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Trismus (TRIZ-mus) describes any restriction to the opening of the mouth caused by trauma, surgery, or radiation associated with the treatment of oral cancer. This condition causes difficulty in speaking and affects the patient's nutrition due to impaired ability to chew and swallow.
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What does the blastopore become?
At the stage of development when the gut forms there is only a single opening into the digestive track, this opening may become either the mouth or anus. In the echinoderms, chordates, and hemichordates the blastopore becomes the anus and a new opening forms the mouth, these are called deuterostomes
Is the mouth a sphincter?
No, the mouth is not classified as a sphincter. A sphincter is a circular muscle that constricts or closes an opening in the body, facilitating control over the passage of substances. While the mouth does have muscles that help control its opening and closing, it primarily functions as an entry point for food and air, rather than acting as a sphincter.
The structure that is found in an opening to the central cavity and develops into a mouth or an anus in the organism is called the?
blastopore
What are the characteristics of a poylp?
A polyp, such as sea anemone, is shaped something like a vase, with the mouth opening at the top.
How many openings does a hydra have?
A hydra typically has only one opening, which is its mouth located at the center of its tentacles. This opening is used for both ingesting food and expelling waste.
What is the medical term meaning any restriction to the opening of the mouth?
Trismus is restruction of the opening of the mouth due to spasm.
Restriction to the opening of the mouth caused by trauma?
The limitation of the gap of the mouth due to trauma, medical procedure, or radiation (oral cancel treatment) is called Trismus. This condition also affects the diet and speech of the patient.
Does the blastopore forms a mouth?
In protostome ("first mouth") the blastopore, or the first opening formed becomes the mouth. In deuterostomes ("second mouth"), the blastopore forms the anus and the mouth develops from a second opening.
What is an opening through which air or water can flow?
An opening through which air or water can flow is a mouth. This can refer to the mouth of a river or a person or animal's mouth.
What is a mouth?
It's that opening in our heads that contains teeth and which we use for eating and talking. There is also the mouth of a river, where the water flows into the sea, or the mouth of a cave, which is an opening into it (metaphorically like a human mouth).
What is the funnel shaped opening at the mouth of a river?
The opening is called an estuary.
What is a narrow opening at the back of the mouth?
The pharynx is the narrow opening at the back of the mouth. It is part of both the digestive system and the respiratory system.
Do roundworms have all one body opening?
roundworms have 2 body opening. The mouth and the anus
How do you use opening in a sentence?
The mouth is only one opening into the human body.
What is the medical term meaning mouth or opening?
Stoma is the medical term for mouth or opening.
What is the opening of the mouth in ancient Egypt?
it is a ritual!!
Can OS mean mouth or opening?
yes
