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Human mouth

Index Human mouth

In human anatomy, the mouth is the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and produces saliva. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 85 relations: Alveolar process, Anterior superior alveolar nerve, Biting, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art, Buccal nerve, Canine tooth, Chewing, Cleft lip and cleft palate, Cleveland Clinic, Communication, Daily Express, Drawing, Drink, Eating, Epithelium, Fauces (throat), Female, Frontonasal process, Frown, Gastrointestinal tract, Glossary of dentistry, Greater palatine nerve, Gums, Hard palate, Head and neck anatomy, Human body, Human digestive system, Human embryonic development, Human food, Human skin, Human tooth, Human voice, Incisor, Index of oral health and dental articles, Infant, Inferior alveolar nerve, Inferior dental plexus, Infraorbital nerve, Instinct, Jaw, Lingual nerve, Lingual papillae, Lip, Male, Mandible, Mandibular canal, Mandibular nerve, Maxilla, Maxillary nerve, Mental foramen, ... Expand index (35 more) »

  2. Facial features
  3. Human mouth anatomy
  4. Mouth
  5. Speech organs

Alveolar process

The alveolar process is the portion of bone containing the tooth sockets on the jaw bones (in humans, the maxilla and the mandible). Human mouth and alveolar process are mouth.

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Anterior superior alveolar nerve

The anterior superior alveolar nerve (or anterior superior dental nerve) is a branch of the infraorbital nerve (itself a branch of the maxillary nerve (CN V2)).

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Biting

Biting is an action involving a set of teeth closing down on an object.

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Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art is a 2020 popular science book by science journalist James Nestor.

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Buccal nerve

The buccal nerve (long buccal nerve) is a sensory nerve of the face arising from the mandibular nerve (CN V3) (which is itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve).

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Canine tooth

In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, eye teeth, vampire teeth, or vampire fangs, are the relatively long, pointed teeth.

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Chewing

Chewing or mastication is the process by which food is crushed and ground by the teeth. Human mouth and Chewing are digestive system.

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Cleft lip and cleft palate

A cleft lip contains an opening in the upper lip that may extend into the nose. Human mouth and cleft lip and cleft palate are facial features.

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Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is an American nonprofit academic medical center based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Communication

Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information.

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Daily Express

The Daily Express is a national daily United Kingdom middle-market newspaper printed in tabloid format.

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Drawing

Drawing is a visual art that uses an instrument to mark paper or another two-dimensional surface.

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Drink

A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption.

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Eating

Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food.

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Epithelium

Epithelium or epithelial tissue is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with little extracellular matrix.

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Fauces (throat)

The fauces, isthmus of fauces, or the oropharyngeal isthmus is the opening at the back of the mouth into the throat. Human mouth and fauces (throat) are digestive system.

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Female

An organism's sex is female (symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction.

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Frontonasal process

The frontonasal process, or frontonasal prominence is one of the five swellings that develop to form the face.

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Frown

A frown (also known as a scowl) is a facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration.

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Gastrointestinal tract

The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Human mouth and gastrointestinal tract are digestive system.

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Glossary of dentistry

This is a list of definitions of commonly used terms of location and direction in dentistry.

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Greater palatine nerve

The greater palatine nerve is a branch of the pterygopalatine ganglion.

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Gums

The gums or gingiva (gingivae) consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth. Human mouth and gums are human mouth anatomy.

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Hard palate

The hard palate is a thin horizontal bony plate made up of two bones of the facial skeleton, located in the roof of the mouth. Human mouth and hard palate are human mouth anatomy and Speech organs.

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Head and neck anatomy

This article describes the anatomy of the head and neck of the human body, including the brain, bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, glands, nose, mouth, teeth, tongue, and throat. Human mouth and head and neck anatomy are human head and neck.

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Human body

The human body is the entire structure of a human being. Human mouth and human body are human anatomy.

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Human digestive system

The human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). Human mouth and human digestive system are digestive system.

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Human embryonic development

Human embryonic development or human embryogenesis is the development and formation of the human embryo.

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Human food

Human food is food which is fit for human consumption, and which humans willingly eat.

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Human skin

The human skin is the outer covering of the body and is the largest organ of the integumentary system. Human mouth and human skin are human anatomy.

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Human tooth

Human teeth function to mechanically break down items of food by cutting and crushing them in preparation for swallowing and digesting. Human mouth and Human tooth are human anatomy.

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Human voice

The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling.

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Incisor

Incisors (from Latin incidere, "to cut") are the front teeth present in most mammals.

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Index of oral health and dental articles

Dental pertains to the teeth, including dentistry. Human mouth and Index of oral health and dental articles are mouth.

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Infant

An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings.

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Inferior alveolar nerve

The inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) (also the inferior dental nerve) is a sensory branch of the mandibular nerve (CN V3) (which is itself the third branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)). Human mouth and inferior alveolar nerve are mouth.

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Inferior dental plexus

The inferior dental plexus is a nerve plexus formed by sensory branches of the inferior alveolar nerve.

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Infraorbital nerve

The infraorbital nerve is a branch of the maxillary nerve (itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V)).

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Instinct

Instinct is the inherent inclination of a living organism towards a particular complex behaviour, containing innate (inborn) elements.

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Jaw

The jaws are a pair of opposable articulated structures at the entrance of the mouth, typically used for grasping and manipulating food. Human mouth and jaw are facial features and human head and neck.

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Lingual nerve

The lingual nerve carries sensory innervation from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.

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Lingual papillae

Lingual papillae (papilla) are small structures on the upper surface of the tongue that give it its characteristic rough texture.

