It houses the structures necessary for mastication and speech, which include the teeth, the tongue and associated structures such as the salivary glands. Most of the oral cavity functions are related to the tongue, especially the tongue’s muscular and sensory abilities. That’s why this page ...
Have you ever wondered that? Well, the answer depends on a few factors, the biggest factor being age. Children and adults have different sets of teeth. So, how many teeth do children have? Baby Teeth Children begin teething around six months of age. The technical term for these early teet...
of theoral cavityis much thicker than that of the skin (Table 1.1;Figs. 1.3–1.9). This has important diagnostic significance because normal thickness of epithelium on the ventral tongue (10–15 cells) would represent epithelial atrophy on the buccal and lip mucosa, gingiva, and tongue dorsum...
Use whatever you like: your fingers, your partner's fingers or mouth/tongue, or another (clean) object like a sex toy. You can also try using a shower head, vibrator, or even the friction of your underwear against something, like a pillow. Once you feel comfortable with the area around...
The oropharynx, or the oral part of the pharynx, spreads from the soft palate to the upper margin of the epiglottis and has four walls (anterior, two lateral and posterior). Its anterior wall is defined by the pharyngeal aspect of the tongue. When the base of the tongue is depressed (e...
• The muscles can be laid on with some confidence, since each end of the muscle is fixed into the bone, and marks may be seen on the fossil bones. • Other soft parts, like the guts, eyeballs, tongue, and so on can be added partly by guesswork, and comparison with living anima...
have your child open up their mouth and peek inside. Talk about some of the things they see: Not only teeth, but also the gums, tongue, the roof and bottom of the mouth. You can then challenge your child to draw and label those parts, creating a mouth anatomy ...
Whilst it is known to convey taste sensation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and parasympathetic innervation to the submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, the chorda tympani probably has additional sensory and secretomotor functions.Conclusion:A detailed understanding of the anatomy of...
The consequences of mouth breathing are discussed eg hypotonia of the nares, poor posture, sleep apnoea and a shortened upper lip. The maintenance of the infantile swallowing tongue-thrust may lead to anterior open bite and procliniation of the maxillary incisors. An in depth approach to ...
Spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve (GSA) Field of innervation Motor: stylopharyngeus and pharyngeal constrictors (SVE); parotid gland (GVE) Sensory: posterior one-third of the tongue (SVA); middle ear, pharynx, epiglottis, carotid body, carotid sinus (GVA); posterior one-third of the tongue...