The External Mouth

Composes primarily
of the upper and
lower lip
Separated to the
skin by vermillion
border
Bounded:
Superiorly Philtrum
Supero-laterally-
Naso-labial fold
Inferiorly-
Mento-labial fold
 Parts of the External mouth

Naso-
Philtrum labial
fold

Upper Angle of
Oral
lip the
fissure
mouth

Vermillion Mento-
border labial
fold
Lower lip
Muscle that supports the external
mouth is the Orbicularis Oris
Muscle
Functions of
mouth
1. The first part of the
digestive system It is
where mastication
occurs.

1. It receives food
(ingestion) and breaks
food down in smaller
pieces (digestion).

1. It takes part in
respiration as well as
in speech production

1. It shows emotion
The Internal Mouth

The 2 divisions
of the oral cavity

1. Oral vestibule
2. Oral cavity proper
The Oral
vestibule
A slit-like space
bounded:
Laterally by cheek
and lips
Medially by the
buccal and labial
surfaces of the
upper and lower
teeth
Posteriorly by the
retromolar area
Parts A- attached
gingiva
B- Free gingiva
C- Upper labial
frenum
D- Mucobuccal
fold
E- Interdental
Papilla
F- Cheek
G- Oral vestibula
I- Mucolabial fold
Oral vestibule

Oral vestibule- Left Oral vestibule- right

side side
Part

Upper buccal
frenum

Lower buccal
frenum
The oral
cavity
proper
Bounded
Laterally by palatal and
lingual surfaces of the
upper and lower teeth

Superiorlyby the palate

(hard & soft)

Inferiorlyby the tongue

and or the floor of the
mouth

Posteriorly by the
isthmus of fauces
Part of the Oral
cavity proper

Hard Palate

Uvula

Palatoglossal
arch

Palatine
tonsil

Tongue
Superior boundary
Incisive papilla
Palate- Parts

Palatine Ridge

Median
palatine
raphe

Maxillary
tuberosity

Fovea
Palatina
Bony framework of the hard palate

Palatine
process of
the maxilla

Horizontal
plate of the
palatine bone
Inferior
boundary
The Floor of the mouth Ventral
Parts surface of the
tongue

Lingual
Frenulum

Sublingual
fold

Sublingual
caruncle
The tongue

Composes of
Anterior 2/3 (body)and
Posterior 1/3 (root)

Presence of lingual
papillae that contains
taste buds
namely:
Filiform papilla
Fungiform papilla
Foliate papilla
Circumvallate papilla
The muscles of the
tongue
Posterior boundary
Palatopharyngeal
arch
Isthmus of fauces-
parts
Uvula

Isthmus of
fauces
The Salivary glands

Sublingual gland

Submaxillary gland