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Lip

The lips are a horizontal pair of soft appendages attached to the jaws and are the most visible part of the mouth of many animals, including humans. Human mouth and lip are digestive system, facial features, human anatomy, human head and neck, human mouth anatomy, mouth and Speech organs.

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Male

Male (symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilisation.

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Mandible

In jawed vertebrates, the mandible (from the Latin mandibula, 'for chewing'), lower jaw, or jawbone is a bone that makes up the lowerand typically more mobilecomponent of the mouth (the upper jaw being known as the maxilla).

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Mandibular canal

In human anatomy, the mandibular canal is a canal within the mandible that contains the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery, and inferior alveolar vein.

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Mandibular nerve

In neuroanatomy, the mandibular nerve (V) is the largest of the three divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth cranial nerve (CN V).

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Maxilla

In vertebrates, the maxilla (maxillae) is the upper fixed (not fixed in Neopterygii) bone of the jaw formed from the fusion of two maxillary bones. Human mouth and maxilla are human mouth anatomy.

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Maxillary nerve

In neuroanatomy, the maxillary nerve (V) is one of the three branches or divisions of the trigeminal nerve, the fifth (CN V) cranial nerve.

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Mental foramen

The mental foramen is one of two foramina (openings) located on the anterior surface of the mandible.

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Mental nerve

The mental nerve is a sensory nerve of the face.

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Middle superior alveolar nerve

The middle superior alveolar nerve or middle superior dental nerve is a nerve that drops from the infraorbital portion of the maxillary nerve to supply the sinus mucosa, the roots of the maxillary premolars, and the mesiobuccal root of the first maxillary molar.

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Molar (tooth)

The molars or molar teeth are large, flat teeth at the back of the mouth.

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Mouth and foot painting

Mouth and foot painting is a technique to create drawings, paintings and other works of art by maneuvering brushes and other tools with the mouth or foot. Human mouth and mouth and foot painting are mouth.

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Mouth breathing

Mouth breathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth. Human mouth and mouth breathing are mouth.

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Mucous membrane

A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs.

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Mylohyoid muscle

The mylohyoid muscle or diaphragma oris is a paired muscle of the neck.

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Nasolabial fold

The nasolabial folds, commonly known as "smile lines" or "laugh lines", are facial features. Human mouth and nasolabial fold are facial features.

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Nasopalatine nerve

The nasopalatine nerve (also long sphenopalatine nerve) is a nerve of the head.

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Obligate nasal breathing

Obligate nasal breathing describes a physiological instinct to breathe through the nose (or other forms of external nasal passages, depending on the species) as opposed to breathing through the mouth.

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Oral mucosa

The oral mucosa is the mucous membrane lining the inside of the mouth.

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Outline of dentistry and oral health

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to dentistry and oral health: Dentistry – branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body.

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Painting

Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support").

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Palate

The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and other mammals. Human mouth and palate are mouth.

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Parabola

In mathematics, a parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical and is approximately U-shaped.

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Periodontal fiber

The periodontal ligament, commonly abbreviated as the PDL, are a group of specialized connective tissue fibers that essentially attach a tooth to the alveolar bone within which they sit.

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Periodontium

The periodontium is the specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones. Human mouth and periodontium are human mouth anatomy.

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Pharynx

The pharynx (pharynges) is the part of the throat behind the mouth and nasal cavity, and above the esophagus and trachea (the tubes going down to the stomach and the lungs respectively). Human mouth and pharynx are digestive system and human head and neck.

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Philtrum

The philtrum (philtrum from Ancient Greek phíltron, lit. "love charm") or medial cleft is a vertical indentation in the middle area of the upper lip, common to therian mammals, extending in humans from the nasal septum to the tubercle of the upper lip. Human mouth and philtrum are facial features.

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Posterior superior alveolar nerve

The posterior superior alveolar nerves (also posterior superior dental nerves or posterior superior alveolar branches) are sensory branches of the maxillary nerve (CN V2).

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Prader–Willi syndrome

Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder caused by a loss of function of specific genes on chromosome 15.

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Premolar

The premolars, also called premolar teeth, or bicuspids, are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth.

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Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America

Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) is an association of people with an interest in technology and disability.

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Saliva

Saliva (commonly referred to as spit or drool) is an extracellular fluid produced and secreted by salivary glands in the mouth.

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Salivary gland

The salivary glands in many vertebrates including mammals are exocrine glands that produce saliva through a system of ducts.

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Smile

A smile is a facial expression formed primarily by flexing the muscles at the sides of the mouth. Human mouth and smile are mouth.

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Soft palate

The soft palate (also known as the velum, palatal velum, or muscular palate) is, in mammals, the soft tissue constituting the back of the roof of the mouth. Human mouth and soft palate are human mouth anatomy and Speech organs.

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Speech

Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language.

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Sublingual gland

The sublingual gland (glandula sublingualis) is a seromucous polystomatic exocrine gland.

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Submandibular gland

The paired submandibular glands (historically known as submaxillary glands) are major salivary glands located beneath the floor of the mouth.

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Superior dental plexus

The superior dental plexus is a nerve plexus that innervates the upper/maxillary teeth and as adjacent structures.

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Throat

In vertebrate anatomy, the throat is the front part of the neck, internally positioned in front of the vertebrae. Human mouth and throat are human head and neck.

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Tissue (biology)

In biology, tissue is an assembly of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same embryonic origin that together carry out a specific function.

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Tongue

The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of a typical tetrapod. Human mouth and tongue are digestive system, human mouth anatomy and Speech organs.

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Trigeminal nerve

In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve (lit. triplet nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing; it is the most complex of the cranial nerves. Human mouth and trigeminal nerve are human head and neck.

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See also

Facial features

Human mouth anatomy

Mouth

Speech organs

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_mouth

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