct): course and lingual nerve

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