GENERAL HISTOLOGY

TONGUE MIXED SALIVARY GLAND

ORAL CAVITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Oral cavity is lined by
A
protective serous membrane
B
protective mucous membrane
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The mucous membrane that lines the structures within the oral cavity limits is known as oral mucosa. This is a wet soft tissue membrane that extends from the junction between the vermilion border of the lips and labial mucosa anteriorly to the palatopharyngeal folds posteriorly.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mucous membranes line many tracts and structures of the body, including the mouth, nose, eyelids, trachea (windpipe) and lungs, stomach and intestines, and the ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder.

Detailed explanation-3: -The soft tissues of the human oral cavity and esophagus are covered everywhere by a stratifying squamous epithelium (1).

Detailed explanation-4: -Esophagus. Lungs. Stomach. Intestines. Bladder. Uterus. 24-Jul-2022

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