ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Parts of the mouth include the lips, vestibule, mouth cavity, gums, teeth, hard and soft palate, tongue and salivary glands. The mouth is also known as the oral cavity or the buccal cavity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Your mouth, or oral cavity, is an oval-shaped opening in the skull. It starts at the lips and ends at the throat. It’s important to several bodily functions, including breathing, speaking, and digesting food. In a healthy mouth, tissues are moist, pink, odor-free and pain-free.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oral cavity can be divided into two parts: (1) the oral vestibule, which is the space between the lips or cheeks and the teeth and (2) the oral cavity proper, the region medial to the teeth. A mucous membrane of stratified squamous epithelium lines and protects the inside of the mouth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first part of the digestive system that contains the structures necessary for mastication and speech; teeth, tongue and salivary glands.