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it is lined by the oral mucosa which has stratified squamous epithelium that protects the mouth from abrasion during ingestion of food.
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What are the lateral walls of the oral cavity formed by?
lateral walls of the oral cavity in the mouth are formed by what
What does the oral cavity contain?
Everything in your mouth. Oral means from the mouth. Cavity means opening or hole.
Is the esophagus a passageway that connects the mouth to the nose?
Esophagus is not a part of oral cavity. It connects your oral cavity to stomach.
What is the function of the mucous membrane lining in the nasa cavity?
It coats the nasal cavity and collects pathogens.
What does the hard palate separate?
The palate is defined as the combination of the hard and soft palate. The hard palate, the anterior bony portion, separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
What is the name of soft tissue lining oral cavity?
Epithelial :)
What it is a oral cavity?
The oral cavity is another name for the mouth.
What are the lateral walls of the oral cavity formed by?
lateral walls of the oral cavity in the mouth are formed by what
What is the chamber between tongue and palate called?
This chamber is called the oral cavity. Actually the entire space that the tongue and teeth are in is the oral cavity.
What major cavity in the body are your teeth in?
The oral cavity
What separates the nasal cavity and oral cavity?
palate
What is another name for buccal cavity?
Oral Cavity
What gland that keeps the mouth and nose cavity always wet?
Moisture is constantly excreted into the oral cavity from the salivary glands; there are several paired glands around the mouth, including the parotid and mandibular salivary glands. The nasal cavity is moistened by the excretion of mucus from the membranes lining the cavity, not any specific gland.
Region that Breaks down foodstuffs mechanically?
oral cavity and stomach
What does the oral cavity contain?
Everything in your mouth. Oral means from the mouth. Cavity means opening or hole.
What is the Scientific name for teeth?
The "Wisdom teeth" are technically called the 3rd molars.
Is the epiglottis in the oral cavity?
no
