GENERAL HISTOLOGY

TONGUE MIXED SALIVARY GLAND

SALIVARY GLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What begins on the inside of the lips and then extends from the lips onto the alveolar process of both arches?
A
extra oral landmarks
B
intraoral vestibule
C
vestibular mucosa
D
mucobuccal fold
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Oral mucosa (mucous membranes): The oral mucosa is a lining all over the inside of your mouth.

Detailed explanation-2: -The oral vestibule is bounded externally by the lips and the cheek mucosa and internally by the alveolar processes and the teeth. When the teeth are in occlusion, the vestibule communicates with the oral cavity proper via the intermaxillary commissure behind the last molar teeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -The oral vestibule is a small slit-like space between the teeth and inner mucosal lining of the lips and cheeks. The mucosa of the lips and cheeks continues onto the gingiva to form the superior and inferior boundaries of the vestibule.

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