Dr.

Crissman has posted the lab powerpoint

on the academic intranet – some slides
are used here.
MCW 025 – Lip, H&E
Orbicularis oris
muscle

Oral mucosa

Thin skin (external

surface)
 Characteristics of the lip:
• Mucosal type stratified squamous
epithelium (on buccal/oral side)
• Keratinized stratified squamous
epithelium w/ hair follicles and sebaceous Mucosal type stratified
glands (on other side) squamous epithelium
• Orbicularis oris muscle

Dermal papillae –
extend deeply into
epithelium and
contain numerous
capillaries, p. 97
 hair follicle (this is a whisker from a cat)

Orbicularis oris
(skeletal muscle) –
innervated by
buccal branch of
facial nerve (CN
VII)
Sebaceous gland

Keratinized side – has hair

follicles and sebaceous
glands
 Hair follicle

Sebaceous gland
Keratinized stratified squamous (higher
mag)
 Hair follicle

Vermilion
border

Orbicularis oris
Vermilion border (a.k.a.
mucocutaneous junction) – the
transition zone between the two types
of epithelium of the lip: a) keratinized
stratified squamous, b) mucosal
stratified squamous –p. 97
Labial gland (salivary)
UW 042
Hair follicles associated with
keratinized side
 Intrinsic muscles - Bundles of
muscles in various directions
(innervated by hypoglossal nerve)

Circumvallate papilla
 Von Ebner’s glands - serous

Taste buds – in epithelium

lining moat

Lamina
NOTE: circumvallate papillae
inervated by glossopharyngeal propria
nerve despite being in front of
sulcus terminalis

Secondary papillae of lamina

propria protrude into the
Epithelium of papilla is stratified epithelium, p. 98
squamous non-keratinized
 Mucus glands – lighter staining that
serous glands

Von Ebner’s glands – serous; open

into the moat surrounding papilla
SL049 – Tongue, Vallate papilla

Circumvallate
papilla
Taste bud

Serous glands of
Von Ebner’s
MCO 0029 - Tongue, Mammal
 Skeletal
muscle

Thin lamina
propria

Dorsum of tongue – has filliform

papillae
NOTE: tooth pointing downwards
Alveolar bone

Artery, vein, and

nerve in canal

Pulp cavity– in the center of

the tooth and root canals;
contains blood vessels,
nerves, and CT. -p. 99

NOTE: enamel has been removed

during decalcification process, so
Gingiva will see dentin but not enamel
here.
Apex of tooth Root – part of tooth covered by
alveolar bone
Crown – part of tooth visible in
oral cavity
 vein
bone

nerve

arteries
Gingival sulcus
dentin
dentin

predentin Odontoblasts (lining pulp

cavity)
 cementum dentin
bone

Periodontal ligament – attaches cementum (on dentin)

to the alveolar bone. The fibers that extend into the bone
for a short distance are called Sharpey’s fibers. p. 99
Developing Tooth

Cap stage

Late bell stages

bone
 HERS
(Hertwig
Dental sac – CT that Dental papilla
epithelial
surrounds enamel organ
and dental papilla root sheath)

Inner enamel
epithelium

Stellate reticulum

Enamel organ – appears

like an inverted cup;
composed of loosely
arranged, light staining cells;
contains an inner layer of
Enamel organ dark fibers and cells called
ameloblasts, p. 100
 ameloblasts
odontoblasts
dentin dental
papilla

Outer enamel
epithelium

Enamel (dark-staining in this

slide)
Stratum intermedium – supports the ameloblasts
Stellate reticulum – loosely fills enamel organ
Outer enamel epithelium – forms the outer boundary of enamel organ
p. 100
predentin odontoblasts

dentin
enamel
IEE = Inner enamel epithelium
OEE = outer enamel epithelium
SR = stellae reticulum
UTN 082 - Enamel Organ, Pig (Triple)
 dentin odontoblasts
ameloblasts enamel
 Parotid Gland

Parotid gland - serous

secretions
Serous acini
Intercalated ducts:
•Smallest - same size as acini
•Difficult to recognize, easiest to see in parotid gland
•Drain acini & tubules
•Simple cuboidal cells & some myoepthelial cells
(from lecture notes)
Striated ducts
-No CT surrounding
- Striations due to numerous mitochondria &
membrane infoldings
Interlobular ducts – has CT
around
Submandibular gland - MCO 0081

-mixed gland (but predominantly

serous)
 Sublingual gland
Mixed gland, but predominantly
mucus secretions