#mouth the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
supertype: #orifice__opening__porta an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
subtype: #cytostome #neb #beak
part of: #human_face
part: #oral_cavity__mouth__oral_fissure__rima_oris the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
part: #dentition__teeth the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
part: #lingua__tongue__glossa__clapper a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
part: #tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
part: #neuroepithelium epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
part: #taste_cell__tastecell__gustatory_cell__gustatorycell an epithelial cell in a taste bud that activates sensory fibers of the facial nerve or the glossopharyngeal nerve or the vagus nerve
part: #buccal_cavity the cavity between the jaws and the cheeks
part: #gingiva__gum the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth
part: #palate__roof_of_the_mouth the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities
part: #tastebud__taste_bud__tastebud__gustatory_organ__gustatoryorgan an oval sensory end organ on the surface of the tongue
part: #soft_palate__velum a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
part: #uvula a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
part: #hard_palate the bony part of the roof of the mouth
part: #salivary_gland any of three pairs of glands in the mouth and digestive system that secrete saliva for digestion
part: #saliva__spit__spittle a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches
part: #lip fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth
part: #labial_artery__arteria_labialis a branch of the facial artery that supplies the lips of the mouth
part: #labial_vein__vena_labialis a vein draining the lips of the mouth
part: #lingual_artery__lingualartery__arteria_lingualis__arterialinguali an artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongue
part: #lingual_vein__lingualvein__vena_lingualis a vein that receives blood from the tongue and the floor of the mouth and empties into the internal jugular or the facial vein
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