Body Space or Junction
oral cavity
o·ral cav·i·ty [ awr-uhl kav-i-tee ]
Subclass of:
Gastrointestinal tract;
Stomatognathic System;
Face
Definitions related to oral cavity:
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(mouth) Oval shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(mouth) The oval-shaped oral cavity located at the apex of the digestive tract and consisting of two parts: the vestibule and the oral cavity proper.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Refers to the mouth. It includes the lips, the lining inside the cheeks and lips, the front two thirds of the tongue, the upper and lower gums, the floor of the mouth under the tongue, the bony roof of the mouth, and the small area behind the wisdom teeth.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The cavity located at the upper end of the alimentary canal, behind the teeth and gums that is bounded on the outside by the lips, above by the hard and soft palates and below by the tongue.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The oral cavity represents the first part of the digestive tube. Its primary function is to serve as the entrance of the alimentary tract and to initiate the digestive process by salivation and propulsion of the alimentary bolus into the pharynx.WebMD, 2019
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Mouth, in human anatomy, orifice through which food and air enter the body. The mouth opens to the outside at the lips and empties into the throat at the rear; its boundaries are defined by the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palates, and glottis. It is divided into two sections: the vestibule, the...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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