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Oral mucosa
Latin	tunica mucosa oris
Gray's	subject #242 1110
Dorlands/Elsevier	t_22/12832012

The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane epithelium of the mouth. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Gray's Anatomy the Respiratory apparatus ( Apparatus Respiratorius Respiratory system Respiratory apparatus Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group The mucous membranes (or mucosae; singular mucosa) are linings of mostly endodermal origin covered in Epithelium, which are involved in The mouth, buccal cavity, or oral cavity is the first portion of the Alimentary canal that receives food and begins digestion by mechanically breaking up It can be divided into three categories.

Masticatory mucosa - keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, found on the dorsum of the tongue, hard palate and attached gingiva. Keratins are a family of fibrous structural proteins; tough and insoluble they form the hard but nonmineralized structures found in Reptiles Birds In Anatomy, squamous epithelium (from Latin squama, "scale" is an Epithelium characterised by its most superficial layer consisting The tongue is the large bundle of Skeletal muscles on the floor of the Mouth that manipulates Food for chewing and swallowing (deglutition The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate of the Skull, located in the roof of the mouth The gingiva (sing and plur: gingiva) or gums, consists of the Mucosal tissue that lies over the Alveolar bone.
Lining mucosa - non-keratinized stratified squamous epithelium, found almost everywhere else in the oral cavity. In Anatomy, squamous epithelium (from Latin squama, "scale" is an Epithelium characterised by its most superficial layer consisting
Specialized mucosa - specifically in the regions of the taste buds on the dorsum of the tongue. Taste buds are small structures on the upper surface of the Tongue, Soft palate, upper Esophagus and Epiglottis that provide information about

External links

Histology at BU 09601loa - "Digestive System: Oral Cavity and Teeth - lip, oral mucosa"
Histology at OU 95_04 - "Lip"
Histology at OU 95_07 - "Lip"

For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U

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